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Adaptation
to climate change has risen up the political and scientific agenda in
recent years. The issue has received increasing attention within the
UNFCCC, and programme activities are expanding through international and
national level initiatives such as the creation of a GEF Adaptation Fund,
UNDP’s Adaptation Policy Framework and the National Adaptation Programme
of Action for Least Developing Countries and emphasising Adaptation in the
fourth Assessment of IPCC.
Community-based
adaptation activities are working to link climate change into sustainable
development. Indeed, there are many examples of projects enhancing the
capacity of communities to deal with the effects of climate variability
and extreme events, some of which specifically focus on reducing the
vulnerability of communities to the adverse effects of climate change.
The
International Workshop on Community Level Adaptation to Climate Change is
a timely opportunity for practitioners, researchers, policy makers, donors
and community representatives to review the latest state of knowledge,
discuss how climate change links to sustainable development and exchange
experiences of community-level adaptation practices. The workshop aims to
raise professional capacity in developing and implementing strategies,
programmes and projects for adaptation to climate change.
The
outcomes of the workshop will also improve existing project activities,
and help identify new project ideas, providing a basis for a deeper
understanding of the mechanisms needed to plan and implement adaptation.
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