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Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) Project Information & Knowledge Management Standards

 

Project teams should strive to achieve these standards to ensure a quality process, and associated outputs, in Information & Knowledge Management throughout the CBA project cycle. Please see the Step-by-Step Guidance on Information & Knowledge Management for guidance, tools and resources which support the achievement of the standards.

Information & knowledge management includes monitoring & evaluation (M&E).

Ensuring high quality information & knowledge management in CBA projects requires:
  • Management of information in all media and forms as a strategic organisational resource.
  • Project staff and partners with an understanding of the importance of good information and knowledge management practices.
  • A project I&KM system designed to meet information needs of project and all stakeholders.
  • I&KM processes that are sensitive to women and marginalized groups.
  • Tracking of both intended and unintended impacts of project activities.
  • An appropriate level of rigour in methods (sampling, data collection, analysis, etc.).
  • Participation of project stakeholders in the design of the I&KM system, data collection, analysis and processing.
  • Opportunities for cross-learning and reflection on adaptation among staff, participants and partners, to convert information to knowledge.
  • Processes that enable different groups to feel safe and say what they really think.
  • Clearly assigned roles and responsibilities for information and knowledge management processes and activities at appropriate levels.
A high quality information & knowledge management system for a CBA project should incorporate:
  • Indicators that assess improvements in adaptive capacity in the areas of: climate-resilient livelihoods, disaster risk reduction, local capacity development, and addressing underlying causes of vulnerability.
  • Indicators that track changes in climate variables, such as temperature and rainfall, and identified climate hazards.
  • Indicators that track changes in key livelihood resources, such as crop yields, pasture productivity or fish catches.
  • Both qualitative and quantitative indicators.
  • Indicators that are linked to the correct level of results (output, outcome, impact).
  • Disaggregation of relevant indicators by gender and other important categories of vulnerable groups.
  • Comprehensive and detailed baseline survey on indicators from which to measure changes over the life of the project.
  • Ongoing monitoring of achievement of results at multiple levels: household/individual, community/local institutions, and national level.
  • Examination of both process and progress.
  • Clear plans for evaluation of results and processes at strategic points during project implementation.
  • Clear protocols for documentation of project experiences and lessons.
  • Sharing of lessons and best practices on community-based adaptation with other projects and partners, and through relevant networks and websites.

 
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