Climate Knowledge Brokers Group Workshop Report 23–24 June 2015 UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark

The 2015 Climate Knowledge Brokers (CKB) Group workshop, held in Copenhagen, aimed to refine the CKB Manifesto and explore how to better meet the diverse needs of climate information users. Participants identified five user categories—unaware, ignored, without access, without time, and overwhelmed—and discussed tailored brokering strategies for each. The workshop also featured 'Knowledge Sharing Clinics' for peer-to-peer problem solving and proposed the creation of 'nodes' (working groups) to advance specific themes like monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Future goals include expanding the network's geographic diversity, particularly in Africa and Asia, and developing a 'Climate Knowledge Grid' to reduce information duplication and improve decision-making support.

• The primary objective of the workshop was to 'road-test the new CKB Manifesto', which serves to explain the importance of the climate knowledge brokering role to donors, users, and other brokers.
• Participants identified five distinct categories of climate information users based on their specific barriers: 'Unaware users', 'Ignored users', 'Users without access', 'Users without time', and 'Overwhelmed users with too much information'.
• The workshop concluded that different user groups require different brokering approaches; for example, users without access and time-poor users require a 'proactive' approach from brokers to be effective.
• The CKB group proposed the creation of 'nodes', which are thematic or regional working groups designed to take forward specific ideas and ensure continuity between annual workshops.
• Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) was identified as a critical priority and a significant challenge for members, with a proposed goal to help individuals 'demonstrate the impact of their work'.
• To increase the internationality of the network, the group discussed moving workshops to North America and establishing regional workshops in Africa and Asia through local partners.
• The group discussed the development of a 'Climate Knowledge Grid' to help users avoid 'portal proliferation syndrome' and ensure they find the right information for specific tasks.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2015). Climate Knowledge Brokers Group Workshop Report 23–24 June 2015 UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CKB-Workshop-2015-Report.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Climate Knowledge Brokers Group Workshop Report 23–24 June 2015 UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark. 2015. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CKB-Workshop-2015-Report.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2015climate, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Climate Knowledge Brokers Group Workshop Report 23–24 June 2015 UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2015}, month = jul, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/CKB-Workshop-2015-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }