1. AfricaAdapt Key lessons/accomplishments New directions for phase 2 MOUSSA NA ABOU Mamouda AfricaAdapt Knowledge-Sharing Network Coordinator On behalf of the AfricaAdapt Team

2. OUTLINE  Vital statistics on AfricaAdapt  Testimonies on the ways the network is enhancing adaptation exchange in Africa  Key lessons learned and how they are being acted on in phase 2  Conclusions on the value of AfricaAdapt and the difference it is making

3. VITAL STATISTICS ON AfricaAdapt  More than 1200 members out of which 80% are Africans or Africa-based,  Average of 3,500 visits/month of our online Platform from 125 countries/territories  863 followers on Twitter @AfricaAdapt

4. AA Platform: Stats of January 2011

5. AA followers on Twitter

6.  03 calls for applications under the Innovation Fund,  More than 1000 applications received under the 3 calls,  23 Innovative Adaptation Knowledge- Sharing Projects funded/selected in 16 African countries

8. 07 Meet & Greet events organized in Senegal, Ghana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Burkina Faso 12 other events to come soon

9. Testimonies on the ways AfricaAdapt is enhancing adaptation exchange in Africa

10. “The most significant change that has taken place in our work as a result of the AfricaAdapt intervention is change of mind set regarding climate change issues and enhanced confidence that we can help people successfully adapt to climate change”. Dr. Barrack Okoba, Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) Kenya

11. Dr. Maria Onyango, Senior Lecturer, Bondo University College of Maseno University, Kenya “I have been able to get information particularly pertaining to climate change policies and projects, and concerns from other parts of Africa from AfricaAdapt website. The knowledge has been very instrumental to me in writing developmental papers, identifying information gaps. I think AfricaAdapt is a very useful platform for exchange of knowledge and networking with other like-minded people”

12. Mr. Negash Teklu, Executive Director, Consortium of Population Health and Environment (PHE), Ethiopia “The Connection I have built with people and institutions through the face to face forums organized by AfricaAdapt is the most significant benefit I got from AfricaAdapt … it can’t be expressed in monetary terms!”

13. Trust is key for KS M&E for KS initiatives Demand- driven vs Marketing approach SOME LESSONS LEARNED

14.  More face-to-face events, foster interaction between members (Symposium, meet &greet, D-groups)  Flexibility and innovation in Monitoring & Evaluation system (M&E forms, Testimonies, peer-review,  Incentivize/Create demand, enhance stakeholder interaction. WAY FORWARD IN PHASE-2

15. Policy /decisi on maker s Research Vulnerable groups Media Donors

16. VALUE of AA and the difference it is making  Ultimately focusing on the vulnerable groups,  Connecting people/stakeholders online and offline,  Facilitates decision-making in a changing climate

17. Are adaptation knowledge generation and dissemination/sharing sufficient to make the desired changes?

18. THANK YOU