Driving Ambition for a Climate-Resilient Future

For 15 years, the Community Based Adaptation Conference (CBA) has provided a hub for climate adaptation and development practitioners to to share their experiences and ideas for building a climate-resilient future. CBA is the only global adaptation conference that puts the lived experiences and knowledge of local people at the center—creating a space that enables voices from the front lines of the climate crisis to shape decisions about the future of adaptation. 

CBA is planned by an international coalition of organizations and coordinated by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED). The conference uses a variety of innovative formats that bring partners into engaging and challenging dialogue that explores experiences and solutions. Since 2017, CJRF has invested $169,403 into this conference series, and over 132 people from our partner organizations have attended. CJRF staff serve on the conference Steering Committee and Planning Group.