The community-based adaptation (CBA) conference series has established itself as the leading global, practitioner-focused climate adaptation conference. This year’s CBA will be digital – but it will still have community at the center.

A Kenyan documentary, Thank You for the Rain, has helped to catalyze changed nationally and internationally. The film follows a family of farmers battling the effects of climate change and has become a case study for how a film can spark a global movement.

With thousands of years of environmental observations, Inuit communities have advice for newcomers to help limit harm to the fragile Arctic Ocean as it opens to shipping. We can start by banning high polluting fuels, restricting ballast water that can bring invasive species to the north, and curbing underwater noise.

Peer learning has helped organizations in nations such as India and Kenya learn about climate adaptation and land management. Some farmers and entrepreneurs are having the opportunity to go abroad for the first time to exchange knowledge.

At COP25, young people rose as government remained seated. We spoke to some of the many youth organizations involved at the conference on climate change.