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6 months ago

Development & Climate Days (day one)

More than 250 policymakers, researchers and development practitioners attended the opening day of this year's D&C Days at the climate change talks in Bonn, Germany, which explored four key themes towards building climate resilience for all. Here's what happened:

  1. D&C Days is held each year in the middle weekend of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Amid the formal climate negotiations, D&C Days offers an opportunity for policymakers, researchers and practitioners to meet informally to explore key issues and ideas for future action in dynamic sessions that encourage dialogue.
  2. Welcome to the 14th Development & Climate Day. Over the next two days, we'll be exploring four key themes towards climate resilience for all. Follow #DCdays17 for all the discussions & interactivity -->  https://www.iied.org/development-climate-days-2017 … pic.twitter.com/65Q4h8xtsT
    IIED@IIED
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  3. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    We have four themes around building climate resilience: *Resilience through empowerment and access *Valuing lived experience, and local knowledge *Transparency & downward accountability, and *Shared resilience #DCdays17  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/929259238697984000 …
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  4. 18 sessions, 16 partners, 2 days, 1 event --> #DCDays17 has started! Follow live on Facebook and here @IIED. https://t.co/NkYwGiVVXU
    18 sessions, 16 partners, 2 days, 1 event --> #DCDays17 has started! Follow live on Facebook and here @IIED. pic.twitter.com/NkYwGiVVXU
    Clair Grant-Salmon@clairgs
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  5. Follow the participants at #DCDays17 in this Twitter list for personal views and stories on building climate resilience. We'll add to it as the day progresses --> https://t.co/1IIcehlbMQ #COP23 https://t.co/66ESQnbBDm
    Follow the participants at #DCDays17 in this Twitter list for personal views and stories on building climate resilience. We'll add to it as the day progresses -->  https://twitter.com/IIED/lists/d-c-days-2017 … #COP23 pic.twitter.com/66ESQnbBDm
    IIED@IIED
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  6. The day began with an introduction from Imme Scholz, deputy director of the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut fürEntwicklungspolitik (DIE). This was followed by a storytelling session.
  7. More than a decade after the first Development & Climate Days event, @imme_scholz, deputy director of @DIE_GDI, begins #DCdays17 by paying tribute to @SaleemulHuq. https://t.co/ylC2T3wn9w
    More than a decade after the first Development & Climate Days event, @imme_scholz, deputy director of @DIE_GDI, begins #DCdays17 by paying tribute to @SaleemulHuq. pic.twitter.com/ylC2T3wn9w
    IIED@IIED
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  8. #Decarbonization does interfere with everything we do. The same is true for #GlobalWarming. This important insight is the basis of the #DCDays17 – @imme_scholz at the opening of day one. pic.twitter.com/xp8K3r3BNo
    DIE_GDI@DIE_GDI
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  9. meganrowling
    Megan Rowling@meganrowling
    In #Fiji, people can no longer read traditional signs showing when a cyclone will come: "Climate change is here whether we like it or not - @FijiRedCross DG #DCDays17
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  10. #DCdays17 Filipe Nainoca tells in Fiji cyclone now comes without traditional early warning signs - breadfruit trees bearing fruit in pairs https://t.co/0VQUNyhN1c
    #DCdays17 Filipe Nainoca tells in Fiji cyclone now comes without traditional early warning signs - breadfruit trees bearing fruit in pairs pic.twitter.com/0VQUNyhN1c
    Clare Shakya@clareshakya
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  11. A no brainer for dealing with a complex global challenge - surely? #DCDays17 https://t.co/kc1AYEepmv
    A no brainer for dealing with a complex global challenge - surely? #DCDays17 pic.twitter.com/kc1AYEepmv
    Liz Carlile@lizcarlile
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  12. #DCdays17 testimonies from South Africa Fiji Kenia: bottom-up adaptation needs action, accountability, understanding new signs of nature https://t.co/IJYvOtfDN3
    #DCdays17 testimonies from South Africa Fiji Kenia: bottom-up adaptation needs action, accountability, understanding new signs of nature pic.twitter.com/IJYvOtfDN3
    Imme Scholz@imme_scholz
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  13. Story Edward Cameron tells how we have to speak each other’s languages to build collaboration 4 climate action #DCdays17 #WeMeanBusiness https://t.co/6EAKGD4kbv
    Story Edward Cameron tells how we have to speak each other’s languages to build collaboration 4 climate action #DCdays17 #WeMeanBusiness pic.twitter.com/6EAKGD4kbv
    Clare Shakya@clareshakya
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  14. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    We have to become accustomed to speaking with people who may not agree with us, who may not understand us - @EdwardJCameron. More on how we need shared resilience to address our shared climate risk -->  http://www.wbcsd.org/Overview/News-Insights/General/News/Working-together-to-manage-climate-risk … #DCDays17  https://twitter.com/clareshakya/status/929275150046023680 …
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  15. RCClimate
    Climate Centre@RCClimate
    Powerful words of the Fiji SG of the #RedCross at #DCdays17: Our traditional signs can no longer predict what will happen, even the signs are confused. Ladies and gentlemen, climate change is here whether we like it or not. #Cop23 @Federation
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  16. The first session saw the event open with some scene-setting, exploring the four themes and how they relate to the plans and the priorities of the UNFCCC.
  17. The four themes are: resilience through empowerment and access; valuing lived experience, and local knowledge; transparency and downward accountability; and shared resilience.
  18. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    The leaders of the four themes on building climate resilience at #DCDays17 -->  https://www.iied.org/development-climate-days-2017 … @mauricesadlier, @EdwardJCameron, @SiMacAnderson & @gagnonsandra1  https://twitter.com/Reeseness/status/929279796898664448 …
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  19. GetZilient
    Zilient.org@GetZilient
    In #Kenya, communities are demanding information about what is happening with #climatefinance thanks to local participation in funding decisions: Kenya #Adaptation Consortium #DCDays17
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  20. alertnetclimate
    alertnetclimate@alertnetclimate
    When is consulting with the community not just a show? When the community demands to know if what they asked for last year really happened - and how much it cost - before they consult this year #DCdays17 #COP23
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  21. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    See how local governments in the drylands of Kenya, Mali, Senegal and Tanzania are devpolving #climatefinance & establishing local-level climate adaptation funds -->  https://www.iied.org/local-climate-finance-funding-community-prioritised-adaptation … #DCdays17  https://twitter.com/meganrowling/status/929275074615668742 …
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  22. meganrowling
    Megan Rowling@meganrowling
    Private sector does not always understand concept of vulnerability - we need to improve the diagnosis & turn business into powerful allies in building climate #resilience: @EdwardJCameron #DCDays17
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  23. alertnetclimate
    alertnetclimate@alertnetclimate
    "Although the climate resilience community understands the issues very well, you don’t always have access to the assets… that can build resilience" - Edward Cameron, BSR #DCdays17 #COP23
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  24. vickyestee
    Vicky Sword-Daniels@vickyestee
    Shared resilience: mobilising the private sector is important, but let's not forget other groups. How many development projects include hazard and risk scientists? #cca #drr #DCdays17 #cop23
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  25. me_elfs
    Lisa Schipper@me_elfs
    Simon Anderson from @IIED underscores the need to think of transparency and DOWNWARD accountability. #DCDays17 #cop23
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  26. clairgs
    Clair Grant-Salmon@clairgs
    4 evidenced themes will be explored during #DCdays17. @SiMacAnderson @IIED sets out why transparency and downward accountability are priorities for building trust and enhanced planning processes for #climate adaptation.
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  27. alertnetclimate
    alertnetclimate@alertnetclimate
    Accountability goes both ways - need to prove to funders but also people a programme is supposed to benefit that it's working and money is being well spent #DCdays17 #COP23
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  28. meganrowling
    Megan Rowling@meganrowling
    Empowerment is often not dealt with much as provision of services in building #resilience; communities should be at the centre of the conversations: @mauricesadlier @MRFCJ #DCDays17
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  29. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    Yet only 11 per cent of #climatefinance is getting to the community level, highlights @mauricesadlier of @MRFCJ #DCDays17  https://twitter.com/GetZilient/status/929283635227844608 …
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  30. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    Climate and development funds can deliver local finance by adopting six key structural changes, a blog by @clareshakya -->  https://www.iied.org/six-steps-local-climate-finance … #DCDays17  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/929284030356475905 …
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  31. @AMukwashi makes a very valid point on the divide between decision makers (fr the global north) & the people at risk (mostly fr the global south) #DCDays17 https://t.co/A1NIxwzqOL
    @AMukwashi makes a very valid point on the divide between decision makers (fr the global north) & the people at risk (mostly fr the global south) #DCDays17 pic.twitter.com/A1NIxwzqOL
    Katrina Borromeo@katriborr
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  32. NathalieSeddon
    Nathalie Seddon@NathalieSeddon
    #DCDays17 @IIED A distinguished audience member "Not only must we not speak on panels that are not gender balanced, nor must we speak on panels that are dominated by decision makers from the global north"
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  33. alertnetclimate
    alertnetclimate@alertnetclimate
    "I would hate for us to become too focused on in this world there are victims and the powerful. Climate change blurs those lines like never before" says @EdwardJCameron #DCdays17 #cop23 #climate
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  34. First parallel sessions

