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Community-Based Adaptation (CBA)
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Local must lead action to tackle world’s multiple interconnected challenges
Sam Greene distils key messages drawn from lively online dialogue with the 500-plus participants from over 70 countries who joined the 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to climate change
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Community solutions for a nature-based, resilient future beyond COVID-19
Globally, COVID-19 has claimed more than one million lives and disrupted even more. At the same time, locust swarms have ravaged farms in Africa, forest fires are devastating the west coast of the United States and floods have affected many people in Asia. It’s a stern reminder that we must work better with nature to avoid greater spread of disease and natural disasters
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CBA14 closing: UK minister urges countries to allocate more finance to nature-based solutions to help tackle climate change
UK international environment minister Zac Goldsmith says there is no pathway to net zero emissions without a major effort to protect and restore nature
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CBA14 opens with LDC chair call for greater ambition on climate change
The chair of the Least Developed Countries negotiating group on climate change warns that climate change impacts are “clear and increasing” and calls for increased urgency and ambition to protect communities
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Organisers offer busy events programme in the countdown to CBA14
The organisers of CBA14 are hosting a range of innovative side events in the run-up to the main CBA conference – including many sessions that are open to everyone
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Q&A: Are you ready for the Dragon’s Den at CBA14?
For over 15 years, ther vibrant and growing community-based adaptation (CBA) community of practice has come together to develop practical, innovative, locally-driven initiatives to support communit
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Twitter chat: CBA14 – from local solutions to global action
Join IIED and Practical Action for a Twitter chat on 8 September to discuss how to scale up local climate action. The Twitter chat will use the hashtag #CBA14
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Introduction to the CBA14 Dragon’s Den
Do you have a business idea for a project that you want to develop further? Do you want to update and test your pitching skills by working together with your peers?
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CBA14: Become a partner!
Our partners contribute expertise, strategic thinking and financial support
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Daily updates: CBA14 – The 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change
CBA14 is the leading practitioner-focused forum on climate change adaptation, delivering dialogue and evidence to inform policy and action, from the local to the global scale. Read our daily reports from CBA14 below.
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CBA14 preview event uses climate cartoons to trigger discussions
More than 300 participants from 50 countries participated in an innovative digital meeting previewing this September’s International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA14)
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CBA14 programme
Explore the programme of sessions at the 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA14)
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CBA14 Setting the stage: from crisis to climate action
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced communities to adapt quickly. What can we learn from their experience that can inform community-led adaptation in the future?
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CBA14: From local solutions to global action
The 14th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change took place online and was a chance to meet fellow practitioners, listen to local perspectives and share experiences of effective solutions for building resilience to climate change
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CBA14: How you can help design the programme
We are developing a highly interactive programme for CBA14, with sessions delivered by participants that will generate maximum opportunities for networking and sharing
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Community voices – the climate needs you in COP26 countdown
The 14th community-based adaption event (CBA14) will call on local communities to use their collective power to hold climate decision makers to account
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Bright spots of success: local adaptation brings answers to the global climate crisis
From a smallholder farming community in south-central Ethiopia come inspiring stories of adaptation and resilience in the face of climate change
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CBA13: bringing key messages to the global stage
The 2019 international conference on Community-Based Adaptation saw more than 300 practitioners, policy makers and researchers discussing how to build a climate resilient future. The key messages from CBA13 have been published today: they present a vital opportunity to get local-level climate change adaptation onto the international agenda.
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Climate adaptation: its time is now
As adaptation shares more of the limelight, champions of community-based adaption have messages on three key areas that international policymakers must hear
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CBA13: event highlights
The 13th international conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA13) took place in Addis Ababa in April 2019. Organisers say this gathering was a vital opportunity to get local-level adaptation on the international climate-change agenda. This page brings you coverage of the event
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Building a vision of climate resilience: questions to the adaptation community
Guest blogger Gebru Jember Endalew sets out key questions for the adaptation community to be tackled at this year’s community-based adaptation event (CBA13) taking place in Addis Ababa
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Twitter chat planned on scaling up local climate action
Join IIED and Practical Action for a Twitter chat on 13 March 2019 to discuss how to scale up local climate action
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CBA13 FAQ: how you can participate
Help to design CBA13! We want the programme for CBA13 to reflect the experiences and work of our participants. This ‘frequently asked questions’ (FAQ) page sets out how you can contribute to this event
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CBA conferences: what's so good about them?
