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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class="">Standing with Communities, Acting on Climate Change<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class="">Results of the Australian Community-based Climate Change Action Grants in the Pacific and South East Asia<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></b></p>
<h2 align="center" style="text-align: center;" class=""><span lang="EN-GB" class="">12 PM-2 PM, 17 November 2014<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;">Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;">132 Lennox Crossing, ANU<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;" class="">CARE, Live & Learn, Oxfam, Plan, Save the Children and the ANU Development Policy</span></b><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;" class=""> <b class="">Centre </b>invite
you to join us for a panel discussion that will celebrate the successes, share results and lessons from the Australian Community-Based Climate Change Action Grants (CBCCAG) program.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light', sans-serif;" class="">The panel will chaired by Professor Stephen Howes, the Director of the Development Policy Centre, and will include representatives
from the implementing agencies, the Australian Government and the independent evaluator of the program.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b class="">To register for this event</b>, please go to <a href="https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/6718/standing-communities-results-australian-community-based-climate-change" target="_blank" class="">https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/6718/standing-communities-results-australian-community-based-climate-change</a><u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Countries in the Pacific and South East Asia are amongst the most vulnerable to disasters and the impacts of climate change, but communities are already taking action to adapt and build resilience. Since 2010,
the Australian Government has invested 34 million dollars in the <i class="">Community-based Climate Change Action Grants </i>(CBCCAG)<i class=""></i>program. Through this program, 10 Australian and International Non-Government Organisations have worked with
local partners in Kiribati, Republic of Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Vietnam to build resilience to climate change and address development issues at local level. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">At the end of this period, these projects have been evaluated and have shown real results in increasing the resilience of communities to the impacts of climate change, whilst achieving broader development outcomes,
including in food and livelihood security, economic empowerment, health, education and disaster risk reduction. In the lead up to COP21 in Paris, where crucial details of long-term mechanisms for adaptation finance will be agreed, it is timely to showcase
this important Australian-funded work and its relevance to our region and the world.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The panel will be followed by refreshments, and NGO will be available to provide more detailed information on specific projects. We hope that the event will be an opportunity to strengthen a network of NGO,
government, academic and community actors committed to advancing this innovative work in the face of climate change.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">SPEAKERS:<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><u class=""></u><span style="font-size: 12.8px;" class="">Chaired by </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Professor Stephen Howes, Director of the Development Policy Centre, ANU<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Opening remarks by </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">Mr Geoff Tooth, Assistant Secretary, Sustainability and Climate Change, DFAT.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">The Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs.</p>
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<p class=""><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: 9.8px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> </span>Dr Kate Duggan, author of independent CBCCAG evaluation, Director of Griffin Natural
Resource Management<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: 9.8px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> </span>Maria Cadahia-Perez, CBA Project Manager, CARE Papua New Guinea<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: 9.8px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> </span>Pia Treichel, Program Manager - Climate Change Adaptation, Plan International Australia<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
<p class=""><span style="font-family: Symbol;" class="">·</span><span style="font-size: 7pt; line-height: 9.8px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;" class=""> </span>Cornelio Ase, Program and Humanitarian Manager <u class=""></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">More information about the CBCCAG program can be found at<span style="font-size: 12pt;" class=""><a href="http://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/investment-priorities/building-resilience/climate-change/Pages/climate-change-and-environment-initiatives.aspx" target="_blank" class=""><span style="font-size: 11pt;" class="">http://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/investment-priorities/building-resilience/climate-change/Pages/climate-change-and-environment-initiatives.aspx</span></a></span>.<u class=""></u><u class=""></u></p>
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