The 5th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change

This conference will host three days of field visits to community based adaptation projects in different ecosystems and three days of interactive discussions on different thematic areas at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.

The conference aims to:

Share the latest developments in adaptation planning and practices, priority sectors and measures at different levels and disseminate knowledge among stakeholders and communities.

The specific objectives are:

• Bring different stakeholders and practitioners to share and discuss knowledge of Community Based Adaptation (CBA) planning and practices from different parts of the developing world, particularly Bangladesh

• Capture the latest learning from CBA planning and practices around the developing world

• Enhance capacity of the practitioners to help the most vulnerable groups and people in improving livelihoods in developing countries

• Share lessons learnt to facilitate integration of climate change into national and international development programmes

• Disseminate lessons learnt at the conference through proceedings and immediate conference summary.

For more information, visit the event page at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

A webcast of the event will be available here on the One World website.