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Challenging inequality is at the heart of climate change adaptation
… longer to recover from the loss.  Speaking at the 7 th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation in Dhaka, Singh tied people’s vulnerability to shocks … Climate change … Challenging inequality is at the heart of climate change adaptation …
Insight, 23 April 2013
Community-based adaptation in Bangladesh. Photo: G.M.B. Akash/PANOS
Developing nations put climate change adaptation at the centre of planning
… The group developed its strategy at the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change, which ended today in Dhaka, … Climate change … Developing nations put climate change adaptation at the centre of planning …
News, 25 April 2013
Film festival 2007: Community-based adaptation
… took place as a side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali (COP13). The films showcased cover issues related to … development. The clips featured here bring together expert voices on community based adaptation from around the world. … Climate change … Film festival 2007: Community-based adaptation …
News, 03 March 2007
An irrigation pond.
CBA14: From local solutions to global action
… COVID-19 has made this year like no other. The 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA14) in 2020 was very much the … Climate change …
Event, 20 September 2020
Solar panels on a lake.
Organisers offer busy events programme in the countdown to CBA14
… innovation and inclusivity, the organisers of the  14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA14) are hosting a wide range of pre-conference … Climate change …
News, 31 August 2020
The Cantagalo favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Many informal settlements are built on steep slopes, exposing them to landslides (Photo: Outdoor Life, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Can one billion people in informal settlements be protected from climate change?
… on Climate Change (IPCC) is convening an international scientific conference in Canada this week (5-7 March) to explore what needs to be … the systems fundamental to adapting to climate change. Learning from community organisations For city governments, addressing these issues is … . This blog originally appeared on the Climate Home website , and was based on a background paper for the conference on 'Responding to climate …
Insight, 06 March 2018
Workers build up the banks of the Teesta River in Bangladesh. Bangladesh already spends six per cent of its annual budget on climate change adaptation (Photo: International Rivers, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Musings from a first timer at a CBA conference
… The 8th Community-Based Adaptation conference (CBA8) was my introduction to the world of … Climate change … Musings from a first timer at a CBA conference …
Insight, 30 April 2015
Song, dancing & tomatoes were on the agenda when a CBA9 field trip was hosted by the Likia Conservancy Self-Help Group, which showed participants its fish farming and beehives (Photo: Matt Wright/IIED)
CBA9 highlights – pre-conference field trips
… enabled the participants to explore at first hand issues related to community-based adaptation to climate change, particularly with regards to … feature in a 'poster marketplace' summarising projects related to the conference theme. You can see the featured posters on IIED's  Pinterest … Climate change …
News, 26 April 2015
Health: an issue that needs to be prioritised in climate change adaptation
… more resilient than those who are unhealthy. The issues of scaling up community-based adaptation in health were discussed in the 20th parallel session of the 5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Dhaka. The … Climate change … Health: an issue that needs to be prioritised in climate change adaptation …
Insight, 01 April 2011
Better science and communication needed to help vulnerable adapt to climate change
… 300 participants from 60 countries attended the 5th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Dhaka this week. The conference … Climate change … Better science and communication needed to help vulnerable adapt to climate change …
News, 01 April 2011