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We are an international organization working as the solutions broker for #ClimateAdaptation 🌍 #AdaptOurWorld

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@GCAdaptation
Global Center on Adaptation
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#ClimateAdaptation means taking action to prepare for the effects of #climatechange. This includes:.🚨 Early warning systems #EWS.🛣️ Climate-resilient infrastructure.🌾 Dryland crop production.🌳 Mangrove protection.💧 Water resource resilience. 🔗
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Global Center on Adaptation
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Graphic Designers Wanted! . Are you a skilled Graphic Designer with a strong track record in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments? We’re looking for creative consultants to support the branding and design of AAAP 2.0—including the development of infographics, presentations,
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5 Days to Go!. 📣 Call for applications: GCA's 2025 Local Adaptation Champions Awards reward innovative and scalable locally led efforts that strengthen the resilience of communities at the frontlines of #ClimateChange. 📅 Apply by: 16 July 2025.👉
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RT @Prof_PatrickV: The energy, drive, and creativity of young Africans are not tomorrow’s hope—they are today’s force. Let’s build a contin….
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3 Days to Go! . The In-Country #YouthADAPT Challenge officially opens on 14th July! We’re calling on young innovators from Kenya 🇰🇪, Ghana 🇬🇭, Tanzania 🇹🇿, Rwanda 🇷🇼, and Nigeria 🇳🇬 to submit bold, youth-led ideas for #ClimateAdaptation. Join our Info Session on 15th July to
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Hon. @gladyswanga, on Homa Bay’s Locally Led People’s Adaptation Plan. Through the People’s Adaptation Planning approach, GCA is bridging bottom-up community knowledge with top-down planning, to secure a more resilient future for all. 🌍
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Global Center on Adaptation
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🌍 The My Climate Adaptation Solution Video Competition 2025 is OPEN!.🌡️ The planet is heating up,— so let's turn up our creativity. 🎥 Share your 1-min video, NDC-aligned solution by Aug 9. 🔗 . #Youth4AdaptationActionDay #MyClimateAdaptationSolution
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📣 Convocatoria de solicitudes: Los Premios para Campeones de la Adaptación Local 2025 de la GCA recompensan esfuerzos innovadores y escalables liderados a nivel local que fortalecen la resiliencia de las comunidades en la primera línea del #CambioClimático. 📅 Postúlate antes
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At today’s intergenerational dialogue, the message was clear: tackling climate vulnerability means addressing structural inequalities head-on. In places like Homa Bay, youth in informal settlements are on the frontlines of climate shocks, yet too often excluded from the
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The Global Center on Adaptation today convened a landmark High-Level Intergenerational Dialogue on Accelerating Adaptation, bringing together youth leaders, H.E. Macky Sall, Chair of the Board of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA); H.E. Ban Ki-moon, Honorary Chair of GCA’s
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“We are not just the leaders of tomorrow, we are leading today.” 🌍. In Nairobi, young people from Kenya presented their Youth Communiqué to H.E. Ban Ki-moon and leaders—urging global leaders to act with ambition, urgency, and solidarity ahead of #COP30. Their message: deliver
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The countdown is on- 5 days to go! . If you're a young changemaker from Kenya🇰🇪, Ghana🇬🇭, Tanzania🇹🇿, Rwanda🇷🇼, or Nigeria 🇳🇬 with a smart idea for #climateadaptation, get ready! . The In-Country #YouthADAPT Challenge opens on 14th July — your chance to gain funding,
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4th President of Senegal and Chair of the GCA Supervisory Board, H.E. @Macky_Sall, on the groundbreaking of GCA dual headquarters in Nairobi, a dynamic, connected and forward-looking hub in Africa and the world. 🎥 Watch the full statement:
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Global Center on Adaptation
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President of the Republic of Kenya and Member of the GCA Advisory Board, H.E. @WilliamsRuto, on the new GCA dual headquarters in Nairobi serving as a platform for policy dialogue, cutting-edge research and capacity-building to accelerate climate adaptation. 🎥 Watch the full
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8th Secretary-General of the UN and Honorary Chair of the GCA Supervisory Board, H.E. Ban Ki-moon, on the urgency of climate adaptation at the groundbreaking of GCA dual headquarters in Nairobi. 🎥 Watch the full statement:
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President and CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation, Prof. Patrick V. Verkooijen, on GCA’s unique global footprint as the first organization with dual headquarters in both the Global South and Global North. 🎥 Watch the full statement:
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Here in Nairobi, we will build one of the most advanced nature-based offices in the world. 🔗 Read our President and CEO's full speech:
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Global Center on Adaptation
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Adaptation is not secondary, it is a lifeline. The #AAAP—Africa’s flagship program—will now be positioned to grow stronger from this very place. Together, we can build a more resilient Africa for all. 🔗 Read H.E. President Macky Sall's full speech:
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Global Center on Adaptation
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Thank you, President Macky Sall. Your voice and leadership, as Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation's Supervisory Board, drives this mission. 🔗 Read H.E. President Macky Sall's full speech:
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With the GCA's Nairobi headquarters groundbreaking, we can work to putting an end to this scenario. Because if we do not act boldly, at scale, now—we will all pay the price. 🔗 Read our President and CEO's full speech:
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