Info-pack

• 1 Summary of the Platform
• 2 How to get involved in the Platform
• 3 List of potential tools, methods, and approaches on the Platform
  • 3.1 An example
• 4 List of Partners and brief description
• 5 FAQ section
• 6 Information about the wiki, for example channels etc

The info-pack is designed to provide extra and supporting material about the platform that people can take away from Bali.

The contents as far as i know them are as headings below, so we can work on them here and then put them into Word to be printed. Please edit and contribute where you can!

Summary of the Platform

Welcome to weADAPT!

This is an ever expanding group of people collaboratively working on issues of climate adaptation. As climate change moves up on the agenda, more and more people are starting to include adaptation in their work and are looking for support in doing so.We aim to provide guidance by pooling expertise from a wide range of organisations that contribute to adaptation science and practice.

The focus of this collaboration is the continuing development of the weADAPT platform, a suite of new and innovative tools and methods, datasets and experiences that is a resource for strengthening the capacity of those tasked with undertaking adaptation. For a list of the tools avialable on the platform, and details of those involved in the partnership, please see the relevant sections of this info-pack. We see adaptation as a process of social learning that should be context specific and aim to produce adaptation outcomes and processes that are robust against a wide range of future situations. www.weADAPT.org is the portal page for the platform, from which the different aspects can be accessed. Currently the main element of weADAPT is wikiADAPT, but the Climate Explorer Tool will be available on weADAPT.org, and in time more tools will be added, and there will be access to the Centres for Climate Adaptation.

wikiADAPT – part of the weADAPT platform, wikiADAPT is an interactive space for reading, writing and discussing climate adaptation. The wiki contains modules on Framing Adaptation, Risk Monitoring, Decision Screening, and Communication, as well as different tools and methods, worked examples and useful external links to aid adaptation. There are several user guides on the wikiADAPT which have been designed by the team to guide you through the information in wikiADAPT that we think would be useful about a particular area. Examples include guides for NAPAs, Community Based Adaptation, and National Communications.

Climate Explorer Tool- developed with the University of Cape Town

Centres for Climate Adaptation – the network of organisations working together to build expertise in climate adaptation

Have a browse of the material in this pack, visit us online and if you like what you see join the collaboration at

www.weADAPT.org

How to get involved in the Platform

The platform is composed of several elements, of which wikiADAPT is the documentation element-where all the material and tools we currently have relating to the platform are housed. At the moment, this is the best place to get involved with the Platform.

wikiADAPT can be reached through the portal page to the platform, which is found at www.weADAPT.org, or can be accessed directly via www.wikiADAPT.org. At the weADAPT portal page, you will see links to the wikiADAPT, as well as links to other projects relating to the weADAPT platform, such as the Centres for Climate Change Adaptation, and the Atlas of Climate Change. Clicking on the wikiADAPT link will take you through to the wiki pages.

Everybody can use the wiki, but in order to contribute to it and edit it you must register your details using the form provided. This is simply so that we know who has made what contributions, so we can monitor the quality of the content. If you have any problems using the site please contact us at info@wikiADAPT.org, or email our technical support at ndaisley@gmail.com.

The wiki is meant to be collaborative, so once inside please take the time to learn how you can get involved in editing and improving it, and feel free to contribute!

• Go to www.weADAPT.org
• Click on the link to wikiADAPT
• Browse the areas you want, and get involved where you can!
• If you want to have editing rights fill out the form provided.

List of potential tools, methods, and approaches on the Platform

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• AWhere spatialisation software (GIS)
• Actor-network mapping
• Adaptation decision making
• Adaptation risk screening
• Agent-based modelling
• Bayesian network
• Checklists and inventories of things to consider
• Climate adaptation database
• Climate change explore (CCE)
• Communication Tools
• Communication as a cycle
• Community participation and monitoring
• Community-based approach
• Community-based disaster risk management
• Community-based videos
• Data envelope decision analysis
• Decision climate envelopes
• Discrete choice analysis
• Ecological Monitoring Networks
• Elimination by aspect and rule based decision making
• Ethnographic approaches
• Institutional Policy Matrix
• Java Expert System Shell (Jess)
• Knowledge base platforms for evaluation criteria and adaptation options
• Knowledge elicitation tools (KnETs)
• Learning by example
• Livelihood Vulnerability matrix
• MetWhere
• Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA)
• Participatory approaches
• Participatory videos
• Policy Decision Framework
• Policy/Stakeholder scenarios.
• Project baseline to incremental action
• Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA)
• Roadmap exercise
• Role playing exercise
• Stakeholder analysis and engagement
• Stated-preference analysis
• Storyboards
• Triangle of information
• Understanding trends
• User oriented
• Voting and ranking exercises
• Water Evaluation and Planning System (WEAP)

