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Nairobi Declaration
on Community Based
Adaptation to Climate Change
From 27—30 April 2015, over 400 representatives from governments, civil society, the scientific
community, and international and non-governmental organisations gathered in Nairobi,
Kenya, at the 9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to climate
change. CBA is a participatory, community-led and environmentally sustainable approach
to adaptation that aims to strengthen the resilience of poor and vulnerable communities.
At CBA9, participants discussed methods for measuring the eectiveness of adaptation to
climate variability and change for the poorest and most vulnerable. Based on discussions,
lessons learned and outcomes of this conference, participants of CBA9 present the Nairobi
Declaration, which states the importance of addressing the needs and interests of the poorest
and most vulnerable in international agreements on sustainable development, development
finance and climate change.
Climate change has and will
continue to have disproportionately
negative consequences for
the poor and vulnerable. These
groups are already adapting and
enhancing their resilience to
the adverse effects of climate
change. It is the responsibility of
developed countries to support
the adaptation efforts of poor
and vulnerable groups. To this
end, governments should promote
approaches to climate change
adaptation that build the capacity
of local actors. They should also
ensure that vulnerable groups are
included in the process of developing
goals, strategies for implementation,
indicators and evaluative frameworks
for adaptation.
Consistent with the 2014
Kathmandu Declaration agreed
at CBA8,1 the CBA community
reiterates the importance of securing
additional, adequate and transparent
adaptation financing, especially for
community-level adaptation efforts.
Global agreements must increase
and accelerate finance for
adaptation in poor and vulnerable
communities and establish
transparent mechanisms for
monitoring adaptation finance.
Governments should prioritize the
needs and interests of the poorest
and most vulnerable in their national
adaptation planning processes
and provide clear, timely and
accurate reporting on the extent to
which adaptation finance reaches
vulnerable groups.
World leaders will meet this year to
draft agreements on Sustainable
Development Goals, Financing
for Development and Climate
Change under the UNFCCC.
Leaders must ensure that these
agreements reflect the needs
and interests of the poorest and
most vulnerable. Local, regional
and national governments should
also incorporate the principles of
inclusiveness, community leadership
and environmental sustainability into
all of their plans for adaptation and
development.
Consistent with the 2014
Kathmandu Declaration agreed at CBA8,
the CBA community reiterates the
importance of securing additional,
adequate and transparent adaptation
financing, especially for community-level
adaptation efforts.
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9th International Conference on
Community-Based Adaptation
24–30 April 2015, Nairobi, Kenya
1 http://pubs.iied.org/G03787.html
