Event

Join us at the Gobeshona Global Conference!

The conference will take place from 18 – 24 January 2021.

The Partnership will be participating in the following sessions. We hope to see you there!

1. Gobeshona Global Opening
18 January at 03:00 – 04:00 UTC

2. Understanding the Role of Knowledge Brokers and Change Agents in Enhancing Community Resilience
18 January at 13:00 – 15:00 UTC
The session will provide a background about knowledge brokering and include a panel discussion on implementing knowledge brokering activities in Ghana, Uganda and India / Nepal. The session will also include a presentation by David Mfitimukiza, from Makerere University, Uganda who will share some of the lessons that have emerged by grassroots groups and the knowledge brokering role they have played during the COVID-19 pandemic. This session is lead by CDKN.

3. From Measuring Resilience to Advancing Resilience Practice
18 January at 16:00 – 17:30 UTC
In this session, two short panels will discuss 1) advancing resilience measurement in the 2020s and 2) reflect on how research and measurement can shape action. This session is co-lead by ICCCAD, CDKN, and GRP. 

4. Adaptation Innovation Marketplace (UNDP)
19 January at 10:00 – 12:00 UTC
This session will include the launch of the the new platform: Adaptation Innovation Marketplace (AIM), and showcase existing funding windows. This session is co-lead by ICCCAD, GRP, Climate-KiC, WRI, UNDP.

5. Gobeshona Global Closing
24 January at 13:00 – 15:00 UTC

To join the above events you will need to register for the Gobeshona Global ConferenceResearch into Action on Locally-Led Adaptation. A few days before the event, you will receive zoom links for the conference.