The Alliance for a changing world

Francesca PredazziGCCA+ Communication and Knowledge Management expert

GCCA+ IN FIGURES

Building GCCA+ Knowledge Management Stragegy

Why a KM strategy for GCCA+ ?

• Better information and knowledge sharing

exchange between GCCA+ stakeholders (Scientist,

Policy makers, technical agencies, practitioners,)

• Improved programme and result-based

management of the GCCA+

• High-level performance and delivery of quality

services by GCCA+ Support Facility (SF)

• Knowledge retention within the GCCA+

• Cost-efficiency and effectiveness reducing

transaction costs and increasing value for money

The KM circleAn example

GCCA+ KM approach

• Focus on KM cycle

• Combination of ‘Collect’, ‘Connect’, ‘Pull’ and

‘Push’ approaches

• Focus on GCCA+ 3 pillars

• KM demand-led (listen to stakeholders)

Identification of 4 focus areas of

Knowledge approach

Formulation of KM and comm strategy

Identification of Knowledge activities,

tools and products

The KM piano 4 focus areas

Focus areas of Knowledge Approaches

(responding to stakeholder needs)

GCCA+ programme objectives and stakeholder needs

1

Data and

Information Management

2

Project Management

3

Collaboration

& Networking

4

Learning

& Innovation

KNOWLEDGE APPROACHESSelect a set of Approaches/Activities to support stakeholders

Identify Information & Knowledge Products

Supporting Systems and Tools including channels

Website and platform with

News

Repositories

Links to resources

Expert directory

Taxonomy

Video/photo database

Planning tools

Trend analysis software

M&E Tool

Tracking tool

Scenario tools

E-survey

Project database/maps

Project fiches updates

Collaboration Spaces on

themes, Investments and

action plans

Collaborative platform

Discussions

Forum/Blog/Cap4Dev

Conferencing software

Calendar/Events

E-Training

Online courses

Research agenda planning

Online good practice sharing

Guidelines

Thematic magazine

GCCA+ KM and Communication Strategy Main workstreams

GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS NATIONAL AND REGIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

• New visual identity

• Revamped website

• Features from the field

• Use of videos, infographics and social media

• Creation of a photo database

• Communication guidelines for GCCA+

programmes

• Support to GCCA+ programmes communication

• Dissemination through GCCA+ and EU

channels

• GCCA+ collaborative platform

• Information management

• Programme management

• Collaboration and networking

• Learning and innovation

GCCA+ Knowledge ManagementFinding the right tools

GCCA+ Communication and KM Guidelines

The GCCA+ logo: how to use it?

How does knowledge management work?

What are the messages for GCCA+ ?

What kind of content is mostly demanded?

Click here to view the GCCA+

Communication

guidelines

GCCA+ Platform

Create your Programme Form

Submit for validation

Add your resources

Organise a workspace with colleagues

A platform for the GCCA+ family !

www.gcca.eu/platform

GCCA+ Website

Stories

Events

Services

…And much more !

Newsletter

Funding

Discover the map of GCCA+ programmes in Africa, Caribbean, …

Videos

Photos

Focus on GCCA+ priority themes

Articles for stakeholders and specialists

Case studies from GCCA+ programmes

The Best Practices and Key figures

GCCA+ Magazine

Distributed electronically to GCCA+ mailing list and at events

Panels and Infographics

Photos and videos

• 3000 photos on GCCA+ programmes

• Photo exhibition “SHE CHANGES – Women and

Climate Change”

• You Tube channel with videos from projects

• Videos 10 years GCCA+ and A Brief

History of GCCA+

• News, articles, announcement, invitations on GCCA+

• Information and knowledge sharing

• Publications, reports, videos, infographics, training modules

• Community of practice

Capacity 4 Dev

The added value ofGCCA+ Knowledge Management

• Sharing evidence-based information from GCCA+

adaptation and mitigation programmes

• Facilitating stakeholders’ participation in the effective

implementation of the GCCA+ flagship initiative

• Supporting GCCA+ stakeholders’ their communication

and negotiations (promoting climate change issues)

Key benefits

• Better informed EC programme staff and stakeholders

at all levels

• Stronger operational performance of the programme

management

• Improved participation of stakeholders in the

implementation of GCCA+

• Improved policy dialogue and policy development for

climate change adaptation and mitigation at global

and regional level

• Improved implementation of GCCA+ activities at

regional, national and local level

• Improved visibility of GCCA+ around the world

Key strategic results

Lessons learned from our experience

KM is key to project management and upscaling of climate

action (today the third pillar of the GCCA+ key to the success of

the two initial pillars, uspcaled in 2015)

Resources for KM and Communication are systematically

underestimated (for GCCA it was initially only 25% of one KE,

now 50%)

CAP4DEV: GCCA+ public group is not a community of practice

as such, but its’ OK!

Social media use: allow key/flagship initiatives to develop

their own social media accounts depending on their overall

goals

• without proper access to social media Communication and

KM is not efficient today (e.g. GCCA+ Instagram account)

• working on private sector without LinkedIn account might be

already an obstacle

What are the lessons learnt?

Allocate systemic resources (expert, time,

budget) to allow for specific programming in

support of other activities (e.g. KM is today

the third pillar of the GCCA+)

Include Communication and KM not only

at the initiative level ( e.g. Support facility)

but also in projects at time of formulation

(e.g. in AD guidelines; control that this is

applied , as for Monitoring & Evaluation)

Should KM considered a project

management function like M&E?

How KM can be mainstreamed in DEVCO programmes and projects?

More questions ?

Contact the GCCA+ Support Facility info@gcca.eu

Contact the GCCA+ Support Facility info@gcca.eu

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