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Tools, methods, guidance, portals, platforms…for who, to do what?

Tools, methods, guidance, portals, platforms…for who, to do what?. Anna Taylor. Winter School 2010. Method = technique to gather evidence for producing and implementing new knowledge and practices

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Tools, methods, guidance, portals, platforms…for who, to do what?

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  1. Tools, methods, guidance, portals, platforms…for who, to do what? Anna Taylor Winter School 2010

  2. Method = technique to gather evidence for producing and implementing new knowledge and practices • Tool = a device used to implement a method to perform or facilitate work, may form part of a toolkit • Guidance = something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action • Portal / platform = presents data, information, tools, methods from diverse sources in a unified way

  3. Relevance to climate adaptation • An ongoing proliferation • Move from hard copies to web-based = affects access and utility • Designed for different purposes, info/data needs (c,v,I,a) and users • Attempt to reduce gap between producers and users and bridge between different communities (of knowledge – practice) e.g. NGOs, research, government, consultants, donors, public, etc.

  4. Multiple • Interfaces • Entry points • Analytical features • Flexibility • Availability of data • Extents of dynamism and interactivity • Levels of explicit learning potential

  5. WB Portal CIP IPCC Climate Wizard SERVIR Adaptation Wizard Guidance Documents CC Adaptation Manual BEWARE… • no “perfect” tool • You may not need it all DATA ADAPT UNDP climate profiles ALM INTERACTION (Adapted from Zermoglio, 2009)

  6. Have a look at these resources online and see which can help to answer the following questions… • ADAPT (World Bank) • Adaptation Wizard (UKCIP) • ALM (UNDP) • CAIT (WRI) • CARE CVCA • CEDRA (Tearfund) • Climate Wizard (The Nature Conservancy) • CRiSTAL • UNDP Climate Profiles (Oxford University) • weADAPT • World Bank Climate Portal

  7. Which resources would help you answer these questions? • What is the envelope of future rainfall projections for: • Central Malawi • Louisiana, USA (includes New Orleans!) • … consider how many models are used, what time horizon(s) are given? • What measures of vulnerability are there that I could map and analyse in GIS? • What participatory methods can I use in my fieldwork to assess social &/or ecological vulnerability to prolonged hydrological droughts? • What adaptation measures to address urban flooding are being tested & implemented elsewhere that I can learn from? • How do I access money from the Adaptation Fund?

  8. Think about… • Baseline knowledge required to use it • Usability • Credibility of data, information, analysis • Relevance of tools and methods • Help and Support (interpretation, training) • If not you, then who is the user (intended vs. actual) … which others have you used in your work?

  9. Knowledge Awareness Actions Where would you situate these different resources on this set of scales? Data

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