  35. The first parallel sessions at #DCdays17 are beginning, ranging from gender-responsive climate action to embedding transparency and accountability in reporting and finance pic.twitter.com/fPNwDPSmfAhttps://t.co/fPNwDPSmfApic.twitter.com/fPNwDPSmfA
    IIED@IIED
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  36. One of the first parallel sessions explored what actions can companies take to reduce vulnerability and enhance resilience in the communities along their supply chains
  37. ODIclimate
    ODIclimate@ODIclimate
    Great session starting at #DCDays17 on actions companies can take to enhance resilience in the communities along their supply chains - a key theme in 2017 @ODIdev @PRISEclimate research on livestock value chains in Uganda #CoP23  https://www.odi.org/publications/10824-enhancing-climate-change-development-programmes-uganda …
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  38. meganrowling
    Megan Rowling@meganrowling
    #Climate risk is increasingly something that is shared - we are all vulnerable in different ways; there is no immunity: @EdwardJCameron #DCDays17
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  39. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    For business, climate risk impacts workers, supply chains and logistics, and impacts markets and consumers - no one is unaffected #DCDays17  https://twitter.com/meganrowling/status/929298887000645632 …
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  40. GetZilient
    Zilient.org@GetZilient
    Too often the companies best placed to mobilise resources for #resilience are divorced from the expertise they need to do it: @EdwardJCameron #DCDays17
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  41. meganrowling
    Megan Rowling@meganrowling
    .@KelloggsUS trying to understand what unique challenges smallholder #farmers face in different countries, and make cost structure more transparent along the supply chain #DCDays17
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  42. WMBtweets
    We Mean Business@WMBtweets
    ‘Without healthy food systems, we don’t have a business’ - @DianeBHoldorf @KelloggCompany #DCdays17 @COP23
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  43. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    On a visit to a mill in India where maize was hand-planted and hand-havested, and the post-harvest loss was "shocking", the most specific local concern was about wild pigs getting to into crop fields #DCdays17
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  44. #DCdays17 business and resilience session highlights that climate change is leading to displacement of raw materials in the supply chain #COP23 https://t.co/khSOURZ5AA
    #DCdays17 business and resilience session highlights that climate change is leading to displacement of raw materials in the supply chain #COP23 pic.twitter.com/khSOURZ5AA
    Colin McQuistan@ColinMcQuistan
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  45. meganrowling
    Megan Rowling@meganrowling
    .@WOOLWORTHS_SA doesn't always have the expertise it needs to tackle #climate risks in supply chain, so looks to partnerships for help with that #DCDays17
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  46. @KelloggsUS introduced medium grain rice production to Thai farming with help of @RiceResearch to improve guarantee of supply for rice krispies - interesting insights from #DCdays17 at #COP23 https://t.co/pqfk29Y1tz
    @KelloggsUS introduced medium grain rice production to Thai farming with help of @RiceResearch to improve guarantee of supply for rice krispies - interesting insights from #DCdays17 at #COP23 pic.twitter.com/pqfk29Y1tz
    Colin McQuistan@ColinMcQuistan
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  47. WMBtweets
    We Mean Business@WMBtweets
    .@Microsoft is using technology to help tackle resilience issues of Access, Education and Innovation through #aiforearth - Michelle Billig Patron #DCdays17 @COP23
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  48. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    @Microsoft using its cloud-based tech and ability to disseminate info quickly/widely to get information and tools in the hands of those on the frontline who might lack time, resources and skills #DCDays17
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  49. meganrowling
    Megan Rowling@meganrowling
    .@Microsoft has pilot projects to use data & connectivity to develop more precise solutions for watersheds & help farmers in remote areas understand soil moisture, plant & harvest better #DCDays17 #resilience
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  50. .@FAOclimate report of 2016 identified over 26% of total losses due to climate change, #DCdays17 tackling the omnipresence of #LossAndDamage across global systems @UNFCCC #COP23 https://t.co/vznBcE73dt
    .@FAOclimate report of 2016 identified over 26% of total losses due to climate change, #DCdays17 tackling the omnipresence of #LossAndDamage across global systems @UNFCCC #COP23 pic.twitter.com/vznBcE73dt
    Colin McQuistan@ColinMcQuistan
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  51. ColinMcQuistan
    Colin McQuistan@ColinMcQuistan
    @FAOclimate @UNFCCC If you include stresses such as drought then the loss and damages goes up to over 80% #DCdays17
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  52. How can gender responsive climate action lead to resilient communities?
