Knowledge management and communications...

1. Knowledge Management and
Communication
Platforms and Prospects
KMC Team
14 Oct 2014
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Kathmandu, Nepal

2. Outline
• Communication goals
• Communication strategy
• KMC schematic diagram
• Tools
• KM products
• Mobile apps
• Media
• Climate + Change

3. Communication goals
• To increase efficiency of information flow
among the partners and stakeholders
• To avoid duplication of efforts among
different organizations and teams
• To foster shared ownership for
programme by all the partners
• To share programme related knowledge
among the partners, target audiences
and globally

4. KMC schematic diagram
web
Donors
Policy makers
Researchers
Media
ICIMOD
Focal
partners
Local communities
Global audience
Databases
Programme generated information
and knowledge sharing
Local
partners
Collaborative
workspace
Workshops/
meetings
Peer reviewed
scientific articles,
journals, other
publications
Global, regional,
national events
conferences,
seminars,
workshops
Programme generated information
and knowledge sharing
Posters
Interactive maps
Videos Multimedia
Events
Programme activities
Reports
Peer reviewed journals, articles
• Awareness raising materials and
findings in local language in
appropriate format
• Issues
• Good practices
Internal communication
Partners
website

5. Tools
• Web – space for each partner to update activities
• Collaborative workspace
• Community of practice
• Publish partners’ good practices/stories
(http://www.icimod.org/mgp)
• GeoPortal – maps, story maps
(http://geoportal.icimod.org)
• Regional Database
• ICT for Development
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6. KM Products
• Reports
• Posters
• Databases
• Interactive maps
• Peer reviewed articles
• Articles in local media
• Videos
Baseline video documentary
Good stories
Impact stories
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7. HimalDoc
http://www.icimod.org/himaldoc

8. Mobile Application: Agro-Advisories by
SMS for Farmers
• Under Kailash Sacred Landscape
Conservation and Development
Initiative (KSLCDI), in Pithoragarh,
India and within it in the ‘chura’
production area
• Supporting the Livelihood component
of the Project
• The uniqueness lies in that it delivers
agri-information at a personal level to
farmers as SMS, from planting to post
harvesting

9. Agro-Advisories by SMS for Farmers
• Information on
–Weather
–Market Information
–Agri-advices
–Agri news
• In partnership with CHEA
and RML for Content and
Technology

10. Promoting Good Practices through
Mobile App
• ICIMOD promotes replication, up-scaling of various Good
Practices
– Kiwi fruit cultivation
– Rooftop rainwater harvesting
– Organic pest management
– Biobriquete making
– Tomato Grafting
– Hedgerow Technology
– Low cost drip irrigation
• Build mechanism to collect, document, share, map, engage and
importantly assess their impact
• Use of ICT tools - social media, multimedia, mobile app and using
the crowd/public to learn their impact and impact areas

11. Promoting Good Practices through
Mobile App
• For each case:
– Name
– Summary giving the purpose and
achievements
– lessons learned
– geographical area
– category
– partners involved
– contact address
– supporting documents, photos, video,
weblink
– Star Ratings/like
– Feedback/stories (circumstantial evidence)
– Map (coverage and relationship)

12. Promoting Good Practices through
Mobile App
• ICIMOD first mobile app
• Freely Downloadable from Stores
• Works on Android and iOS
• Blended with ICIMOD News, Events,
Vacancies and Publications, besides
Success Stories
• Mobile is not an object of desire but an
instrument of empowerment

13. Engaging with Media
• Value media’s role in bringing
messages to the general mass,
policy makers, stakeholders
• Translate ‘science ‘ into layman’s
language ensuring a wider reach
• Maintain and cultivate good rapport
with media representatives, by
providing relevant information,
data, timely support

14. Media - approaches
INVITE TO MEDIA EVENTS – press meets, conferences, opening/closing of
workshops, outreach events
CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAMMES - media workshops and training in
partnership with other organizations such as UNEP, Panos, UNESCO, GRID-Arendal
INCLUDE MEDIA - in major international conferences and events to understand
mountains issues better, interact with experts; networking media fraternity
MEDIA FELLOWSHIPS – ICIMOD and HICAP - provide small grants write
investigative stories; provide mentoring in science-based journalism; bridges gap
for lack of resources
ORGANIZE/INVOVLE MEDIA - Field visits as part of training or programmatic
visits; event based- field visits - REDD+, GLOFs, etc
KEEP MEDIA INFORMED - news dispatches/updates/evidenced reports/press
releases; 1100 plus media contacts; 900 plus HKH alone

15. A regional dialogue on the future.

16. • Make science accessible and
interesting to the public,
especially young people
• Create a platform for interaction

17. • How to make it interactive?
• How to reach different audiences?

18. 65+
EVENTS OVER
17 WEEKS
MULTIDISCIPLINARY
PROGRAMMING

19. 20
SCREENINGS

20. TALKS & PANEL
DISCUSSIONS
15+

21. YOUTH GROUPS
ORGANIZATIONS SCIENTISTS
ENTREPRENEURS GOVERNMENT
LOCAL COMMUNITY

22. PRESS TOURS

23. TREASURE HUNT

24. SUSTAINABLE
MOUNTAIN
ARCHITECTURE
EXHIBITION, TALKS &
WORKSHOPS

25. PECHA KUCHA NIGHT
GREEN PRACTITIONERS

26. GLACIOLOGY
SUSTAINABILITY & ENGINEERING
AQUATIC BIODIVERSITY
GLACIAL
LAKE
OUTBURST
FLOODING
MIGRATION
SUSTAINABLE
(MOUNTAIN)
ARCHITECTURE
CLIMATE
CHANGE AND
TOURISM
CLIMATE INDUCED
LOSS AND DAMAGE
LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT
RENEWABLE
ENERGY
AIR
POLLUTION
ORGANIC FARMING
WATER
RESOURCES
TRANSBOUNDARY
LANDSCAPES

28. Arts and Education
Programme
• To engage children, youth and adults to
delve deeper into climate change issues
• To engage in the arts as an important
pedagogy for learning
• To involve school teachers, administrators
and policy makers to explore climate
change curricula in schools

29. 70+
GUIDED TOURS

30. IMAGINATIVE
INQUIRY BASED LEARNING

31. 16SATURDAY
WORKSHOPS

32. IN-DEPTH CURRICULAR WORK
PRE/ DURING/ POST

33. TEACHERS SEMINARS
8WITH 200+ TEACHERS

34. 100+SCHOOLS
4500+STUDENTS
19
23
35
27
5
December
Januray
February
March
April
679
904
710
933
156
No. of Schools by Month No. of Students by Month

35. TRAVELLING
C+C

36. Thank you