As we get ready for CBA13, find out what participants say about attending CBA conferences
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CBA13: Adaptation finance – show us the money
Nisha Krishnan and Stephen Porter will lead the ‘climate finance’ theme at this year’s community-based adaptation event. In this Q&A they discuss what’s in store
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CBA13: hands-on workshops and interactive dialogue
An innovative, interactive programme aims to foster connections, develop synergies and promote local action on climate resilience
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CBA13: galvanising locally-based adaptation in a crunch year for climate action
The pressure is on: this year’s flagship event in Ethiopia is a crucial opportunity for getting local adaptation solutions firmly on the global climate policy radar
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CBA13: Local solutions inspiring global action
The 13th international conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA13) took place in Ethiopia from 1-4 April 2019. It had the theme: "Local solutions inspiring global action'
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EbA Evidence and Policy: Peru
In Peru IIED, IUCN and ANDES are using practical experiences of ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) in mountain ecosystems, learning and reflecting on their effectiveness, and contributing to the ongoing country efforts to position and mainstream EbA into national climate change and development policies.
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How can insights from CBA12 inform global discussions on the SDGs and resilience?
Delegates to this week's UN High Level Political Forum on sustainable development will be considering the subject of resilience. Clare Shakya highlights some of the insights from CBA12 in Malawi that are relevant
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The International Centre for Climate Change and Development
Building long term capacity for adaptation to climate change in Bangladesh and across the Global South
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CBA12: Key messages
CBA12 took place in Lilongwe, Malawi from 11-14 June 2018. Adaptation practitioners, researchers, policymakers and investors met to discuss how to promote local action on climate change. This page contains the key messages from the three workstreams developed from three days of collaborative work, plus summaries of the daily activities at the event
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CBA12: Local experience driving climate action
Malawi hosted this year's CBA event from 11-14 June 2018, when experts in locally-driven climate action shared innovation, skills and knowledge on how to get climate finance behind what works
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CBA12 Twitter chat
Join IIED and Practical Action for a Twitter chat on 1 June 2018 to discuss how to scale up local climate action.
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CBA12 Day 3: How can we drive investment to locally-driven adaptation?
Day 3 of CBA12 will focus on investing in locally-driven adaptation. In this Q&A, IIED’s Nanki Kaur discusses the challenges and opportunities around this new field of investment and tells us more about the day’s sessions when hopefuls working with local communities will pitch real-life proposals to investors in a ‘dragons den’
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Sharing knowledge on climate change adaptation in Brazil
The AdaptaClima online knowledge platform supports effective adaptation to climate change in Brazil by allowing users to share information and tools online
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Tiempo
Tiempo was a printed bulletin published quarterly by IIED and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
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Devolved climate finance approach forges new ways of working between citizens and state
Devolved climate finance programmes incorporate local knowledge and community priorities into decisions about how climate finance is planned and budgeted. At CBA12, practitioners will discuss the different components of these programmes, exploring the environment when they are most effective and why, and sharing experiences from several contexts
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Q&A: What’s new about this year’s CBA event?
This year's CBA event takes place from 11-14 June 2018. We asked the organisers about how this year's gathering will benefit the CBA community of practice
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CBA12 Programme: innovative, engaging and productive
CBA12 will bring together practitioners, advocates, investment specialists and government to share experience and new ideas for locally-driven climate action.
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Book summary: Financial Inclusion for Poverty Alleviation – Issues and Case Studies for Sustainable Development
Essam Yassin Mohammed, of IIED, and Zenebe Bashaw Uraguchi, co-edit 'the book Financial Inclusion for Poverty Alleviation: Issues and Case Studies for Sustainable Development'
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Book summary: Enhancing Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries Through Community Based Adaptation
IIED's Saleemul Huq contributes to a chapter in a new book, 'Enhancing Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries Through Community-Based Adaptation', published by the African Centre for Technology Studies and partners.
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Building our shared learning on climate action in Kampala
At the upcoming community-based adaptation conference in Kampala, our vibrant and growing community of practice will reflect on today's geopolitics around climate and development, and consider how we can be more influential in driving action on adaptation and resilience in the post-Paris world
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Making ecosystems resilient through Bangladesh's Delta Plan
Ahead of CBA11 this month, a government policy planner in Bangladesh makes the case for integrating ecosystems-based adaptation in the country's main long-term geospatial plan
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CBA field visits: deadline approaches to see community-based adaptation in action
As two new videos highlight the value of seeing community-based adaptation in action on the ground, register by 31 May to join this year's field visits at an international conference in Uganda
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Field visits to highlight community-based adaptation in Uganda
Participants at CBA11 will have chance to see first-hand how communities in Uganda are adapting to the impacts of climate change. David Nkwanga highlights some of the types of schemes that will be on show
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Registrations open for CBA11
Delegates can now book their tickets for the 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA11)
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The 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA11)
The 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA11) focused on harnessing natural resources and ecosystems for adaptation
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CBA11 scheduled for Kampala in June 2017
The 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA11) will focus on harnessing natural resources and ecosystems for adaptation
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CBA10 field trips: adaptation in practice
The 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation offered field trips to see how people in urban environments are taking practical steps to deal with the impacts of climate change. IIED's Matt Wright reports
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Is community-based adaptation suited to cities?
In the week of the urban-themed 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation, we ask what is needed for this approach to succeed in urban spaces
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CBA10: event information
Everything you need to know about the 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation: what, where, when and why
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CBA10 side events
CBA10 will feature a range of side events alongside the main conference on community-based adaptation
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2nd International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA2)
Leading climate experts discuss climate change and adaptation at a major conference in Dhaka
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1st International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA1)
In January 2005, IIED and partners organised the first major conference on community-based adaptation (CBA) in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Are you coming to CBA10?
There are just days until the deadline to register for the 10th international conference on community-based adaptation (CBA10) to climate change. But if you can’t be there, you don’t need to miss out
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Ten lessons on community-based adaptation
Ahead of the 10th conference on community-based adaptation (CBA10), to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh this year, Saleemul Huq highlights some of the lessons learned from organising these events
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CBA10: hotel, travel and exhibition information
Travel, accommodation, visa and exhibition information for the 10th international conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10) in Bangladesh
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Save the date! 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10)
IIED is pleased to announce the dates for the 10th annual International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9), which will take place in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 22-28 April, 2016
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Global Initiative on Community-Based Adaptation (GICBA)
The Global Initiative on Community-Based Adaptation (GICBA) initiative was launched by IIED in 2010 to allow collaboration between organisations and individuals working on community-based adaptation to climate change
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Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation
Ecosystem management and restoration can be a very important part of climate change adaptation, and communities can play a central role in the process, but the evidence base needs strengthening. IIED and partners are working in 12 countries to promote effective EbA and sustainable development.
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Shadows in the child's memories
The 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation featured stanzas as well as sessions and statements; rhyme as well as reason. Here, guest poet Evah Wanjiru shares some environmental verse based on her experiences in Kenya
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CBA9 highlights – day four
The production of the Nairobi Declaration on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change was the headline news on the fourth and final day of the 9th International Community-Based Adaptation Conference (CBA9) in Nairobi on 30 April
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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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Introduction to community-based adaptation to climate change
Poor and vulnerable people are particularly affected by climate change impacts, such as floods, droughts and other extreme weather events. For decades, IIED has worked to help share knowledge developed by local communities, academics and project managers so that communities can better cope with climate change.
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CBA9 highlights – day three
Ecosystem-based adaptation was at the top of the agenda on the third day of the 9th International Community-Based Adaptation Conference (CBA9) in Nairobi on 29 April
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Musings from a first timer at a CBA conference
Bangladesh has become a "poster child" for adaptation work. For people working at a national level, attending CBA9 provides an opportunity to learn and share experiences internationally
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CBA9 highlights – day two
There was a focus on learning through game-playing on the second day of the 9th International Community-Based Adaptation Conference (CBA9) in Nairobi on 28 April
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Slaughterhouse five
Guest blogger Hannah Reid reports back from a CBA9 field trip where she discovered how a slaughterhouse can help fight climate change
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The 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to climate change begins in Kenya
The 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA9) will be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from 27-30 April, 2015
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CBA9 highlights – day one
Judi Wakhungu, Cabinet Secretary of Environment, Water and Natural Resources for the Government of Kenya, gave the keynote address as the 9th International Community-Based Adaptation Conference (CBA9) got under way in Nairobi on 27 April
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A community of doers: celebrating the CBA conferences, and looking forward
As CBA9 delegates convene in Nairobi, Pablo Suarez, associate director at the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre reflects on what makes the conference a regular event in his calendar
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How to be heard at CBA9
IIED's communications team is providing comprehensive coverage from the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9). Kate Wilson outlines why such global exposure is important
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CBA9 highlights – pre-conference field trips
A round-up of the CBA9 participants' experiences and photographs during a series of field trips to experience at first hand issues related to community-based adaptation to climate change and measuring and enhancing effective adaptation
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Registrations open for the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9)
The International Institute for Environment and Development is pleased to announce that registrations are now being taken for the 9th annual International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9), which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 23-30 April, 2015
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CBA9: 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9)
The 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to climate change (CBA9) took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 24-30 April, 2015, hosted by the Government of Kenya
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Save the date! 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9)
IIED is pleased to announce the dates for the 9th annual International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9) which will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from 23-30 April, 2015
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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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Why community 'based' adaptation to climate change is not enough
Proponents of community-based adaptation to climate change need to put communities in the driving seat, says Anju Sharma
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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.
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7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA7)
Over 250 participants attended IIED's 7th community-based adaptation to climate change conference (CBA7) in Dhaka, Bangladesh in April 2013, with many more taking part virtually through a live blog which featured live web streamed video, comments and social media
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Virtual conferences: not in the future, but now
In this digitally connected world, could virtual participants meaningfully follow and take part in an IIED conference, cutting carbon footprints and expense?
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CBA7: Highlights from day three
Missed our live blog and webcast? Here are some highlights from the third day of the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation
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CBA7: highlights from day two
Here are some highlights from today's events at the 7th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to climate change (CBA7) in Dhaka
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Vulnerable communities tackling climate change are our best teachers
The poorest communities (and poorest countries) are leading the world in learning about and practising adaptation to climate change. The rich would do well to learn from them.
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CBA7: Live debate on climate change adaptation tweet-by-tweet
Read highlights from a fast-moving live online chat on how the poorest and most vulnerable can act to adapt to climate change.
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Climate crisis: How can the poorest and most vulnerable act to adapt?
Participate in our online debate on 9 April 2013 at 12.30-13.30 London time
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Action Research on Community Adaptation in Bangladesh
This long-term action-research project is learning from and providing support to vulnerable communities in Bangladesh as they adapt to climate change. The project aims to use rigorous research to identify proven adaptation strategies that can be scaled up and replicated in many locations.
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Learning how to adapt to climate change: advocacy, training and capacity building
IIED works to help support southern countries as they adapt to climate change and the extreme weather events it brings. We do this by supporting partner organisations and experts that offer climate change adaptation training, advocacy and capacity building.
