Strategic International Knowledge Sharing and Communications

1. Strategic International Knowledge Sharing and Communications Adapting to Climate Change in China

2. Rationale for Knowledge Sharing • Developing countries are at a lower capacity to adapt and have limited local best practice for new challenges. • Sharing experience and advances developed in other countries can release this burden and provide practical approaches and experience for reducing vulnerability to climate change. • Global shift away from a supply-driven adaptation projects to longer-term national planning. All this would be strengthened if underpinned by coordinated knowledge sharing between countries at similar stages of development. • Significant recognition of this at an international level, leading to institutional arrangement. • China as a “laboratory “for climate change adaptation. The practical approaches developed in China are of global importance, i.e. slow onset, transboundary issues. • With the National Adaptation Strategy in its final stages, China has experience to share of responding to climate impacts with a coordinated, cross-ministry strategy to mainstream adaptation into Chinese policy. • China (alongside India) is being increasingly looked to by other developing countries to stimulate mutual learning and capacity development. • Public commitments - XieZhenhua announcing four major areas of work at COP17, Rio promises. • 12FYP, White Paper of China’s Policy and Actions in Responding to Climate Change and the White Paper on Foreign Aid also provide for similar assistance to developing countries to support their adaptation measures.

3. Strategic Communication to Reduce Vulnerability • Systematic: planned strategies utilising key channels and UN frameworks • Delivering Objectives; focused on increasing resilience • Understanding audiences: research, influencer mapping, direct engagement • Connecting with them: tailoring via combined efforts, credible voices, international partners & platforms (i.e. CDKN, UN) - using channels they rely on and trust • Increasing Resilience: delivering and measuring our impact through M&E Strategic IKS and communication for the ACCC Project is a systematic approach to better understand our stakeholders and therefore effectively communicate the lessons of ACCC to them through tailored and targeted products and events. The result will be evidence based decision making for climate change adaptation and increased resilience to the impacts of climate change in China and target developing countries.

4. Our IKS & Communication Principles

5. 1 6 2 Driven by audience research, quality assurance, key dissemination opportunities and evaluation throughout 5 3 4

6. Mapping ACCC’s Audience

7. Audience Mapping 1 – Global Academic Community

10. Audience Mapping 2 – Global Policy Community

11. Audience Mapping 3 - Adaptation Community

12. Audience Mapping 4 – South-South Countries

13. Targeted Delivery Channels Interviews ACCC Events i.e. April Conference Product features i.e. partner blogs Publications Event coverage Website Opinion formers Word of mouth Distribution list for research findings & publications Social/community networks Face-to-face meetings Knowledge Sharing Platforms Policy engagement at UN Events Presentations Journal Publications Presentations Stakeholder & Partnership channels

14. The Power of Partnership

15. Strategic Communication: How We Share Website: Clearly explaining the project and sharing our resources for a national and international audience Documentary: Telling the story of China’s adaptation New Branding: Updated logo, materials and key messages for international stage A planned, focused and measurable series of communication, dissemination and policy-relevant products that work in an integrated way to support ACCC’s objectives Key Research Findings & Case Studies: Communicating lessons learnt in an accessible, tailored manner China South-South Study on CCA: SMART research for adaptation cooperation between 10 target countries in Africa, Asia and the SIDS CMA Data Distribution Site: Providing essential data to East Asian met offices Book: Comprehensive publication on ACCC to be published November 2013 Adaptation Manual: Practical training materials ready for publication in time for ACCC’s International Conference

16. Examples of International Policy Activities • Delivery plans around international policy events and key milestones, through direct policy engagement and tailoring and launching of relevant publications and products • Rio+20 – 8 side events, including the World Bank with 3 Ministers • Nairobi Work Programme – NWP Partner Initiative and active in Focal Point and Technical Expert Meetings i.e. Water Workshop in Mexico • UNFCCC Losses & Damages – Asian Expert Meeting, experts filled the gap of slow onset lessons from China’s experiences • Asia Adaptation Platform Meeting – Direct engagement with regional community, presentations on China lessons • 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction – Joint event with CDKN and the Red Cross • International Journals – Articles published in 12 international journals to date • IPCC SREX Report – 7+ contributing authors

17. Further Reference… • Section 8 of the Annual Review Folder contains the full strategy, planning and reports on activity to date.

18. Sophie-lashford@ccadaptation.org.cn