  53. Humbled and inspired by the eloquent, powerful women driving the conversation here at #DCdays17 https://t.co/iAKlhXBZ1p
    Humbled and inspired by the eloquent, powerful women driving the conversation here at #DCdays17 pic.twitter.com/iAKlhXBZ1p
    Geeta Persad@ggpersad
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  54. me_elfs
    Lisa Schipper@me_elfs
    Did you know that 70% women in Africa work in #agriculture, yet only 14% own land #DCdays17
    6 months ago
  55. #DCdays17 Gender responsive policies for climate resilience: @IDRC_CRDI 's grantee Winnie Lichuma advocates for equal participation of men and women in #ClimateAction https://t.co/8CR3mFAZkh
    #DCdays17 Gender responsive policies for climate resilience: @IDRC_CRDI 's grantee Winnie Lichuma advocates for equal participation of men and women in #ClimateAction pic.twitter.com/8CR3mFAZkh
    Edith Ofwona@nyasega
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  56. Winnie Lituma says that there's need to address women issues as right rather than charity #DCdays17 #COP23 @Asiti @ACTSNET https://t.co/MPUaF4QwHZ
    Winnie Lituma says that there's need to address women issues as right rather than charity #DCdays17 #COP23 @Asiti @ACTSNET pic.twitter.com/MPUaF4QwHZ
    Vicky@VeeChengo
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  57. R_Symons
    Ricci Symons@R_Symons
    .@Iliaria "If women had the same resources as men - yields would increase by over 30%. Give women access to resources and see how much they can achieve" #DCDays17 #cop23 @IFADnews
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  58. R_Symons
    Ricci Symons@R_Symons
    "Climate change takes it toll and men leave the farms. The burden falls to the wife. Irrigation/water can bring men back and give women support. It even increases diet diversity" #gender #DCDays17
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  59. clairgs
    Clair Grant-Salmon@clairgs
    Women are not a charity – they are meaningful participants. Don’t just talk about women when it comes to #climate impact, they need to be involved in decision making. #gender #DCdays17
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  60. "Climate change is about the women who drew water from that well before it went dry .....Believe in the communities, support what they already know" Mailes Zulu Mike SEPA Zambia #DCdays17 #climatejustice #MindTheGap #cop23 https://t.co/LJSrxWkkX3
    "Climate change is about the women who drew water from that well before it went dry .....Believe in the communities, support what they already know" Mailes Zulu Mike SEPA Zambia #DCdays17 #climatejustice #MindTheGap #cop23 pic.twitter.com/LJSrxWkkX3
    MRFCJ@MRFCJ
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  61. clairgs
    Clair Grant-Salmon@clairgs
    Decisions need to be made in the community, don't make them "up there" and then expect them to trickle down. It doesn't always work. #gender #DCdays17 @MRFCJ @FleurENewman @sepazambia
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  62. The #DCDays17 view of our session on gender responsive climate action for resilient communities #genderequality #empowerment #participation #livedexperience #MindTheGap #ClimateJustice #COP23 https://t.co/dDD7Xgf1Gw
    The #DCDays17 view of our session on gender responsive climate action for resilient communities #genderequality #empowerment #participation #livedexperience #MindTheGap #ClimateJustice #COP23 pic.twitter.com/dDD7Xgf1Gw
    MRFCJ@MRFCJ
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  63. R_Symons
    Ricci Symons@R_Symons
    The @MRFCJ organised #gender event has now split into 3 sharing circles to enable #ALL to have a voice. Those with personal experience are sharing their thoughts, past victories and future worries. "Before we weren't valued, but now we have changed our roles" #dcdays17 #cop23
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  64. R_Symons
    Ricci Symons@R_Symons
    "Traditional knowledge is #gender based. I know because i learnt from my mother not my father. This extends to Midwifery. And sometimes when women go into labour they only have a man near them, who could not help. So we shared the knowledge" #DCDays17
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  65. MRFCJ
    MRFCJ@MRFCJ
    "preciously, we thought men could take care of the community. Now we know we need women and men." @KisiluMovie shares his experience as a Kenyan farmer of building climate resilient communities #Dcdays17 learning circles #COP23
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  66. Inclusion, participation and listening to people - clear messages from #DCdays17 https://t.co/2nHLDbxpev
    Inclusion, participation and listening to people - clear messages from #DCdays17 pic.twitter.com/2nHLDbxpev
    Maurice Sadlier@mauricesadlier
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  67. Under the transparency and accountability theme, participants discussed how we can embed transparency and accountability in reporting and finance.
  68. First series of parallel sessions at #DCDays17 is about to start. Together with our colleagues from @RCClimate, we host a session on #transparency and #accountability in #ClimateFinance. Looking forward to the discussion! pic.twitter.com/NxsCCX5Cfmhttps://t.co/NxsCCX5Cfmpic.twitter.com/NxsCCX5Cfmhttps://t.co/NxsCCX5Cfmpic.twitter.com/NxsCCX5Cfm
    DIE_GDI@DIE_GDI
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  69. What monitoring and evaluation mechanism for adaptation are there? More than 40 countries have implemented such mechanism, @UNEPDTU's Henry Neufeldt tells #DCDays17. Their new #AdaptationGapReport is out now: https://t.co/cVeiCA8PVP https://t.co/k09W5mPuu7
    What monitoring and evaluation mechanism for adaptation are there? More than 40 countries have implemented such mechanism, @UNEPDTU's Henry Neufeldt tells #DCDays17. Their new #AdaptationGapReport is out now:  http://www.unepdtu.org/newsbase/nyhed?id=DCD2273A-FD04-489D-A177-4E6B836098E9 … pic.twitter.com/k09W5mPuu7
    DIE_GDI@DIE_GDI
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  70. j_roennefarth
    Jonas Roennefarth@j_roennefarth
    Developing #metrics and #indicators for #adaptation is a key challenge building #climate resilient communities. #COP23 #DCdays17
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  71. Technology, data, machine learning or plastic balloons? @PabloSurGames @RCClimate #DCDays17 : "We need to be creative enough to empower communities... Help us do based on what we see". #transparency #accountability https://t.co/rpKjbjKCRF
    Technology, data, machine learning or plastic balloons? @PabloSurGames @RCClimate #DCDays17 : "We need to be creative enough to empower communities... Help us do based on what we see". #transparency #accountability pic.twitter.com/rpKjbjKCRF
    Kara Devonna Siahaan@kdsiahaan
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  72. A vivid spotlight on this morning's panel on #transparency and #accountability in #ClimateFinance. Thank you to illustrator Jorge Martin for capturing the discussion at #DCDays17! https://t.co/sAHR231pY7
    A vivid spotlight on this morning's panel on #transparency and #accountability in #ClimateFinance. Thank you to illustrator Jorge Martin for capturing the discussion at #DCDays17! pic.twitter.com/sAHR231pY7
    DIE_GDI@DIE_GDI
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  73. After a break for lunch, the afternoon parallel sessions began by asking how local actors can inform national and global decisions so that they prioritise the needs of the most vulnerable.
