CSDI's presentation at the 5th International Conference on Community Based Adaptation (CBA) to Climate Change

1. COLLABORATIVE CHANGE Enhancing and up-scaling CBA and DRR through participatory communication for development Mario Acunzo Communication for Development Officer Research and Extension Division Office of Knowledge Exchange (OEK) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

2. Mainstreaming Community Based Adaptation (CBA) through Agricultural Innovation Systems (research & extension) CCA involves a combination of immediate, medium and long-term measures, most of which are “ knowledge intensive ”: adopting physical adaptive measures improving agricultural practices adjusting socio-economic activities strengthening local linkages research, extension and farmers providing access to knowledge on CCA raise awareness and advocating CBA implies multistakeholder action, innovation and a process of social and institutional change CBA should be promoted in agricultural policies but lacks of institutional structures Opportunity for CBA to be considered in the context of the reform of agricultural innovation systems (research and extension) in connection with new policies for CCA

4. CCA: combination of technical and institutional development through iterative innovations

10. FAO support to Rural Communication Services (RCS) through community rural radio for FS, CBA, disaster risk preparedness & mitigation Scaling up: enhancing rural communication services (RCS) through community radio in Bangladesh

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