An example

CCE

List of Partners and brief description

If you join us in this collaboration you will become part of a growing network of organizations working on climate change adaptation. The following organizations are already part of the network and would welcome the chance to work with more partners!

• AWhere: A GIS spatial visualisation company that provides user-friendly software to use in exercises such as vulnerability mapping.

• ENDA: A West African NGO working on environmental development in Africa.

• FAO: The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is world reknowned for their work on agricultural development. They are increasingly interested in rural adaptation to climate change.

• START: START is a network working on global change and capacity building.

• Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI): SEI is an environmental NGO with offices in 6 countries. SEI carries out a wide range of research including under the programmes Climate and Energy, Risk, Livelihoods and Vulnerability, and Water and Sanitation, amongst others.

• UNITAR: The UN institute for training and research (UNITAR) has a focus on capacity building in LDCs

• University of Cape Town (UCT): UCT is a world class university which has an emphasis on the impact of climate change in Africa and on downscaling climate predictions for the continent.

• Zambian CBO:

FAQ section

How can I be sure that the material on wikiADAPT is reliable?

In order to edit the wiki, users must register their details on the weADAPT portal page. This allows us to track who has made which contributions to the wiki, and ensure that they are from a reliable source. As on wikipedia, the editorial board will use banners to flag pages which are opinion pieces, those which are purely factual and those which are considered to need more references. The editorial board also has the power to remove any offensive or erroneous information.

How do I edit the wiki?

In order to edit the wiki you will need to register your details by filling out the online Registration form, so that we can track who makes which contributions. wikiADAPT uses the same software as wikipedia, so if you have ever edited wikipedia editing itself will be easy! The editing process is very simple, and there is guidance provided on the site about how to edit and create pages.

How do I navigate wikiADAPT?

There are several ways to navigate wikiADAPT. If you are looking for specific advice, there are several user guides to take you through the platform, for example a 'Community-Based adaptation' channel. There is a Categories function as part of the special pages, where you can browse wiki pages by area, for example 'Vulnerability mapping'. You can also browse the wiki through its 4-module structure, and see what information is useful to you, or use the 'Search' function.

There are lots of 'platforms', why should I use this one?

This is true. We feel that what sets weADAPT apart from the others, however, is: its focus on integrating different types of tools and methods-in particular the integration of technical and participatory approaches; the wide range of partners and its focus on collaboration-with joint ownership and co-creation of knowledge as key principles; the tailoring of approaches that respond to needs and are context-specific and; constant evolution of ideas to respond to changing science and adaptation needs.

weADAPT undelines the importance of robust decision-making in the face of uncertainty, and the importance of adaptation as an ongoing process of social learning.

I'm confused! What is the difference between weADAPT and wikiADAPT?

weADAPT is the overall name of the Platform. It comprises several different elements, including wikiADAPT, the Centres for Climate Change Adaptation, tools and methods for adaptation and the network of people working with us.

wikiADAPT is the documentation element of the Platform. It is the place for information about weADAPT, guidance on the process of adaptation, information about the tools and methods available through weADAPT and reporting about the Platform and how to move it forward.

Can I cite the information on wikiADAPT, and how do I do this?

By its nature, the information on the wiki is fluid. Be aware that some of the material is opinion not fact, but that all material is from trusted sources. If citing material therefore, you should do so as indicated. . .

I'm having trouble uploading a file/inserting an image/creating a page

There is guidance available on wikiADAPT about all of the above under 'Getting Stated FAQ', however if you still have problems, email us at info@wikiadapt.org

Information about the wiki, for example channels etc

 Screenshot and arrows and lines to explain the functions (look and feel will change)