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7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA7)
… The conference shared the latest thinking on approaches for mainstreaming community-based adaptation into international, national and local planning and … Climate change … 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA7) …
Event, 18 April 2013
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Five ways to support women’s climate leadership for locally-led action
… From community-level meetings to international policy discourse, women are … knowledge and experience to the climate crisis, as well as solutions based on the specific priorities and needs of women and girls. Women … levels, is urgently needed.   During last month’s 16th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation (CBA16) , and as part of …
Article, 14 November 2022
IIED research associate Nathalie Seddon discusses nature-based solutions to climate change in a video interview (Photo: IIED)
Consensus grows on nature-based solutions to climate change, but challenges remain
… researchers highlight the growing consensus about the value of nature-based solutions to climate change – including ecosystem-based approaches … platform on nature-based policy solutions at the Adaptation Futures conference  in Cape Town in June.  … said: “There's a real sense of a growing consensus in the adaptation community, that nature – that working with, enhancing, restoring, nature …
News, 10 August 2018
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CBA14 closing: UK minister urges countries to allocate more finance to nature-based solutions to help tackle climate change
News, 25 September 2020
A woman stands to the side of a barren area through which small shoots of a mangrove forest can be seen
Community solutions for a nature-based, resilient future beyond COVID-19
Article, 07 October 2020
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CBA14: Same great conference, entirely new environment
… The community-based adaptation (CBA) conference series has established itself as the leading … Climate change … CBA14: Same great conference, entirely new environment …
Insight, 07 July 2020
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Nature-based solutions to climate change: stories from Chile
… with nature in this way to adapt to climate change is called nature-based solutions (NbS) for adaptation or ecosystem-based adaptation , and is an approach that is … and ensure they receive economic benefits. Programmes should support community associations and organisation of community members to … Climate change …
Insight, 12 December 2019
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Q&A: Monitoring climate change adaptation
… the authors of IIED's new paper, ' Framing and tracking 21st century climate adaptation ', which introduces the new CAMELS framework. He explains how … transparent and participatory, must include local knowledge and be based on the best science, and be integrated into all areas of … Climate change …
Article, 06 December 2019
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CBA14 opens with LDC chair call for greater ambition on climate change
News, 21 September 2020
An image showing local people building a house in a slum in Bolivia, where Shack Dwellers International has worked with authorities. Many Latin American cities are leading the way in working with community organisations (Photo: Shack Dwellers International, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
Is community-based adaptation suited to cities?
… engaged city governments. But does this mean less importance for community-based adaptation? Actually, it means more importance for a … This blog was written while he was attending the 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10) in Dhaka, Bangladesh … Climate change … Is community-based adaptation suited to cities? …
Insight, 26 April 2016