CAS 2021 Anchoring Event – Money and Power Where It Matters: Mobilising for Locally Led Adaptation
On demand on CAS TV – from Dhaka, Bangladesh
In this session, power and money are mobilized to get it where it is needed most – on the frontlines of climate change. International commitments and programmes on local action are demonstrated, as well as a new set of principles to guide local action, concluding with an invitation to individual locally led adaptation.

Event programme overview
- Opening statement by the Government of Bangladesh.
- International commitments.
- Principles on Locally Led Adaptation.
- Actions taken from the ground.
- Closing and individual call to action.
Outcomes
A global coalition on local adaptation has created a set of principles on Locally Led Adaptation, to bridge the gap between climate adaptation funding and the most climate vulnerable. During the conference the principles were endorsed by over 30 organisations, including UNDP, UNCDF, the Adaptation Fund, the Global Environment Facility, Climate Investment Funds, several governments, ngo’s, such as BRAC International, Hivos, WRI, GCA and the Huairou Commission.
Furthermore, several projects leading as example of action taken from the ground were presented, such as the Climate Bridge Fund, the UNCDF LoCAL project in the Sahel region, the Asian Development Bank Community Resilience Partnership Programme or the Adaptation Innovation Platform of UNDP, GEF and AF.
More outcomes
Download an overview of CAS 2021 outcomes and results. More per-session deliverables are also accessible from the Summit outcomes page.
Speakers
This event presents a variety of high-level speakers.
Partner organisations
Act Alliance |
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Adaptation Fund |
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Asian Development Bank |
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BRAC International |
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Climate Action Network South Asia |
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Climate and Development Knowledge Network |
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Climate Investment Funds |
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Climate Justice Resilience Fund |
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Climate Vulnerable Forum |
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Climate-KiC |
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European Commission |
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Friendship |
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Global Center on Adaptation |
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Global Environment Facility |
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Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction |
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Government of Bangladesh |
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Government of Cambodia |
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Government of the Philippines |
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Government of the Republic of Ireland |
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Government of the United Kingdom |
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Green Climate Fund |
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Hivos |
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Huairou Commission |
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International Center for Climate Change and Development |
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International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
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International Institute for Environment and Development |
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Irish Aid |
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Islamic Relief |
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Least Developed Countries Group, UNFCCC |
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Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility, LoCAL |
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Media Awareness and Justice Initiative |
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Mercy Corps |
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Mutual Trust Bank Limited |
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Nordic Development Fund |
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Oxfam |
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Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation |
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Panafrican Climate Justice Alliance |
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Practical Action |
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Save the Children |
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Slum Dwellers International |
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South South North |
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United Nations Capital Development Fund |
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United Nations Development Programme |
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WaterAid |
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Women's Climate Centers International |
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World Resources Institute |
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World Wildlife Fund |
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Zurich Insurance Group |