CBA15: Challenges of scaling up and financing ecosystem-based adaptation in Africa
Channel: IIED
Date: 2021-07-19

This is a recording of a session from the 15th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA15), which took place online from 14-18 June 2021.

This session explored innovative financial solutions that can overcome the challenges to scaling up ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA). What does it mean to bring these solutions to the local level? 

Addressing the key barriers to the uptake of EbA and building resilience, especially at the community level, will require innovative and novel approaches to upscaling and financing.

This peer-to-peer session focused on elucidating the main challenges to EbA implementation, scale up and financing in Africa, and further discuss catalytic approaches and methods to overcome them. 

The session brought together regional, traditional, and non-traditional networks and stakeholders, with a focus on community-based organisations; to present innovative financing solutions, identify new ones, and gather innovative and catalytic examples and lessons learned. 

The discussion was framed around the role of innovation and innovative financing solutions, including the new Global EbA Fund. Practical examples were highlighted, and a space created for critical discussions around what it means to bring innovative EbA financing solutions to fruition at the community level.

More information on the session on the CBA15 site: https://cba15.iied.org/session/W3
Rapporteur's notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IGxPi-8EZY6JQzeXyAJ3ZJUEw8PTH7uODiFn9mH_x6Q/