[open-development] Innovation and Collaboration for Transforming Knowledge into Climate Action: Creating a "Climate Knowledge Grid" (COP20 Side Event)

Fri Nov 14 11:40:23 UTC 2014

Invitation to the Climate Knowledge Brokers Side Event at COP20: 
Innovation and Collaboration for Transforming Knowledge into Climate
Action: Creating a "Climate Knowledge Grid"

Are you drowning in the flood of climate information that's now available?
Access to reliable, timely and relevant information is clearly crucial to
those making choices that will affect, or be affected by, climate change.
Yet despite efforts to close climate knowledge gaps over the past two
decades, we are still a long way from where we need to be. Indeed, we have
overshot the mark - instead of having to act on the basis of incomplete
climate information, we are now faced with far more information than we
can handle. 

The Climate Knowledge Brokers (CKB) Group is working to address these
challenges. Our vision is to create a smart "climate knowledge grid" that
will improve and streamline information and data sharing. By working
together we are seeking to connect the vast wealth of information that is
available online, and guide users to what is most relevant to them - in
doing so helping to transform knowledge into climate action.

This side event will showcase recent breakthroughs that have been made in
laying the foundations for this knowledge grid, and demonstrate how
collaborative working is helping organizations optimize their knowledge
resources and Web sites, avoid duplication, and link with others to make
content easier to find.

We invite you to stop by to learn more about the CKB Group, find out how
you can 'plug in' to the climate knowledge grid, and discuss and debate
our roadmap toward the knowledge grid with a panel of experienced
knowledge brokers.

Speakers: 
- Geoff Barnard - Climate and Development Knowledge Network (Chair)
- Martin Hiller - Director General, REEEP - Climate Tagger
- Jukka Uosukainen - Director, Climate Technology Centre & Network - CTCN
Knowledge Portal 
- Kiran Pandey - Centre for Science and Environment - India Environment
Portal
- Jane Ebinger - Manager, Climate Change Policy, World Bank -
Climate-Smart Planning Platform

Logistics: 
- Date and time: Monday, December 1st, 2014, 16:45-18:15
- Room at side event venue: Machu-Picchu
- Attendees may need to present official accreditation to COP20/CMP10
- Organizer contact: info at climateknowledgebrokers.net

Sponsors:
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
- Institute for Development Studies (IDS)

Additionally, the CKB group organizes a workshop for Latin American
Knowledge Brokers on December 5 (see [1] for invitation and registration)
and will be present during the Development and Climate Days 2014 at COP20
[2]. 

We are looking forward to welcoming you!

Best Regards, 
Sigi Kluckner

[1] http://en.openei.org/wiki/Taller_CKB_2014
[2]
http://cdkn.org/2014/09/event-development-and-climate-days-2014-at-cop20-p
eru/

-- 
Sigmund Kluckner
Project Lead CKB Coordination Hub
REEEP - Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership
Sigmund.Kluckner at reeep.org | www.climateknowledgebrokers.net |
www.reeep.org