  74. Packed room listening to local voices at our #Dcdays17 session #COP23 "Communities don’t have empty minds - they have something to contribute let them have their voice" as @agnesleina puts it! https://t.co/DxolGYcWDl
    Packed room listening to local voices at our #Dcdays17 session #COP23 "Communities don’t have empty minds - they have something to contribute let them have their voice" as @agnesleina puts it! pic.twitter.com/DxolGYcWDl
    MRFCJ@MRFCJ
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  75. @agnesleina and MP from Kenya challenge eachother to overcome barriers to enable participation of local communities in local and national #ClimateAction #Dcdays17 #COP23 https://t.co/WyXDgGobpF
    @agnesleina and MP from Kenya challenge eachother to overcome barriers to enable participation of local communities in local and national #ClimateAction #Dcdays17 #COP23 pic.twitter.com/WyXDgGobpF
    MRFCJ@MRFCJ
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  76. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    WATCH: See Agnes Leina, executive director of @Illaramatak, discuss the importance of listening to local voices with the Hon Francis Chachu Ganya, of the National Assembly of Kenya -->  https://www.facebook.com/theIIED/videos/10155184954542879/ … #DCDays17 @MRFCJ
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  77. Leaders are sometimes reluctant to share information as they know it will empower local people to speak out says @KisiluMovie #Dcdays17 #COP23 #empowerlocalvoices https://t.co/QDiWjPaA8O
    Leaders are sometimes reluctant to share information as they know it will empower local people to speak out says @KisiluMovie #Dcdays17 #COP23 #empowerlocalvoices pic.twitter.com/QDiWjPaA8O
    MRFCJ@MRFCJ
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  78. Lack of continuity between elected governments impedes progress. Laws can help to ensure continuity - Mailes Zulu of SEPA Zambia tells #Dcdays17 #empowerlocalvoices #COP23 https://t.co/9MwQUiJof3
    Lack of continuity between elected governments impedes progress. Laws can help to ensure continuity - Mailes Zulu of SEPA Zambia tells #Dcdays17 #empowerlocalvoices #COP23 pic.twitter.com/9MwQUiJof3
    MRFCJ@MRFCJ
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  79. Elsewhere, there was an adaptation finance hackathon! What are the emerging and innovative solutions for enhancing accountability and transparency?
  80. Brilliant animations on show at the adaptation finance hackathon #DCDays17 with @ODIdev @AdiBahadur to tap innovative + emerging solutions for enhancing accountability + transparency #COP23 https://t.co/t1pkRcDjA2
    Brilliant animations on show at the adaptation finance hackathon #DCDays17 with @ODIdev @AdiBahadur to tap innovative + emerging solutions for enhancing accountability + transparency #COP23 pic.twitter.com/t1pkRcDjA2
    ODIclimate@ODIclimate
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  81. Fascinated to learn how #Tanzania and #Kenya integrate scientific and local #climate knowledge to design local climate #resilience strategies at #DCdays17 and #COP23! https://t.co/bx8pX4vMXS
    Fascinated to learn how #Tanzania and #Kenya integrate scientific and local #climate knowledge to design local climate #resilience strategies at #DCdays17 and #COP23! pic.twitter.com/bx8pX4vMXS
    Geeta Persad@ggpersad
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  82. Session on accountability of governments for climate finance, what tools are available to support accountability that Governments are spending it wisely and effectively? #DCdays17 #COP23 https://t.co/WsqffxUB9X
    Session on accountability of governments for climate finance, what tools are available to support accountability that Governments are spending it wisely and effectively? #DCdays17 #COP23 pic.twitter.com/WsqffxUB9X
    Colin McQuistan@ColinMcQuistan
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  83. .@SaleemulHuq providing feedback on the three different climate finance mechanisms. The winner is Neema with the local disbursement mechanism #DCdays17 #COP23 https://t.co/eBXtLrMpqj
    .@SaleemulHuq providing feedback on the three different climate finance mechanisms. The winner is Neema with the local disbursement mechanism #DCdays17 #COP23 pic.twitter.com/eBXtLrMpqj
    Colin McQuistan@ColinMcQuistan
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  84. #DCdays17 is the "anti-COP" says @SaleemulHuq - the place where concrete things happening on the ground are what matter most #COP23 https://t.co/cgNQ14JUzI
    #DCdays17 is the "anti-COP" says @SaleemulHuq - the place where concrete things happening on the ground are what matter most #COP23 pic.twitter.com/cgNQ14JUzI
    Laurie Goering@lauriegoering
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    6 months ago
  85. Is resilience and risk management just good development ‘with tweaks’? A big question that prompted plenty of debate...
