At this interactive event we will share key messages from the 18th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA18), focused on decolonising climate action and promoting locally-led adaptation for climate resilience. What can Dutch actors learn from countries and communities that have been at the frontline of climate change impacts for decades already? And how does something as big and global as the IPCC relate to community-led initiatives in the Netherlands? We will bring insights from around the world, to meet urgent demands in the Netherlands for practical ways to forge resilience to the climate crisis.
This event is being organised as a EURegionsWeek close to you session.
About the speakers
Sushila Pandit is an expert in climate adaptation, disaster risk management, and building resilience through leading and delivering transformative climate resilience projects and programmes. Sushila is currently associated with PlanAdapt and IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) on locally-led adaptation.
Bart van den Hurk is the Co-Chair of the IPCC Working Group 2. He is currently the Scientific Director at Deltares and a Professor at VU University Amsterdam in the field of Interaction between climate and the socio-ecological systems. Prior to Deltares, he spent about 23 years at the KNMI (Dutch Meteorological Institute), working on climate change scenarios.
Eileen Mairena is the focal point for indigenous peoples at the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change). She is a member of the Miskitu Indigenous Peoples of the Waspam community of the Wangki Awala Kupia Indigenous Territory on the banks of the Coco River in Nicaragua, where she has worked to consolidate the rights and empowerment of Miskitu and Mayangna indigenous women.
