UNDP CBA Presentation at Int'l Conference on CBA (Mar. 2011)

UNDP CBA shares experiences at the Fifth Annual International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change

March 2011

From 28-31 March 2011, over 300 participants attended the Fifth Annual International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA5) in Dhaka, Bangladesh.  CBA Project Coordinator, Charles Nyandiga and CBA Senior Technical Advisor, Fumiko Fukuoka represented UNDP and shared their experiences during a plenary session regarding "Funding and Funding Architecture to Support Up-Scaling." The presentation, titled "Mobilizing & Promoting Communities' Contributions to Adaptation to Scale Up Pilot CBA Projects," highlighted community ownership, volunteerism and inclusive participation as key success factors to UNDP/GEF CBA projects.