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

  1. #CBA8 starts today with a poster market place. If you're at the conf join us at 9am, if not we'll be there and pics/videos will follow...
  2. CBA8 daily update with Saleemul Huq, 27th April
  3. 30 posters being presented in a 2 min pitch during 1st #CBA8 session of the day. We should do a buzzword counting...
  4. Hyacinth Douglas from GEF/SGP Jamaica "sells" her poster at CBA8 #CBA8 http://t.co/MM1dCbKMMe
    Hyacinth Douglas from GEF/SGP Jamaica "sells" her poster at CBA8 #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/MM1dCbKMMe
  5. Chris from @PracticalAction sells his poster about making agricultural systems work for small holder farmers #CBA8 http://t.co/xmOvD52NNn
    Chris from @PracticalAction sells his poster about making agricultural systems work for small holder farmers #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/xmOvD52NNn
  6. Learning is always more fun with pictures, things seem easier with them around-- #CBA8 poster marketplace now open. http://t.co/KTaVM5P7Rk
    Learning is always more fun with pictures, things seem easier with them around-- #CBA8 poster marketplace now open. pic.twitter.com/KTaVM5P7Rk
  7. First time at #CBA8 conference #gender and women's empowerment is stressed so well! Should be better integrated in each session @GGCA_gender
  8. On #MothersDay, let's not forget our #MotherEarth, too. Like each of us has just one mother, we have just one earth. #CBA8 #Kathmandu
  9. A non-scientific snapshot of #CBA8 poster session buzzword counting. For more information, have a look at the posters http://t.co/qwUpz0uapD
    A non-scientific snapshot of #CBA8 poster session buzzword counting. For more information, have a look at the posters pic.twitter.com/qwUpz0uapD
  10. Farmers in Senegal and Uganda/Rwanda are embracing new farming practices to cope with climate change  http://bit.ly/1rzscVe  #CBA8
  11. Challenges of ensuring accountability and transparency when financing local adaptation session at #CBA8
  12. Another all male panel at CBA8! Need to do better next time. 
#CBA8 http://t.co/M79X9Rk04b
    Another all male panel at CBA8! Need to do better next time. #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/M79X9Rk04b
  13. From audience: you can't do risk planning without thinking about governance. #CBA8
  14. not much information available on climate finance - so how can this be accountable? #CBA8
  15. Two female members on accountability & transparency panel @SaleemulHuq including Heather McGray @worldresources http://t.co/lpln1qqebL
    Two female members on accountability & transparency panel @SaleemulHuq including Heather McGray @worldresources pic.twitter.com/lpln1qqebL
  16. Unequal and unjust power relation - key barrier to achieve #resilience says @harjeet11 in #CBA8
  17. Recognising capacity of organised, networked community groups would allow further scaling up of DRR & resilience-building activities #CBA8
  18. 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?'
  19. Red Constantino - we need to stop discussing what is lacking and build on what is working and what exists @WRIClimate @icsc_ph #cba8
  20. #drr at #cba8 - thanks for the discussion. Send in questions for panel by twitter!
  21. Glad to see @dee_are_dee taking the initiative of opening up questions through Twitter as well! #VirtualParticipants #CBA8 #Trendsetters
  22. Budget constrains a big problem - sometimes you have to put aside what works for what you can afford, Malawi delegate says #CBA8
  23. What about role of private sector companies in financing DRR locally? They need workers well-housed, healthy & able to travel to work #CBA8
  24. Good discussion in breakout grp on finance accountability. For @ActionAid communities holding local govt to account on budgets is key #CBA8
  25. Q from the floor: is a siloed approach to adaptation financing the right way to achieve integrated adaptation? #CBA8 #DRR
  26. Discussions&adaptación practice at #CBA8 demand integration&mainstreaming;but policy and even Katmandú Declaration dont reflect that!
  27. “We shouldn’t miss out on disaster recovery as an opportunity to finance #climate adaptation measures” - Mihir Bhatt, AIDMI #CBA8 #DRR
  28. Pablo Suarez leads participants to designing participatory games on climate finance #CBA8 http://t.co/kVuj9In4tq
    Pablo Suarez leads participants to designing participatory games on climate finance #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/kVuj9In4tq
  29. "Resillinece doesn't trickle down. We have to make sure it trickles up." Ali Sheikh #cba8 @CDKN @leadpakistan
  30. People say aid effectiveness trickle down, but It doesn't. It has to be inclusive from the start says Ali Sheikh at #CBA8
  31. #CBA8 brings to light wonderful perspectives on climate change.
