Information management, management of networks and change management: a vision integral for the timely taking of decisions in sustainable development. Experience: management model of Knowledge of CREDIA

Abstract

In its conceptualization, the Regional Centre of Environmental Documentation and Interpretation (Centro Regional de Documentación e Interpretación Ambiental - CREDIA) is a dynamic and inclusive platform for the management and administration of social-environmental data in Honduras. Its objective is to strengthen the access to information through the implementation of a management system based on network reinforcement and furtherance of strategic analysis of social, economic and environmental process to enhance participatory decision-making while integrating stakeholders and common interests within the framework of sustainable development. The knowledge management model of CREDIA is built from the following links: Management of information. In which a range of strategic partners that exert action over biological and social-environmental elements are integrated. These partners may include those involved in the generation and feedback of information to build up the documentation center. Network management. A knowledge management platform, structured by the National Biological Monitoring Working Group, comprised by stakeholders related to monitoring and research in the country, that advance the discussion and concertation for the development of strategies, programs and tools in order to assist the endeavors of understanding the biological diversity in the country. Who channels, scientifically validates and supports the generated and used information in other platforms from CREDIA. Management of change. A space for the translation of information that complements the model through monitoring, analysis, and outreach of information from priority indicators on climate and its involvement to sustainable development, which constitutes the National National Observatory of Climate Change for Sustainable Development (NOCC-SD). Additionally, the operation of an environmental education component that promotes the strengthening of skills in conservation, protection, and sustainable use of the natural resources, through information products generated by the model.