Knowledge Management: Executive Summary

The objective of UNDP-GEF's knowledge management efforts is to leverage lessons learned from projects, and to replicate successes. The primary target group is UNDP country office staff, who are the main interlocutors with in-country partners. Intended beneficiaries also include project teams, consultants and global environment practitioners. To achieve this objective, UNDP-GEF draws on the wealth of experience from its portfolio of nearly 1,000 medium to large-scale projects and close to 5,000 small-scale projects. Knowledge management at UNDP-GEF is based on four pillars:

• development of information systems to monitor and evaluate the UNDP-GEF portfolio; lanalysis and codification of lessons learnt through generation of knowledge products and services;
• knowledge dissemination through existing UNDP mechanisms; and
• knowledge uptake, which is critical for ensuring that knowledge products and services are not only applied and used, but also further improved through such use.

There are various types of knowledge products and services produced by UNDP-GEF, for a diversity of users and purposes: (a) Human Development Viewpoints; (b)Programming Kits; (c) Project Learning Networks; (d) Lessons Learned Publications; (e) Practitioner Guides; (f) Resource Kits; (g) Project Publications; and (h) Publications for Outreach. Knowledge management activities are implemented in close collaboration with other units in UNDP's Energy and Environment Practice, other Development Practices and 7 Regional Support Centers. UNDP-GEF also participates in GEF-wide knowledge management activities and processes.

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