CBA11: highlights from day four

The final day of the 11th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA11) saw participants ponder ways to scale up the impact of the community of practitioners as Paul Mafabi, director of the Uganda Ministry of Water & Environment, promised to take the outcomes to the government

  1. While the weather prospect was gloomy at the start of the day, there were brighter hopes for revealing discussions on the future of the conference, aimed at scaling up its impact. But first, a recap...
  2. Morning from Kampala! The 4th & final day of #CBA11 starts soon. Here's what's happened yesterday -->  https://storify.iied.org/cba11-highlights-from-day-three  #NAPExpo pic.twitter.com/VCbr9hnPgrhttps://t.co/VCbr9hnPgrpic.twitter.com/VCbr9hnPgrhttps://t.co/VCbr9hnPgrpic.twitter.com/VCbr9hnPgrhttps://t.co/VCbr9hnPgrpic.twitter.com/VCbr9hnPgr
  3. ICYMI: @SaleemulHuq rounds up yesterday's activities & discussions as the Regional #NAPExpo came to #CBA11 -->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzkZ5b0HqcY 
  4. Participants gathered to discuss the strengths - and weaknesses - of CBA conferences, and identify key areas for action
  5. What's next for #CBA11? How can we scale up the impact? Participants giving views & @clareshakya sets the scene -->  https://www.iied.org/building-our-shared-learning-climate-action-kampala 
  6. #CBA11 wrap up sessions highlighting key issues community based natural resource management and the private sector how can they contribute? pic.twitter.com/k8iNxuBoabhttps://t.co/k8iNxuBoabpic.twitter.com/k8iNxuBoab
  7. Brian Harding of @SNVworld: "There's not enough understanding of the blending of public & private finance in the #GCFund" #CBA11
  8. #CBA11 is a wonderful community of practice, but how can we get more effective at influencing the global level, asks @clareshakya  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/880309589220233216 
  9. @clareshakya This discussion is not just for those here in Kampala either. Have you been following #CBA11 online? @clareshakya wants your views too! pic.twitter.com/CUJkFOXXpF
  10. @clareshakya Lots of participant views: are we here for sharing, or for getting direction? Need more critical analysis to shape ongoing dialogue #CBA11
  11. @clareshakya Do we need more creative tension? Don't need to agree with one another all the time. Can we learn from failures to improve quality? #CBA11
  12. @clareshakya On possible future themes for CBA: "if anything, the focus should be on private sector finance & engagement" #CBA11
  13. Midway through the morning, the discussions were interrupted by a flood warning! Although the rain had started outside, though, this was actually a flashmob designed to communicate messages about flooding through drama and music
  14. Volunteers from the Uganda Red Cross @Federation have just surprised #CBA11 participants with a flood warning  https://twitter.com/clareshakya/status/880316712851300353 
  15. WATCH AGAIN: "Protect yourself in case of a flood" ⚠️ Song used at #CBA11 to communicate drama of a flood evacuation  https://www.pscp.tv/w/1rmGPPgOnRYGN 
  16. Elsewhere in Kampala, things were no less dramatic at the continuing youth conference, hosting more than 150 youngsters from Kenya, Ethiopia, Nepal and Uganda, as they entered the lion's den...
  17. Day 2: The youth have an important role in ensuring a sustainable environment for future generations #CBA11 #ClimateChangeCBA @bindexstiv https://t.co/5FdIBVwgEU
    Day 2: The youth have an important role in ensuring a sustainable environment for future generations #CBA11 #ClimateChangeCBA @bindexstiv pic.twitter.com/5FdIBVwgEU
  18. Prepping dragon/lion'd den pitch on adaption solutions at #CBA11 youth summit with #IWMI_ Panchali Saika @fatou2002 https://t.co/DrWhMgwXdp
    Prepping dragon/lion'd den pitch on adaption solutions at #CBA11 youth summit with #IWMI_ Panchali Saika @fatou2002 pic.twitter.com/DrWhMgwXdp
  19. Back at the main CBA11 conference, it was time for the closing speeches, with special guest Paul Mafabi, Director of Environmental Affairs in Uganda
  20. Joseph Epitu kicking off the #CBA11 closing session with youth representatives and our Ugandan hosts, MoWE & MUCCRI https://t.co/PVPDzUspYE
    Joseph Epitu kicking off the #CBA11 closing session with youth representatives and our Ugandan hosts, MoWE & MUCCRI pic.twitter.com/PVPDzUspYE
  21. Daphne rep youth at #CBA11: Uganda v young country w high unemployment, youth neglected but innovative, risk takers https://t.co/BVIh4r3buV
    Daphne rep youth at #CBA11: Uganda v young country w high unemployment, youth neglected but innovative, risk takers pic.twitter.com/BVIh4r3buV