  32. Special guest @CFigueres joins the government group network for climate change mainstreaming at #CBA8 today http://t.co/VeF1TtibNG
    Special guest @CFigueres joins the government group network for climate change mainstreaming at #CBA8 today pic.twitter.com/VeF1TtibNG
  33. Here's how to adaptation finance was spent in the Philippines in the last few years, misreported & misaligned. #CBA8 http://t.co/tJkJliuEbe
    Here's how to adaptation finance was spent in the Philippines in the last few years, misreported & misaligned. #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/tJkJliuEbe
  34. 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 
  35. Impressed that 14 govts around the table from industrialised & developing countries & female leadership of govt group says @CFigueres #CBA8
  36. Important to have planning and finance ministries at the table for any realistic deal on climate change: @CFigueres #CBA8
  37. Impressive list of member countries of government group #CBA8 http://t.co/X4q0EwVkuo
    Impressive list of member countries of government group #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/X4q0EwVkuo
  38. Civil society orgs should not just be critical of adaptation finance. They should engage, influence, and offer support as well. #CBA8
  39. "A lot of information on finance was not available to the public," @judyNdichu on Civil Society Advocacy on Financing CBA at #CBA8
  40. "We need to build internal expertise in both advocacy and finance; ensure that finance reaches the most vulnerable," @MiguelCAREVN #CBA8 1/2
  41. "...and link what is done in Vietnam to the regional and global levels," @MiguelCAREVN at #CBA8
  42. "We need to make sure the voices of people we hear is heard at all levels" Saskia Dagget's message on Civil Society Advocacy & Finance #CBA8
  43. #CBA8 may require communities leaving behind what they used 2 do 2 respond 2 already occuring CC threats..  http://bit.ly/1ko0NVb 
  44. Resilience processes open up the opportunity for more informed decision making, unlocking ROI #CBA8
  45. CBA8 session interview: Ali Sheikh
  46. CBA8 session interview: Paul Steele
  47. Yes absolutely agree MT @SaleemulHuq: Shirley Laban says NGOs must form consortia to tackle climate change #CBA8  http://flip.it/Uz8KE 
  48. Breakout groups on steroids in #CBA8 talk about civil society advocacy in adaptation. http://t.co/86nlZqmoq7
    Breakout groups on steroids in #CBA8 talk about civil society advocacy in adaptation. pic.twitter.com/86nlZqmoq7
  49. Love to see the data on that MT @cristina_rdr: every $1 invested in community based #adaptation you get $4 of benefits - @CAREClimate #cba8
  50. CBA8 session interview: Fiona Percy
  51. It's very interesting to come up w/global finance advocacy asks in a group that includes NGOs, developed country govts, IGOs and MDBs #CBA8
  52. Book signing on the IIED stand! @SaleemulHuq & Hannah Reid book: Community-based adaptation to climate change #CBA8 http://t.co/a1rgOpW5mr
    Book signing on the IIED stand! @SaleemulHuq & Hannah Reid book: Community-based adaptation to climate change #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/a1rgOpW5mr
  53. Very interesting session on financing disaster risk reduction and CBA @dee_are_dee @IIED #CBA8 http://t.co/V4C2k7tPHK
    Very interesting session on financing disaster risk reduction and CBA @dee_are_dee @IIED #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/V4C2k7tPHK
  54. And @BangkokDi holding up her chapter of the book: When disaster is an opportunity...#CBA8 http://t.co/GXTEhiWH33
    And @BangkokDi holding up her chapter of the book: When disaster is an opportunity...#CBA8 pic.twitter.com/GXTEhiWH33
  55. Effective adaptation is about making decisions with those are directly affected - and that includes women #CBA8  http://goo.gl/VmVCdB 
  56. Thomas Loster from MRF announces the winners of the poster competition at CBA8 #CBA8 Congratulations @AIDMI http://t.co/Z0do5o6Hyg”
    Thomas Loster from MRF announces the winners of the poster competition at CBA8 #CBA8 Congratulations @AIDMI pic.twitter.com/Z0do5o6Hyg
  57. The @IIED exhibition stand, delegates taking a coffee break, setting up the poster session and two new book...  https://vine.co/v/Mv0T3AADv20 
  58. Peru poster oulines government budget 4 communities limitation their capacity to make successful applications #CBA8 http://t.co/k4PLsyzy4l
    Peru poster oulines government budget 4 communities limitation their capacity to make successful applications #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/k4PLsyzy4l
  59. #CBA8 film competition. We are asked to be filmcritics. Interactive!
  60. Mount Everest is beautiful. But #climatechange is melting glaciers, threatening water supply of millions of Nepalese http://t.co/zUdouum5tJ
    Mount Everest is beautiful. But #climatechange is melting glaciers, threatening water supply of millions of Nepalese pic.twitter.com/zUdouum5tJ
  61. Book signing at the exhibition stand with @SaleemulHuq #CBA8 100 copies signed! http://t.co/dWzey0P7Zh
    Book signing at the exhibition stand with @SaleemulHuq #CBA8 100 copies signed! pic.twitter.com/dWzey0P7Zh
  62. @ctonui poster on building synergy btwn mitigation and adaptation in Kenya, Honduras and Bangladesh at #CBA8 #Nepal http://t.co/ki4fky4yUT
    @ctonui poster on building synergy btwn mitigation and adaptation in Kenya, Honduras and Bangladesh at #CBA8 #Nepal pic.twitter.com/ki4fky4yUT
  63. #CBA8 -Securing funds for local #adaptation & ensuring public participation critical for pro-poor design, #accountability& #transparency.
  64. CBA8 delegate interview: Abid Lashari
  65. CBA8 delegate interview: Monica Pearce
  66. 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
  67. UNU-EHS contributing on human rights and  environmental induced migration 2 KTM Declaration #CBA8 http://t.co/95fKFFB7cj
    UNU-EHS contributing on human rights and environmental induced migration 2 KTM Declaration #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/95fKFFB7cj
  68. Colin McQuinn launches new book by Practical Action on CBA #CBA8
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