CBA8 highlights - day three
Highlights from the third day of the 8th Annual Community Based Adaptation Conference (CBA8) on financing community-based adaptation to climate change, which took place in Kathmandu, Nepal, from 24-30 April 2014
- On #MothersDay, let's not forget our #MotherEarth, too. Like each of us has just one mother, we have just one earth. #CBA8 #Kathmandu
- Farmers in Senegal and Uganda/Rwanda are embracing new farming practices to cope with climate change http://bit.ly/1rzscVe #CBA8
- CARE's toolkits and other useful documentation: http://www.careclimatechange.org/publications/careclimate-change … @EdBoydell speaking at #CBA8 'can we do better with on integration?'
- Glad to see @dee_are_dee taking the initiative of opening up questions through Twitter as well! #VirtualParticipants #CBA8 #Trendsetters
- Amazing, positive, climate conference in Kathmandu: how can communities adapt to climate change? Loadsa tweets #CBA8 http://www.iied.org/cba8-8th-conference-community-based-adaptation-climate-change …
- Impressed that 14 govts around the table from industrialised & developing countries & female leadership of govt group says @CFigueres #CBA8
- Important to have planning and finance ministries at the table for any realistic deal on climate change: @CFigueres #CBA8
- "A lot of information on finance was not available to the public," @judyNdichu on Civil Society Advocacy on Financing CBA at #CBA8
- "We need to build internal expertise in both advocacy and finance; ensure that finance reaches the most vulnerable," @MiguelCAREVN #CBA8 1/2
- "...and link what is done in Vietnam to the regional and global levels," @MiguelCAREVN at #CBA8
- #CBA8 may require communities leaving behind what they used 2 do 2 respond 2 already occuring CC threats.. http://bit.ly/1ko0NVb
- Yes absolutely agree MT @SaleemulHuq: Shirley Laban says NGOs must form consortia to tackle climate change #CBA8 http://flip.it/Uz8KE
- Love to see the data on that MT @cristina_rdr: every $1 invested in community based #adaptation you get $4 of benefits - @CAREClimate #cba8
- Effective adaptation is about making decisions with those are directly affected - and that includes women #CBA8 http://goo.gl/VmVCdB
- #CBA8 -Securing funds for local #adaptation & ensuring public participation critical for pro-poor design, #accountability& #transparency.
- See how 1 Nepal village reacted to erratic rainfall, leading to crop and irrigation disturbance + landslides -> http://www.iied.org/investing-adaptation-climate-change-brings-bonus-benefits … #CBA8