Having considered the recommendation of the Ethics and Finance Committee, the Adaptation Fund Board decided to:

a) Request the secretariat to provide further information on the work plan contained in the document AFB/EFC.5/3, specifying in greater detail the activities, expected outcomes and indicators, and the breakdown of the budget, including the role of recipient countries as well as providing an overview of other existing knowledge management frameworks and initiatives among multilateral agencies and intergovernmental organizations;   

b) Request the secretariat to invite civil society organizations and other relevant international bodies to submit, by July 20, 2011, their views and comments on the knowledge management strategy and work plan contained in document AFB/EFC.5/3, as well as how partnerships might be developed; and

c) Defer approval of the knowledge management strategy and work plan until the 15th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board.