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8th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA8)
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Community-based adaptation (CBA) conference archive
Community-based adaptation (CBA) to climate change focuses on empowering communities to use their own knowledge and decision-making processes to take action. IIED and its partners have organised a series of international conferences on community-based adaptation to enable practitioners, governments and donors to share latest developments and best practice
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Leaders take note: There are two sides to the climate change coin
It is clear that the long-term solution to climate change lies in weaning the global economy off fossil fuels and onto a cleaner and more sustainable energy pathway in every country. But it is also clear that climate change is already wreaking havoc around the globe and that, in the short term, the world's poorest and most vulnerable people need urgent support
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Voices of people with disabilities must be heard in climate change adaptation debate
We need to strengthen the capacity of people with disabilities so they can access the resources needed to adapt to climate change, says the Kathmandu Declaration that was launched last month
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Kathmandu Declaration: recommendations for financing communities most vulnerable to climate change
At the close of the 8th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA8) in April 2014, delegates released a declaration that called for a radical shift in flows of finance to ensure the most vulnerable communities can adapt to climate change
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Toulmin: More power to the people to tackle climate change
Watch a series of speeches from the opening and closing ceremonies of CBA8, including those by IIED director Camilla Toulmin, the Nepal Prime Minister and Christiana Figueres
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Can voodoo help to resolve climate change?
What will you bring to the table to address the challenges of climate change? Emilie Parry, a volunteer at CBA8, draws comparisons between her recent experiences in Nepal and her time in Haiti
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Crowd-sourcing ideas to help community-based adaptation finance reach the most vulnerable
As everyone increasingly experiences changes associated with a warming planet, does a global phenomenon like climate change affect people in the same way?
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CBA8 highlights – day four
A round-up of the highlights of the third day of the CBA8 conference, which was dominated by the launch of the Kathmandu Declaration
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Conference ends with declaration on finance for community-based adaptation to climate change
Delegates at 8th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA8) have released a declaration that calls for a radical shift in flows of finance to ensure the most vulnerable communities can adapt to climate change
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CBA8 highlights – day three
A round-up of the highlights of the third day of the CBA8 conference, which focused on issues such as the role of civil society advocacy in community-based adaptation planning and included a film session
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Investing in adaptation to climate change brings bonus benefits
Is a problem shared a problem halved? This is the question that sprang to mind this week in Nepal as participants of CBA8 met for the pre-conference field trips
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CBA8 highlights - day two
A round-up of the highlights of the second day of the CBA8 conference, which focused on issues such as private sector finance and saw game-playing used to inform delegates
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CBA8: 8th conference on community-based adaptation to climate change
Over 400 participants from more than 60 countries attended IIED's 8th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to climate change (CBA8) in Kathmandu, Nepal, in April 2014. Hundreds more followed the event and interacted via live web streamed video, comments and social media. The conference shared the latest developments in community-based adaptation financing, planning and best practices
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CBA8 highlights - day one
A round-up of the highlights of the first day of the CBA8 conference, which saw Nepal Prime Minister Sushil Koirala inaugurate events in Kathmandu
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CBA8 highlights – pre-conference field trips
Delegates to the 8th international conference on Community-Based Adaptation undertook field visits to communities and projects around Nepal
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Nepal Prime Minister confirmed for CBA8
The Prime Minister of Nepal, Sushil Koirala, has been confirmed as a special guest speaker at the opening ceremony of the 8th Annual Community Based Adaptation Conference (CBA8) on 27 April
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The IPCC rings the warning bell louder. Is anyone listening?
IIED Senior Fellow Saleemul Huq, one of the co-authors of the latest IPCC report on climate change, highlights the key findings of the publication and what policymakers need to do next
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Conference to examine finance options for local communities adapting to climate change
An international conference in Nepal next month aims to show how to unlock finance that can help communities in developing countries adapt to climate change
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Save the date! 8th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA8)
IIED is pleased to announce the dates for our 8th annual International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA8), which will take place in Kathmandu, Nepal on 24-30 April.
