CLARE M&E center

Integrating MEL systems with knowledge management platforms

Over the past 18 months, we’ve seen a growing demand from partners to integrate support for Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) alongside their Knowledge Management (KM) platforms. In this post, we share insights from two recent projects where we developed monitoring systems for the CLARE and AQUADAPT initiatives. Key requirements, commonalities, and unique needs The …

AQUADAPT initiative (Nature-based Climate Solutions in Aquaculture in Asia-Pacific)

Building Bridges: Supporting knowledge management for the AQUADAPT Initiative

In 2024, the Dgroups Foundation was pleased to continue its partnership with IDRC, assembling a team of Associates to support the AQUADAPT initiative (Nature-based Climate Solutions in Aquaculture in Asia-Pacific). This ambitious four-year programme tackles the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity through applied research on nature-based solutions in aquaculture, with …

What is CLARE? CLARE is a UK-Canada framework research programme on Climate Adaptation and Resilience, aiming to enable socially inclusive and sustainable action to build resilience to climate change and natural hazards in Africa and Asia-Pacific

Designing with purpose: Developing an online collaboration platform for the CLARE programme

In 2023, the Dgroups Foundation partnered with IDRC to scope, design and develop a Knowledge Management (KM) platform for the CLARE programme, a research initiative focused on Climate Adaptation and Resilience. CLARE aims to support socially inclusive, sustainable actions that build resilience to climate change and natural hazards across Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. The …