SEARCA launches Knowledge Center on Climate Change (KC3)

by Bernadette P. Joven
4-June-2009  SEARCA KC3 News

SEARCA launched KC3 at the PowerBooks, Greenbelt Branch, Makati City, Philippines last May 29.  The Center will serve the knowledge and information needs of  Southeast Asians in adapting to or mitigating the negative impacts of changing climate in the agriculture and natural resource sectors.  KC3 will feature regional climate change-related research and development works, news, a database of experts, learning events, photo gallery, and multimedia knowledge products.

Generally, KC3 will communicate and educate policymakers, donors, researchers, media, farmer-leaders, NGOs and other interested clients on issues, concerns, and positive actions about Climate Change Risk Management. KC3 hopes to nurture a culture of knowledge creation, sharing, use, and feedback among clients. Specifically, this Center hopes to achieve the following:

• Serve as a knowledge solutions hub of the regional network for current science-based information on Natural Resource Management--(NRM) climate change;
• Support regional programs on NRM-climate change by providing strategic information related to adaptation and mitigation for decision-making purposes;
• Coordinate with regional and national network nodes on the exchange, processing, packaging, and distribution of NRM-climate change;
• Synthesize and package science-based information using appropriate formats for various stakeholders;

SEARCA enjoins all concerned sectors to subscribe and actively participate in the KC3 activities, online or otherwise.  For more information, go to www.climatechange.searca.org.