Creating a ‘Smart Network’ for climate knowledge

The fields of climate and development have undergone radical transformations over the past decades as the world has woken up to the perils of climate change. At the same time, information and communication technologies (ICTs) have revolutionised the way we communicate, bringing many benefits – but also new problems.  A field once challenged by the lack of reliable and relevant data is now overwhelmed with oceans of information, pouring in from a multitude of sources inhabiting various corners of the climate development community. Today, the challenge is navigating and making sense of this information, overcoming the “portal proliferation syndrome” of climate web sites.

The vision is to create a ‘smart network’ for climate knowledge that is flexible, open, and able to adapt to changing needs and evolving technology.

Here is a link to the invite on our website: http://cdkn.org/2014/09/event-creating-a-smart-network-for-climate-knowledge/