workshop: Convening Adaptation Knowledge Networks and Platforms in Africa.

Africa Adaptation Knowledge Network (AAKNet) workshop: Convening Adaptation Knowledge Networks and Platforms in Africa. 

Dates: 5-6 February 2013

Venue: UNEP headquarters  
Location: Nairobi (Nairobi Area), Kenya  

Africa is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Adaptation is a knowledge-intensive undertaking, and access to relevant and usable knowledge is an important prerequisite for successful adaptation efforts.  Against this backdrop, the Africa Adaptation Knowledge Network facilitated by UNEP under the umbrella of the Global Adaptation Network (GAN) is functioning as a knowledge hub on adaptation, promoting cooperation and collaboration in seeking robust solutions to climate change impacts using experiences and lessons learnt from the implementation of independent actions in different locations. Convening existing adaptation knowledge networks and platforms in Africa opens a window of opportunity for taking stock of the state of adaptation knowledge mobilization on the continent.

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