  86. Old wine in new bottles? Our second session with @RCClimate at #DCDays17 starts with a physical exercise. Can resilience building change the way we talk about and implement good development? Time to discuss! pic.twitter.com/seGc07KG9mhttps://t.co/seGc07KG9mpic.twitter.com/seGc07KG9m
    DIE_GDI@DIE_GDI
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    6 months ago
  87. me_elfs
    Lisa Schipper@me_elfs
    Old wine in new bottles: is #resilience just #development with tweaks? Session at #DCDays17 Answer is clearly no.
    6 months ago
  88. ColinMcQuistan
    Colin McQuistan@ColinMcQuistan
    Decentralized climate adaptation finance needs to be devolved through national and local mechanisms, with spending based on local developed criteria Learning about @DFID_Climate funded @IIED implemented programme at #DCdays17 #COP23
    6 months ago
  89. clairgs
    Clair Grant-Salmon@clairgs
    Building resilience with people at all levels = bigger #climateaction + more flexibility + future insights + diversifying risks. #DCDays17 @RCClimate @clareshakya @ItadLtd
    6 months ago
  90. clareshakya
    Clare Shakya@clareshakya
    Resilience in global supply chains for food and drinks industry requires understanding gender and differentiated climate impacts on women as more than 50% of workers.
    6 months ago
  91. GetZilient
    Zilient.org@GetZilient
    What's difference between #resilience & development? Essentially aiming for same outcomes, but "bit in between" requires longer-term, collaborative systems approach with #resilience @itad @bebraced #DCDays17
    6 months ago
  92. meganrowling
    Megan Rowling@meganrowling
    We may be at "peak #resilience" but it must be grounded more in practical context - if not we could move on & not learn anything: Robbie Gregorowski @ItadLtd #DCDays17 @bebraced
    6 months ago

  93. Day one final parallel sessions

  94. The final #DCdays17 parallel sessions of the day are under way - tackling social protection in a changing climate to how to mobilise the financial power of the private sector -->  https://www.iied.org/development-climate-days-2017 … pic.twitter.com/uimWU3j6tYhttps://t.co/uimWU3j6tYpic.twitter.com/uimWU3j6tY
    IIED@IIED
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    6 months ago
  95. The afternoon continued with asking how we mobilise the financial power of the private sector in support of climate resilience
  96. .@EdwardJCameron at #DCdays17 - we have to change what we mean when we say “climate finance” we need to be bold and scale up https://t.co/qcMYjPTRDG
    .@EdwardJCameron at #DCdays17 - we have to change what we mean when we say “climate finance” we need to be bold and scale up pic.twitter.com/qcMYjPTRDG
    WBCSD@wbcsd
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    6 months ago
  97. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    When we ask business to invest in climate risk, it isn't asking them to invest in something new - it's simple business resilience & continuity. - @EdwardJCameron #DCDays17
    6 months ago
  98. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    It's something businesses should be doing already, and they need to understand this #DCDays17  https://twitter.com/IIED/status/929372567177187330 …
    6 months ago
  99. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    Convincing resilience to be funded can be difficult: a Cape Town road close to a beach regularly needs to be cleared of large amounts of sand - if the sand dunes were maintained better, it would save the local authority a lot of money #DCdays17
    6 months ago
  100. GetZilient
    Zilient.org@GetZilient
    We need to present investing in climate #resilience as more of an opportunity for business rather than just asking private sector to fill a #climatefinance gap: @EdwardJCameron #DCDays17
    6 months ago
  101. clareshakya
    Clare Shakya@clareshakya
    Motivating businesses supply chain finance for climate resilience, through breaking down the issue for corporates in terms of vulnerable women & their rights. #WeMeanBusiness #DCdays17
    6 months ago
  102. Mobilizing climate finance: it's time for companies not just to take action but to be activist on climate and resilience - @wmbtweets @IDRC_CRDI #DCDays17 #COP23 https://t.co/TuXlygqooq
    Mobilizing climate finance: it's time for companies not just to take action but to be activist on climate and resilience - @WMBtweets @IDRC_CRDI #DCDays17 #COP23 pic.twitter.com/TuXlygqooq
    Maria Banda@maria_l_banda
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    6 months ago
  103. What barriers do communities face in accessing climate finance, and how can these barriers be overcome? How can communities access financial support for strengthening resilience?
