CBA Conference
Welcome to the International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA) online community space. Visit here for the latest updates on the CBA conference and access to CBA resources.
How to fix funding bottlenecks and pave the way for locally led adaptation
A new survey explores the operational bottlenecks preventing local organisations from accessing climate adaptation funding. As the UN General Assembly approaches, IIED’s May Thazin Aung and BRAC’s Sousan Suha share the survey’s findings and explains how funders can smooth the way for locally led adaptation.
Boosting community adaptation with a thriving private sector
This piece explores how to engage and mobilize the private sector to deliver sustainable and transformative adaptation at scale in a way that works for the most vulnerable.
Interview: Why trust, not cash, is key to locally led adaptation
This blog explains why donors should put CASH – ‘compassion, accountability, security and honour’ – at the heart of efforts to help local communities build resilience to climate change.
Putting locally-led climate adaptation principles into practice: insights from CBA18
The recent community-based adaptation conference in Tanzania examined approaches for accelerating climate resilience through locally led adaptation. Here, IIED’s Aaron Acuda and Sushila Pandit explain why a clear framework, reformed funding mechanisms, co-created programmes and private sector engagement are vital for turning theory into action.
Intersecting realities: Four approaches to making locally led adaptation more inclusive
This blog shares key takeaways from a peer learning session which took place at the CBA18 conference in May 2024 and sought to answer the question: What does locally led adaptation look like when intersectionality is intentionally considered as part of an intervention?
Insights from CBA18: Five practitioners share key learnings for putting Locally Led Adaptation principles into practice
What does Locally-Led Adaptation (LLA) look like in practice? Five practitioners attending the CBA18 conference in May 2024 share key learnings from their own work as well as from the conference regarding promising LLA solutions and approaches.
Equal Power for Transformative Dialogue: Insights from CBA17
Learn about Zahid Shashoto's (a board member for the Climate Justice Resilience Fund and program development officer for Uttaran) key takeaway messages from the 17th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change.
Getting local adaptation expertise into global spaces: five key messages we’re taking forward from CBA17
CBA17 was a hotspot for sharing the latest in local climate adaptation expertise and ways to put that expertise into practice. Aaron Acuda and Sushila Pandit set out key takeaways from the four-day global event.
The 16th International Conference on Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA16): Putting the LLA principles into practice
This article presents the key highlights and messages from the 16th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA16) that took place on the 3rd and 4th of October, 2022.
CBA15: Local solutions inspiring global action – Talking Points
This article provides an overview of the key messages and outcomes from the 15th international conference on community based adaptation (CBA15) that took place in 2021.
