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22 May 2023 10:00 - 25 May 2023 18:00

International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA17)

For the first time since 2019 CBA will be held in-person, with a focus on networking and reconnecting. It offers participants four days of discussion, debate, peer-to-peer ‘skill-shares’ and knowledge exchange.

The CBA conference series aims to bring together a community of practitioners who are collectively seeking to reimagine solutions that enable transformative outcomes, through the agency of communities driving climate action.

CBA is a space for the adaptation community of practitioners to come together to share how to put the principles for locally led adaptation (LLA) into practice, recognising the complexities, innovations and challenges that must be overcome.

The ARA is a contributing partner to CBA17 and there will be an opportunity at the Conference to meet-and-greet the Head of the Secretariat, Jesse Demaria-Kinney, on Wednesday 10 May at 1pm (UTC+1).

Location: Bangkok, Thailand.

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ARA events at CBA17

Opening Plenary: Welcome to CBA17

The opening plenary will bring the CBA community together in person for the first time since 2018. The chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group, Madame Madeleine Diouf Sarr, will welcome participants to the conference, followed by opening remarks from a panel including Jesse DeMaria-Kinney from the Adaptation Research Alliance to reflect on the state of the principles for locally-led adaptation. 

Date: 22 May 2023 
Time: 8:30am - 10:15am GMT+7
Location: Ballroom 1-2 

Opening Plenary: Welcome to CBA17

The opening plenary will bring the CBA community together in person for the first time since 2018. The chair of the Least Developed Countries (LDC) Group, Madame Madeleine Diouf Sarr, will welcome participants to the conference, followed by opening remarks from a panel including Jesse DeMaria-Kinney from the Adaptation Research Alliance to reflect on the state of the principles for locally led adaptation. 

Date: 22 May 2023 
Time: 8:30am - 10:15am GMT+7
Location: Ballroom 1-2 

Creating a new urban resilience initiative 

In this highly interactive ‘sandbox’ style session led by the Adaptation Research Alliance's Aditya Bahadur, CBA17 participants will contribute to the development of a new urban resilience programme. Those part of the design process will be invited to help execute this potential programme.   

Date: 22 May 2023 
Time: 3:20pm - 5:00pm GMT+7
Location: Riverside 1-2 

Unlocking LDC-led adaptation research uptake 

This is part of a co-creation process for a new engaged adaptation research programme, to be led by LDC Universities. We will explore the relationship between university researchers and national-level policy makers, and what helps or hinders university research uptake by policy makers in LDCs.  

Date: 24 May 2023 
Time: 10:35am - 12:15pm GMT+7
Location: Riverside 1-2 

Identifying knowledge gaps for adaptation action in LDCs 

This session flows from the previous, but new participants are welcome! We will explore gaps in knowledge for the effective formulation or implementation of adaptation policy in Least Developed Countries. Where are there gaps in policy? Where are there gaps in knowledge or information? 

Date: 24 May 2023 
Time: 1:15pm - 3:00pm GMT+7
Location: Riverside 1-2 

 

 

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