[ANU Pacific.Institute] Invitation - climate change adaptation in action

[Nicholas Mortimer]

Standing with Communities, Acting on Climate Change
Results of the Australian Community-based Climate Change Action Grants in the Pacific and South East Asia
12 PM-2 PM, 17 November 2014
Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Brindabella Theatre, Level 2, G Crawford Building
132 Lennox Crossing, ANU

12pm drinks, nibbles and networking
12.30 discussion starts

CARE, Live & Learn, Oxfam, Plan, Save the Children and the ANU Development Policy Centre 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.

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.

To register for this event, please go to https://crawford.anu.edu.au/news-events/events/6718/standing-communities-results-australian-community-based-climate-change

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 Community-based Climate Change Action Grants (CBCCAG)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.
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.
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.

SPEAKERS:
Chaired by
Professor Stephen Howes, Director of the Development Policy Centre, ANU
Opening remarks by
Mr Geoff Tooth, Assistant Secretary, Sustainability and Climate Change, DFAT.
and
The Hon. Matt Thistlethwaite, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs.

Panel

•         Dr Kate Duggan, author of independent CBCCAG evaluation, Director of Griffin Natural Resource Management

•         Maria Cadahia-Perez, CBA Project Manager, CARE Papua New Guinea

•         Pia Treichel, Program Manager - Climate Change Adaptation, Plan International Australia

•         Cornelio Ase, Program and Humanitarian Manager

More information about the CBCCAG program can be found athttp://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/investment-priorities/building-resilience/climate-change/Pages/climate-change-and-environment-initiatives.aspx.

M: +61 468 342 460<tel:%2B61%20468%20342%20460> (Australia)
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