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Empowering communities to adapt to climate change
Many communities that are vulnerable to climate change impacts have been dealing with climate variability for decades and have a wealth of knowledge about how to adapt. Community-based adaptation to climate change focuses on empowering communities to use their own knowledge and decision-making processes to take action.
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A tale of typhoons, trees and tiny creatures that stood between a community and climate resilience
We were in Da Loc commune, a sleepy part of Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa province. It’s a place that on a single day witnessed both the fury and the protective power of nature.
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6th Conference on community-based adaptation to climate change
Based in Hanoi, Vietnam, the Sixth International Conference on Community-based Adaptation (CBA6) included three days of field visits to projects to see how communities living in different ecosystems have adapted to climate change, and three and a half days of interactive discussions on different thematic areas.
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Video announcing the Sixth International Conference on community-based adaptation
In this video blog, Saleemul Huq, Senior Fellow, of IIED's Climate Change Group provides information about the upcoming conference in Hanoi. It’s key theme is: communicating about how communities are adapting to climate change.
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Creating a communication buzz in Zimbabwe
Mobile lectures, a mock newsroom tussle between journalists competing for their editor’s attention, and imagining a day in the life of policymakers and poor farmers were just some of the innovative elements of two workshops on climate change communication run by IIED in Zimbabwe in February 2011.
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5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5)
The 5th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA5) took place in Bangladesh in March 2011. The event, which attracted nearly 400 participants, had the theme "Scaling up: beyond pilots"
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CBA 2011: conference feedback
The Fifth International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) took place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from Monday, 28 to Thursday, 31 March 2011. Participants, represented NGOs, government, international organisations, and academia. Here are some of the things they had to say.
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Reality check: climate change and the poor
Hannah Reid reports on a field trip to a site in Manikganj District, about three hours from Dhaka city in Bangladesh, to see how vulnerable people are coping with climate-change related impacts
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Community-based adaptation and microfinance: a win-win partnership?
Climate change adaptation may cost US$75–100 billion per year between 2010 and 2050. Where these funds will come from, how they will be channelled and how adaptation should be achieved is still being debated. I propose part of the solution is to go micro: linking microfinance with community-based adaptation.
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IIED Insights: Q&A with Hannah Reid on community based adaptation
Climate change is set to significantly impact people and the environment. Rising temperatures will change crop growing seasons and impact food security. Changing rainfall patterns will cause water shortages or flooding in some areas. And rising sea levels means a greater risk of storm surges, flooding and wave damage for coastal regions across the world.
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Afloat: Bangladesh adapts to climate change
'Afloat', a film from IIED and Panos, shows how in Bangladesh they are combining tradition and innovation to adapt to climate change
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Community-Based Adaptation in Africa (CBAA)
This project helped communities in Africa think and communicate about climate change and adaptation, and to share their experiences with stakeholders.
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4th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA4)
The 4th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA4) to climate change took place in February 2010 in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
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Local heroes: community-based adaptation
‘In finding solutions for climate change, don’t reinvent the wheel.
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Beyond buzzwords: making adaptation a development norm
Day 1 of IIED’s Development and Climate Days: Land, Water and Forests
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3rd International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA3)
Donor agencies, international NGOs and research institutes from more than 50 countries agreed to set up a new initiative to help the world's poorest adapt to climate change at the 3rd International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA3)
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Haramata Communications Initiative
Haramata – bulletin of the drylands – published issues from 1988 to 2010. It established itself as a valuable information and networking channel for people working for the sustainable development of dryland areas, mainly but not exclusively in Africa
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Moveable feast: the floating gardens of Bangladesh
The farmers of southern Bangladesh have seen it all: cyclones, catastrophic flooding, silted-up rivers and creeping salination. Their South Asian homeland — a wedge of the tropics regularly exposed to searing heat and heavy monsoons — is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries on Earth.
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Film festival 2007: Community-based adaptation
Community based adaptation to climate change from around the world. A mini film festival took place as a side event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali (COP13)
