CBA8 highlights: day one
Highlights from the first day of the 8th Annual Community Based Adaptation Conference (CBA8) on financing community-based adaptation to climate change, which took place in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 24-30 April 2014
RT @SaleemulHuq: Waiting for PM to arrive. #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/U9AKhfxzXK - Delagates watch film on #climatechange in Nepal while we wait...- Prime Minister of Nepal arrives at #CBA8 https://vine.co/v/MviV6ae1qTw
We're off! Opening speeches have started as Prakash Mathema, Chair of LDC group @UN_ClimateTalks welcomes everyone to #CBA8- Now @SaleemulHuq takes to the floor to welcome guests + introduce theme of #CBA8: financing local adaptation.Without finance can’t scale-up
Sam Bickersteth, CEO @cdknetwork says there is still a large scaling up challenge at opening of #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/1tJM2AKulP
Nepal Prime Minister says a changing climate is putting immense pressure on lives of the poor in Nepal #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/hojFVeM7qA- A quick video clip of a few of the exhibitors at #cba8... https://vine.co/v/Mv5QVhFYL6g
READ;CARE - 'Scaling-up the use of tools for CBA - Issues and challenges' http://www.careclimatechange.org/files/adaptation/Scaling-up_the_use_of_tools_for_community-based_adaptation-_Issues_and_challenges_.pdf … #CBA8
Nidhi Mittal asks how to mainstream adaptation at the local level given conflicting incentives #CBA8 @Ricardo_AEA pic.twitter.com/BVFyLALcxJ
Intermittent power outages won't stop capacity building session at #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/5bCEbZ2DPc- Now at an 'out-of-the-box session' at #CBA8 looking at how to ensure adaptation finance reaches the most vulnerable @CAREClimate
- Great out of the box session at #CBA8. Video here to give you a taste of what we got up to... https://vine.co/v/Mv1nptWF0BK
Nanki Kaur from India asks for unlocking investments for adaptation @cba8 pic.twitter.com/1EAsw90C5r
Don't just reach the vulnerable make sure they are heard as well : participant in CBA8 #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/tcYBst2SUr
Effective adaptation happens when women & men take climate action together #CBA8 http://owl.li/wc57d v @GGCA_gender @IIED
Participants look at posters in CBA8 #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/Mfs6TO9iqK- Donors not the only ones with the money says @SaleemulHuq governments have money too #CBA8
PM's committment to respond to climate change... #CBA8 http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=73621 …
- Playing games with climate change at #CBA8 https://vine.co/v/MvnhYtzm0rQ
"The new Readiness Programme will promote South-South cooperation for Direct Access" - M. Honadia, AFB Chair #cba8 pic.twitter.com/F1dOCjyRxy- This province has been wiped out by CC! They didn't invest. Lots of learning with Pablo Suarez #CBA8 @… http://instagram.com/p/nSv6VuMs-X/
.@harjeet11 on message: donors should invest in proactive adaptation and development activities, not wait for loss and damage to hit #CBA8
Games shows donors need to invest in #resilience and development, not wait for #lossandamage #CBA8 @ActionAid
Whose country survived? Well played participants, well played. #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/BfIXZBW2O0
Nepali dancers at CBA8 #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/uTUz6cmVJz
The other side of the balance, I like that :) @SaleemulHuq: Gender unbalanced contingent from Bangladesh at #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/6krNne0tZT
If the organizers are happy then you know the conference is going well! #CBA8 pic.twitter.com/Nlh3cFRD1w
tune into the discussions about #climate #resilience and #adaptation at #CBA8 in Nepal by following @cristina_rdr and @SaleemulHuq!
So many interesting conversations on #climatefinance on first day of #CBA8. Looking forward to learning from others over the next 3 days!
Looking forward to a critical disussion about private sector finance for #climatechange #adaptation #cba8 day 3
News on @cdknetwork & partners' presentations on adaptation finance at #CBA8 Kathmandu http://bit.ly/QSgf1t
Favorite picture of the day #CBA8 #SeriousFun #GamesAreFunClimateChangeIsNot pic.twitter.com/OrBWYpYcvZ
