KE4CAP Session 3

1. ENHANCING
Platform Impact:
The In-Person Connection
& Diversifying our Platforms
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
SESSION #3
May 18, 2021

2. 2
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
Adaptation
Platforms come in
many shapes, sizes,
and varieties.
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING

3. 3
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
Digital activities have significant value.
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING
Participation from a
wide range of sectors,
regions, and users.
Connection to peers
and experts with
diverse perspectives
and experiences.
Access to vast collections of
information, resources,
guidance, and tools.
Accelerated knowledge
and resource
exchange.

4. 4
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
In-person components can address many challenges.
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING
Onboarding support for
new, ‘non-traditional’, or
underrepresented actors.
Addressing
accessibility challenges
in involving certain
communities or regions.
Capacity building, including
specific and tailored
guidance, for participation in
Adaptation Platforms.
Contributes to a multi-
faceted approach to
nurturing communities
and networks.
Maintaining trusted
voices, or support
when the digital space
is difficult to navigate.
Essential for safe, discretion-based
spaces for policy discussions and
decisions and securing alignment
between partners and stakeholders.

5. 5
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
Canada’s Climate Change
Adaptation Platform:
A Multi-Dimensional Platform
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING
Virtual
Workspace
(Private digital space
to support Platform
activities)
Resourcing
Action
Working Groups
(Sectoral/thematic)
Plenary
Regional
Adaptation
Collaboratives
(Expand the reach of
outcomes through existing
regional networks)

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Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
DIVING DEEPER:
 Sanna Luhtala
Climateguide.fi, Finland
 Prakash Bista
Bureau for Policy and Programme Support, UNDP
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING

7. 7
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
GROUP DISCUSSION
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING

8. 8
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
Expanding the tent through
Climate Change Adaptation Platforms.
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING
Onboarding
guidance and
tailored support for
new user groups.
Incorporate a variety of
languages, knowledge, &
decision-making processes.
Non-traditional and under-
represented actors
considered in Platform design,
function, content, and outreach.
Removing barriers to
broader participation
and access.
Multi-dimensional
approach: in-person
and digital elements.

9. 9
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
DIVING DEEPER:
 Dr. Robin Cox
Royal Roads University, ResilienceByDesign Lab
 Geoff Gooley & Mandy Hopkins
The CSIRO Climate Science Centre, Australia
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING

10. 10
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
GROUP DISCUSSION
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING

11. 11
SESSION #3: THE IN-PERSON
CONNECTION AND DEEPER
MAINSTREAMING
Canada’s Virtual Knowledge Exchange Event
May 11th to 20th 2021
Next Session:
May 20, 10 AM EDT
From Knowledge to Action: Exploring
Approaches to Integrating User
Needs into Platform Offerings
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session details.