Prof. Patrick V. Verkooijen
@Prof_PatrickV
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President and CEO, Global Center on Adaptation. Chancellor, University of Nairobi. Ban Ki-moon Chair Climate Adaptation Governance, University of Groningen.
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@uonbi Honoured to unveil the #UoNBig5 to transform @unobi with Prime Cabinet Secretary @MusaliaMudavadi and our University community plus global partners in service of our primary shareholders: the outstanding student body & next generation. Time to turbocharge the tertiary sector and.
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The energy, drive, and creativity of young Africans are not tomorrow’s hope—they are today’s force. Let’s build a continent where adaptation is not the exception — but the engine of our shared future. Hear it from a young changemaker: Damaris Wanjiku’s powerful speech on how
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RT @GCAdaptation: Hon. @gladyswanga, on Homa Bay’s Locally Led People’s Adaptation Plan. Through the People’s Adaptation Planning approac….
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H.E. Ban Ki-moon, H.E. President @Macky_Sall, and I stood with Kenya’s youth in Nairobi as they delivered a powerful communiqué to the world. Their message is clear: they are not waiting. They are leading—and they are demanding action from global leaders. Through the #AAAP, we
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RT @Macky_Sall: Today, I was honoured as Chair of @gcadaptation to break ground in Nairobi with President @WilliamsRuto, H.E. @bankimooncen….
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RT @ClimateEnvoyKe: Over the past three decades, I’ve witnessed firsthand how smart climate diplomacy, robust policy and strategic finance….
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RT @ClimateEnvoyKe: My sincere thanks to @Prof_PatrickV and the entire GCA team for their trust and vision. Together, we’ll ensure that ada….
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RT @ClimateEnvoyKe: I am deeply honoured to join the Global Centre on Adaptation as an AAAP Distinguished Fellow.
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RT @GCAdaptation: 4th President of Senegal and Chair of the GCA Supervisory Board, H.E. Macky Sall, on the groundbreaking of GCA dual headq….
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RT @GCAdaptation: 8th Secretary-General of the UN and Honorary Chair of the GCA Supervisory Board, H.E. Ban Ki-moon, on the urgency of clim….
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RT @ClimateEnvoyKe: Looking forward to this exciting journey, and honoured to lend my support to a truly worthy cause. Climate action deman….
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RT @GCAdaptation: President and CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation, Prof. Patrick V. Verkooijen, on GCA’s unique global footprint as th….
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RT @GCAdaptation: President of the Republic of Kenya and Member of the GCA Advisory Board, H.E. @WilliamsRuto, on the new GCA dual headquar….
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RT @GCAdaptation: Adaptation is not secondary, it is a lifeline. The #AAAP—Africa’s flagship program—will now be positioned to grow stronge….
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RT @GCAdaptation: Thank you, President Macky Sall. Your voice and leadership, as Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation's Supervisory Boa….
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RT @GCAdaptation: With the GCA's Nairobi headquarters groundbreaking, we can work to putting an end to this scenario. Because if we do n….
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Great to welcome Ali D. Mohamed @ClimateEnvoyKe, Special Envoy for Climate Change and Senior Advisor to the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Kenya @WilliamsRuto with our Chair and 4th President of Senegal H.E. @Macky_Sall, as GCA #AAAP Distinguished Fellow.
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Today marks a historic milestone with the groundbreaking of GCA’s Nairobi headquarters — making us the only international organization with dual headquarters in both the Global South and Global North. This is more than infrastructure; it’s a bold statement of solidarity and
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RT @GCAdaptation: Thank you to the 440+ organisations who stepped up to lead youth adaptation efforts as part of the African Youth Adaptati….
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