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United Nations University

Institute for Water, Environment and Health

(UNU-INWEH)

175 Longwood Road South, Suite 204, Hamilton Ontario L8P 0A1 CANADA

Phone: 1-905-667-5511
Fax: 1-905-667-5510
Email: contact.inweh@unu.edu

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"Increasingly at the forefront of this emerging field, UNU-INWEH experts are leading exciting initiatives in the K* (KStar) field that encompasses all aspects of knowledge management and mobilization (including such approaches as Knowledge Translation and Transfer (KTT), Knowledge Brokering (KB), Knowledge Adoption (KA) etc.)

To be useful and used, knowledge must be readily accessible. Knowledge management (KM) and mobilization (KMb) approaches and systems need to be developed to facilitate knowledge transfer. The Institute’s key strength is as an “honest broker,” developing KM systems and bridging science and policy to ensure research findings are accessible and considered in decision making and adaptive management."

Knowledge Management and Mobilization

As the UN Think Tank on Water, UNU-INWEH is in the knowledge business: creating, stewarding and mobilizing it to help ensure that policy decisions are informed by the latest research and thinking.

Staff in various UNU-INWEH programs are heavily involved in leading various K* activities. Knowledge Management and Mobilization is a core function that cuts across UNU-INWEH’s thematic areas . Read more about:

IW:Science - A fully searchable electronic document depository developed to examine the science-based outputs of ~US$6 billion worth of marine and freshwater project funding (read more...)
The K* (KStar) initiative - Working with partners in Canada and internationally, UNU-INWEH is leading an exciting initiative to bring together leading knowledge management and mobilization practitioners from various sectors across the world, generate a white paper and a state of the art publication, and develop a learning network devoted to this emerging field. (read more...)
As part of this initiative, UNU-INWEH co-convened a panel at the Canadian Science Policy Conference in Ottawa on November 17th, 2011 to discuss K*and its role in strengthening science-policy integration. (read more...)

KIM-UNU Platform - “Knowledge Integration and Management – United Nations University Platform” (read more...)
Knowledge Management and Drylands - Drylands program staff have long been leaders in getting science to policy on land issues (read more...)
Policy Briefs and other Advice - UNU-INWEH staff have developed a series of influential policy briefs and other advice on various topics. (read more...)