  22. Message from #CBA11 youth: we need involvement in the decisions being made, because we will be the ones implementing the policies"  https://twitter.com/clareshakya/status/880350859636465665 
  23. "The youngest trees in the forest are the ones that strengthen & thicken the forest" #CBA11 youth rep Daphne highlights a Ugandan saying
  24. Edwin, Ugandan youth climate activist, asks #CBA11 2 support their voice in climate policy design, delivery, monitor https://t.co/FwtgOSjMjp
    Edwin, Ugandan youth climate activist, asks #CBA11 2 support their voice in climate policy design, delivery, monitor pic.twitter.com/FwtgOSjMjp
  25. Call for involvement of the youth in local climate action and decision making for adaptation #CBA11 closing session @IIED #CBAUnite2017
  26. Youth from every continent want to get involved in policy of the future &will share position paper at #COP #CBA11 https://t.co/Noq0v1DelL
    Youth from every continent want to get involved in policy of the future &will share position paper at #COP #CBA11 pic.twitter.com/Noq0v1DelL
  27. Leave no one behind in #adaptation - but we at  #CBA11 must be more innov in communicating - bring in visual artists https://t.co/VRsMzROJax
    Leave no one behind in #adaptation - but we at #CBA11 must be more innov in communicating - bring in visual artists pic.twitter.com/VRsMzROJax
  28. @UNEP's Musonda Mumba, speaking personally, asks if we are talking to ourselves at #CBA11 - "I see the same faces I've seen for many years"  https://twitter.com/clareshakya/status/880354568793620483 
  29. @UNEP She encourages organisers to be innovative: target shopping malls/issue a call for musicians to get message of #CBA11 to wider audience
  30. #cba11 Felix Ries BMUB, says fund locally and act globally & get to scale, needs flex ££, along w robust monitoring. https://t.co/hDsFWBk7L5
    #cba11 Felix Ries BMUB, says fund locally and act globally & get to scale, needs flex ££, along w robust monitoring. pic.twitter.com/hDsFWBk7L5
  31. @iki_bmub "We need to follow the principle of fund globally, act locally" @iki_bmub's Felix Ries #CBA11
  32. This message comes through loud and clear despite the deafening sound of torrential rainfall outside! #CBA11  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/880356846283968513 
  33. Glad we have a wetland nearby to absorb all the heavy rain that started during the #CBA11 closing plenary! 🌧#EbA for #CBA @IIED https://t.co/ZxrtPsDrfF
    Glad we have a wetland nearby to absorb all the heavy rain that started during the #CBA11 closing plenary! 🌧#EbA for #CBA @IIED pic.twitter.com/ZxrtPsDrfF
  34. @SaleemulHuq call on Uganda & other countries with young populations to invest & train them to innovate & become climate champions. #CBA11
  35. Today's usually the time we announce the venue of #CBA12 - we're taking more time to think how to make it more strategic @SaleemulHuq #CBA11
  36. Scaling up is essential, says @SaleemulHuq. #CBA11 & NGOs can share knowledge w/ govts & funding agencies to get $ & bring CBA/EbA together
  37. Paul Mafabi, director of the Uganda Ministry of Water & Environment, promises to take #CBA11 outcomes to highest level of Uganda govt  https://twitter.com/TKajumba/status/880364118762541056 
  38. Paul Mufabi asks #CBA11 2 think what we will now do differently & inform #cba12 how it works. commits to act himself https://t.co/8mAjtTR33C
    Paul Mufabi asks #CBA11 2 think what we will now do differently & inform #cba12 how it works. commits to act himself pic.twitter.com/8mAjtTR33C
  39. And that's it! Paul Mafabi officially closes #CBA11.

Thanks to all who followed events in Kampala. More videos/coverage will follow later https://t.co/6vLE6k6qqQ
    And that's it! Paul Mafabi officially closes #CBA11. Thanks to all who followed events in Kampala. More videos/coverage will follow later pic.twitter.com/6vLE6k6qqQ
  40. Videos

  41. Videos of the closing speeches will appear here later
  42. Further reading

  43. Through Irish Aid Climate Learning Platform, evidence from local level informs national level  http://www.climatelearningplatform.org  #CBA11 pic.twitter.com/WWym60WCh2https://t.co/WWym60WCh2pic.twitter.com/WWym60WCh2https://t.co/WWym60WCh2pic.twitter.com/WWym60WCh2https://t.co/WWym60WCh2pic.twitter.com/WWym60WCh2
  44. You can access climate related studies, materials for @Irish_Aid key partner countries, policy briefings and more...#CBA11 @IIED  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/880060931811815424 
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