This year's #CBA17 has a new theme exploring how to decolonise climate action....Read more about why .. And don't forget to register! Tracy C. Kajumba Clare Shakya Climate Justice Resilience Fund Practical Action CARE Climate Justice Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) Sushila Aaron Acuda🌍

Thinking of coming to #CBA17? This year's conference will cover nature-based solutions, climate finance, youth-led initiatives and innovation. And a new theme, decolonising climate action, will add a new dimension to the event. This 🧵 breaks down the conference themes. ⬇

Sushila Pandit from Nepal opening @CBA17

Practical Action Starting now #CBA17 a gathering of practitioner's to discuss the challenges and opportunities for effective adaptation. Practical Action IIED ICCCAD CARE Climate Justice globalresilience.bsky.social

And we're off! The #CBA17 conference kicks off in Bangkok with video comments from LDC Chair ... and a welcome from Sushila. Looking forward to 4 days of discussion 🤩

We're kicking off with opening remarks from CBA programme co-chair, Sushila Pandit from Nepal (Sushila) & LDC Chair, Madeleine Diouf Sarr from Senegal. #CBA17 is an important space for practitioners to share their knowledge & learning about the practice of adaptation.

Some of #CBA17's big questions for the week...

Make sure to check out the #CBA17 Marketplace and visit our stall! #JustClimateAction Slum Dwellers International Hivos Global Wereld Natuur Fonds WWF Climate & Energy NL Global Issues Akina Mama wa Afrika SouthSouthNorth

#CBA17 is over!🌏 Kudos to the whole program team, especially to Sushila, who did a great job in co-chairing the Conference🎉We are proud to have you with us as a PlanAdapt #fellow in the #Climate Co-Adaptation #Lab🔗plan-adapt.org/climate-co-ada… Below some highlights by IIED!⤵️

GRANT CALL OPEN: The REDAA is accepting proposals for locally led research-to-action initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa, South & Southeast Asia that help people & nature thrive. --> redaa.org Grants of £200-500K are available for 2-4 years. Apply now!

Getting local adaptation expertise into global spaces: five key messages we’re taking forward from CBA17 --> iied.org/getting-local-… #CBA17 was a hotspot for sharing the latest in local #climate adaptation expertise & ways to put that into practice. Read our 5 key takeaways.

Steps to decolonising climate action ... Sushila explains what was discussed at #CBA17 - we need to think through our language (global north/south?), relationships and the way we fund. More flexibility is key! #LCAW2023 #LLA IIED

Today from the base of Mt. Everest, I saw for myself the terrible impact of the climate crisis on the Himalayas. As temperatures rise, glacier melt increases - threatening the lives and livelihoods of entire communities. #ClimateAction can’t wait.

Up next, our first panel of the day on the role of policy in climate action. Featuring Dr Sinead Walsh, Sushila, Róisín Greaney and Dr @darrenclarke123. The session will be chaired by Dr Ross Carroll Law and Gov DCU DCU History & Geog #DCUClimate2024

Great climate conference Dublin City University with powerful keynotes from Mary Robinson, Ella Saltmarshe & Children & Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity on intergenerational climate justice. Really enjoyed this 👇 panel with @darrenclarke123 Sushila & Róisín Greaney where we talked Loss & Damage, just transition, degrowth & more

I enjoyed chairing this panel on policy and climate inequities with Sinead Walsh, Róisín Greaney, Sushila Pandit, and @darrenclarke123 at the DCU Institute for Climate & Society annual conference. Lots to chew over from the limitations of Loss and Damage Funds to “bottom-up” approaches to just transition.

Good morning from rainy Arusha, Tanzania! We're here with 300+ delegates from more than 50 countries for four days of engaging discussion, learning and collaboration. Follow #CBA18 on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates!

This is the #CBA18 conference, which originated in Bangladesh, founded by Saleemul Huq. We fondly remember him & Tom Mitchell commented we're standing on the shoulders of Saleem's incredible vision - it's time to take the ties off and get into the detail with everyone here.

Putting locally-led climate adaptation principles into practice: insights from CBA18 --> iied.org/putting-locall… The recent #CBA18 conference in Tanzania examined approaches for accelerating climate resilience through locally led adaptation. Aaron Acuda🌍 and Sushila discuss.