The specific objectives of the conference are;

 Bring different stakeholders and practitioners to share and discuss knowledge of Community Based Adaptation (CBA) planning and practices from different parts of the developing world;
 Capture the latest experiences and learning from CBA planning and practices around the developing world;
 Enhance capacity of the practitioners to help the most vulnerable groups and people in improving livelihoods in developing countries;
 Share lessons learnt to facilitate integration of climate change into national and international development programmes;
 Disseminate lessons learnt at the conference through conference proceedings and immediate conference summary.