An overview of the Stepping-Up Knowledge Exchange between Climate Adaptation Platforms (KE4CAP) project, produced for the first KE4CAP virtual knowledge exchange event on June 30th 2020. Find out more about the KE4CAP project here: https://www.weadapt.org/knowledge-base/climate-change-adaptation-knowledge-platforms/the-ke4cap-project

1. Stepping-Up Knowledge Exchange between
Climate Adaptation Knowledge Platforms
This event has been organised with the financial support of the European Union’s Partnership
Instrument. The opinions expressed are the sole responsibility of the speakers and do not necessarily
reflect the views of the European Union.

2. 14:00 The KE4CAP project and aims of this event
14:10 Recent KE4CAP and related results:
EU-Australia Bilateral KE events
International Climate Change Adaptation Platform Meeting – Dublin (October 2019)
International Climate Change Adaptation Platform Meeting – Japan (November 2019)
14:45 Future virtual KE activities (intentions and framing)
15:00 Getting together – virtual
15:20 Seeking views on proposed topics for virtual events
15:45 Introduction to KE4CAP survey
15:55 Next steps, likely timings and closing remarks
KE4CAP: Introductory virtual KE event
To engage more closely with web-based climate knowledge platform developers and operators
- Introduce KE4CAP and promote engagement in the forward programme
- Explore areas for potential future knowledge exchange activities:
- Topics of potential interests and common and emerging challenges.

3. KE4CAP: Objectives and aims
Promoting cooperation between CAPs in EU countries and within non-European
major economies
Providing a forum for web-based platform developers and operators to come
together to:
• Explore and learn from approaches;
• Share knowledge and best practices; and
• Work together to address common and emerging challenges.
Overall aims:
• To stimulate KE to advance cooperation and learning; and
• To inspire the evolution of adaptation platforms in terms of scope, governance,
content coverage, functionality and management.

4. KE4CAP: Partners and Engagement

5. KE4CAP: Timeline
Virtual activities: 6-8 virtual events and a survey
Bi-lateral activities:
EU-Australia (3-5 March 2020),
EU-Canada and EU-Japan (April-May 2021)
Multi-lateral KE activities: ECCA 2021 (May-June 2021)
→ all dates to be finalised
Jun
Bilateral KE events (CAN, JAP)
Virtual activites (4-6?)
Information gathering: EU CAPs
Global Exchanges ?
Core Group/EU meetings
[Int. CCAP meetings]
Workspace
May Oct
2019
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Nov Dec Jan Feb
2021
Mar Apr May Jun
2020
Jul Aug Sept