
Global Center on Adaptation
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We are an international organization working as the solutions broker for #ClimateAdaptation 🌍 #AdaptOurWorld
Joined June 2017
#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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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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🌍 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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“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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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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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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