This is the official programme for the Africa Adapt Climate Symposium to be held in Addis Abbaba in Ethiopia 9th-11th March 2011

Over 150 researchers, civil society actors, donors, government officials and NGOs will be gathering in Addis Ababa on 9-11 March at the AfricaAdapt Climate Change Symposium. The five themes for the symposium are:

• National and international policy: Linking policy and practice

• Links between adaptation, mitigation and low carbon, or "climate compatible" development
• New thinking on community-led responses: From local to global
• The roles of media and intermediaries in translating, sharing, and advocating
• Roles of local and indigenous knowledge in addressing climate change