  104. ODIclimate
    ODIclimate@ODIclimate
    How can communities access financial support to strengthen resilience? We're talking through innovative ideas/channels at #DCDays17 - read @ODIdev research + insights on appropriate levels of decision-making for decentralising climate finance here #COP23  https://www.odi.org/publications/10947-decentralising-climate-finance-insights-kenya-and-ethiopia …
    6 months ago
  105. @IFADnews #dcdays17 we have 100bn$ of climate finance committed,how do we ensure that it goes to the communities? https://t.co/EQcV9xQ1L7
    @IFADnews #dcdays17 we have 100bn$ of climate finance committed,how do we ensure that it goes to the communities? pic.twitter.com/EQcV9xQ1L7
    Ilaria Firmian@Iliaria
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    6 months ago
  106. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    Under 10% of climate funds are prioritised for local-level activities. We need fair & transparent rules for all so more reaches the people and places that need it most -->  https://www.iied.org/urgent-need-for-un-climate-talks-get-money-worlds-poor-vulnerable … #DCDays17  https://twitter.com/Iliaria/status/929371938627178496 …
    6 months ago
  107. Iliaria
    Ilaria Firmian@Iliaria
    @IFADnews #DCdays17 #IFAD 's ASAP is a good example of how climate finance can reach local communities
    6 months ago
  108. How can local-to-national linkages facilitate inclusiveness in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes?
  109. Angie Dazé from @IISD_Resilience opens a #DCDays17 session on vertical integration—creating strategic and intentional local-to-national links in adaptation—in the NAP process, with panelists sharing lessons from Malawi, Ethiopia, Nepal and India https://t.co/3W34ztFuTc
    Angie Dazé from @IISD_Resilience opens a #DCDays17 session on vertical integration—creating strategic and intentional local-to-national links in adaptation—in the NAP process, with panelists sharing lessons from Malawi, Ethiopia, Nepal and India pic.twitter.com/3W34ztFuTc
    NAP Global Network@NAP_Network
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    6 months ago
  110. bhushan_shr
    Bhushan Shrestha@bhushan_shr
    In order to local people be heard at national/sub-national #climate-resilient decision-making: 1) help educate the people, 2) help build confindence on the people to cast votes independently - deconstructing the #elections as the selection! #COP23 #DCDays17
    6 months ago
  111. Donna from @RCClimate on the importance of simplifying technical language, translating to local dialogue and education in developing and monitoring national adaptation plans #DCdays17 #COP23 #childrights pic.twitter.com/FMI7eEYtPW
    Jess Cooke@JessCooke21
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    6 months ago
  112. "We should not keep our beautiful documents in our offices," says Maggie Mgwira, Civil Society Network on Climate Change, Malawi, on the need for access to information for civil society for meaningful vertical integration in the NAP process #DCDays17 https://t.co/tuvlQJtWDb
    "We should not keep our beautiful documents in our offices," says Maggie Mgwira, Civil Society Network on Climate Change, Malawi, on the need for access to information for civil society for meaningful vertical integration in the NAP process #DCDays17 pic.twitter.com/tuvlQJtWDb
    NAP Global Network@NAP_Network
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    6 months ago
  113. Ethiopia's NAP launch is being followed by regional workshops in which regions will choose from adaptation action options that are best fit for that region's needs, says @asratyirgu at #DCDays17 https://t.co/hNaOrTHyVM
    Ethiopia's NAP launch is being followed by regional workshops in which regions will choose from adaptation action options that are best fit for that region's needs, says @asratyirgu at #DCDays17 pic.twitter.com/hNaOrTHyVM
    NAP Global Network@NAP_Network
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    6 months ago
  114. Social protection in a changing climate: how can we align social protection, climate change adaptation and humanitarian policy and action to empower households’ resilience?
  115. ColinMcQuistan
    Colin McQuistan@ColinMcQuistan
    A social protection system is the provision of benefits according to the needs of people suffering a shock or stress, they should be regular, predictable, adequate, flexible and risk informed. #DCDays17 #COP23
    6 months ago
  116. clareshakya
    Clare Shakya@clareshakya
    Climate sensitive social protection needs to respond to underlying chronic vulnerability as well as be shock responsive. And ensure tackle seasonal hunger not just disasters. @RCClimate #DCdays17
    6 months ago
  117. alertnetclimate
    alertnetclimate@alertnetclimate
    How do you make adaptation help the poor? Look at where social safety nets are focused and focus adaptation money there too - Simon Anderson @IIED #DCdays17 #cop23
    6 months ago
  118. Saturday ended with a summary of the first day's discussions from IIED director Andrew Norton, where he called climate change the greatest injustice of our generation.
