 Hello everyone, I'm Susheela Pandit and this year I'm taking the role of the MC for CBA 16. CBA session this year will focus on putting locally led adaptation into practice. From unfolding the hidden possibilities of local and indigenous knowledge, bridging the barriers for upscaling CBA to rigorous discussion on climate justice and leading to amplifying voices of local adapters at COP 27. These sessions are just a glimpse of it. So don't miss out and secure your place by registering at the world's leading practitioners best adaptation forum CBA 16. CBA brings together practitioners, grassroots representatives, researchers, local and national government planners, policy makers and donors working at all levels and scales to discuss how to put the principles for locally led adaptation the LLA into practice. CBA provides an interactive online platform for global adaptation community of practice to come together to promote effective locally led climate action. The good point of having a virtual CBA is it's cost effective for local actors to participate who are not able to afford to travel to join the conference physically with the address the issue of underrepresentation of the community best organization, the grassroots representatives, young people at Oman and the local government official and on top of that a huge saving on our carbon footprint. This had opened the door for me as well to join the community of practice and act as a gender champion in CBA 14, which opened me up to a thematic committee and working to draft the key message from the session and reporting back to the group. My learning and experience was different in CBA as most of the other conferences are driven by big talks by senior professionals, whereas CBA was from the practitioners to the practitioners. CBA puts experience and knowledge of local communities and adaptation practitioners at the center. People are not only listening to the keynotes, panels and presenters, but discussing their issues and challenges and sharing their first hand experience. In the next CBA, the CBA 15, we encourage our local partner NGOs to join the forum and learn and share. We also invited field colleagues, the frontline workers to lead the session and share their work from the ground to the global audience. This has encouraged them to express their ideas and work globally and then learn from around the world to upgrade and adopt those tips and tricks to tweak their programming for effective implementation. As an LLA supporter, I encourage you all to invite those voices to the table and let's learn from them. We hope you will join us on October 3 and 4 for CBA 16 and contribute your experience, learn from the practitioners and connect to the passionate, locally-laid adaptation leaders around the world. Welcome to CBA 16.