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The Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) programme supports community-driven climate change adaptation projects through small-scale grants and leverages lessons emerging from projects to catalyze change in national and sub-national policy in support of systematic adaptation.The CBA project also promotes global learning on community-based adaptation through an evidence-based approach based on project-derived lessons and accomplishments.The CBA project is a partnership between UNDP, the GEF, the GEF/Small Grants Programme, and the United Nations Volunteers. The programme provides a practical example of support for adaptation at the community level, piloting tangible CBA support in 10 countries.The initiative will support 8-20 projects in each country, leading to approximately 125 projects by 2012.Projects will be driven by the adaptation priorities of communities, while national-level project portfolios will be leveraged to advocate for systematic policy changes needed to reduce vulnerability to climate hazards.

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