  119. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    “Resilience requires empowerment” says @andynortondev, summing up the opening day's discussions at #DCDays17
    6 months ago
  120. clareshakya
    Clare Shakya@clareshakya
    Without bottom up knowledge from communities we won’t get our investment right or our processes or power dynamics right. @andynortondev summing up day 1 #dcdays17
    6 months ago
  121. lauriegoering
    Laurie Goering@lauriegoering
    “If the world can’t find urgent ways to act on climate change, children born today will live with a three degree or four degree (hotter) world” @andynortondev #DCdays17 #cop23 #climate
    6 months ago
  122. IIED
    IIED@IIED
    "#climatechange is the biggest social injustice of our generation" says @andynortondev #DCDays17 #COP23
    6 months ago
  123. alertnetclimate
    alertnetclimate@alertnetclimate
    “The wider world is changing. There are lots of new normals coming” with #climate change, says @andynortondev #DCdays17 #cop23
    6 months ago
  124. clareshakya
    Clare Shakya@clareshakya
    How take insights of lived experience of climate frontline to greater scale? What shared messages will create tipping points in action? @andynortondev end day 1 #DCDays17
    6 months ago
  125. That's it for today's live coverage from #DCDays17. Thanks for following! Here's some terrific photos from @rccclimate, and we'll be back tomorrow at 9.30am -->  https://www.flickr.com/photos/climatecentre/sets/72157690473381866 … pic.twitter.com/XgM9hFlomlhttps://t.co/XgM9hFlomlpic.twitter.com/XgM9hFlomlhttps://t.co/XgM9hFlomlpic.twitter.com/XgM9hFloml
    IIED@IIED
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    6 months ago
  126. One of the highlights of D&C Days is the mural of the discussions created by illustrator Jorge Martin. Here's some of the highlights
  127. Someone is acting the goat at #DCDays17 #cop23 https://t.co/SoW14N20xy
    Someone is acting the goat at #DCDays17 #cop23 pic.twitter.com/SoW14N20xy
    Maurice Sadlier@mauricesadlier
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    6 months ago
  128. Some good advice at #DCDays17 on the importance of participation and empowerment in #resilience processes #COP23 https://t.co/B2UIpFTugS
    Some good advice at #DCDays17 on the importance of participation and empowerment in #resilience processes #COP23 pic.twitter.com/B2UIpFTugS
    Caroline te Pas@Caroline_teP
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    6 months ago
  129. This is crucial...#DCDays17 https://t.co/1qkqQsCPZO
    This is crucial...#DCDays17 pic.twitter.com/1qkqQsCPZO
    Lisa Schipper@me_elfs
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    6 months ago

  130. News stories

  131. Thumbnail for Climate change: ‘The biggest social injustice of our generation’ - Red Cross Red Crescent Climate CentreClimate change: ‘The biggest social injustice of our generation’ - Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
    http://www.climatecentre.org/news/921/climate-change-a-the-biggest-social-injustice-of-our-generationa
    climatecentre
  132. VIDEO: 17 years after he founded Development & Climate Days, @SaleemulHuq provides a round-up of the first day of the 2017 event, focusing on getting finance to vulnerable communities -->  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa4mykBTq7g … #DCDays17
    IIED@IIED
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    6 months ago
  133. NEWS: @RCClimate reports on the start of the 15th Development and Climate Days at #COP23 -->  http://climatecentre.org/news/920/15th-development-and-climate-days-opened-in-bonn-by-local-hosts … #DCDays17 pic.twitter.com/Tw6g37km6qhttps://t.co/Tw6g37km6qpic.twitter.com/Tw6g37km6qhttps://t.co/Tw6g37km6qpic.twitter.com/Tw6g37km6qhttps://t.co/Tw6g37km6qpic.twitter.com/Tw6g37km6q
    IIED@IIED
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    6 months ago
  134. Climate migration muddied by legal confusion in Pacific islands https://t.co/j1MlK1hE6m #cop23 #DCdays17 #fiji #vanuatu https://t.co/FAekkSos23
    Climate migration muddied by legal confusion in Pacific islands  http://news.trust.org/item/20171109152136-69gyx/ … #cop23 #DCdays17 #fiji #vanuatu pic.twitter.com/FAekkSos23
    Laurie Goering@lauriegoering
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    6 months ago
  135. Thumbnail for FEATURE-With early warning, Karachi cools a heatwave threatFEATURE-With early warning, Karachi cools a heatwave threat
    Being unprepared for extreme heat can be deadly
    Thomson Reuters Foundation
  136. This year's event is organised by a partnership between the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre; the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); the International Development Research Centre (IDRC); the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR); the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice (MRFCJ); We Mean Business (WMB); the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO); and the German Development Institute/Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).
  137. Contributing partners to this year's event are Action on Climate Today, Oxford Policy Management (ACT, OPM); the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD); and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO); the Adaptation Network; the NAP Global Network; the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ); and the Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO).