CBA10 opening speech: Ruby Haddad
Channel: IIED
Date: 2016-04-26

Ruby Haddad, of the Homeless People's Federation of the Philippines, was among the speakers at the opening ceremony  of the 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA10) on 25 April, 2016.

Haddad emphasised how climate adaptation requires strong governance, both at the community level and at the government level, and used her experiences to stress how urban adaptation must be led by the community, not just involve the community.

CBA10 is taking place in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 21-28 April, 2016.

Organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, this year's conference theme is 'enhancing urban community resilience'.

More details: www.iied.org/cba10.