Floating development can not only help vulnerable communities adapt to intensifying climate impacts, it can also support energy and food production, relieve overcrowded cities, and contribute to protecting the environment.
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In this video, we spotlight 3 youth-led innovations that boost climate resilience as part of the African #YouthADAPT Solutions Challenge.
#YouthADAPT is an annual competition organized by , and .
Find out more: gca.org/youthadaptchal
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We are honored to welcome Denmark's Minister for Development Cooperation & Global Climate Policy to the Advisory Board of , following the invitation of GCA Chair and 8th Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Read more: gca.org/news/dan-jorge
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.@DanJoergensen: ”Massive and urgent need to accelerate climate adaptation action in Africa . Glad to announce that I have accepted to join @GCAdaptation Advisory Board to engage actively in the excellent work by Co-chair Ban Ki-moon & CEO @PVV_GCA”
. Glad to announce that I have accepted to join @GCAdaptation Advisory Board to engage actively in the excellent work by Co-chair Ban Ki-moon & CEO @PVV_GCA”1
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#YouthADAPT winner Vanilla Comores, led by Misbahou Abdu Ali, help reduce hunger and drive adaptation in Comoros through producing distributing and exporting vanilla bourbon, growing vegetables and food crops in large quantities for local consumption.
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📢 is organizing 6 Regional Youth Adaptation Forums to
1️⃣ Reflect young people's priorities on the Global Goal on Adaptation
2️⃣ Promote engagement w/ National Adaptation Plans
3️⃣ Showcase youth-led adaptation solutions
gca.org/regional-youth
#YOUTH4ADAPTATION
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"The economic case for investing in climate adaptation is strong. These actions typically generate $5 in benefits for every $1 invested," write President William Ruto of Kenya, Akinwumi Adesina, and CEO .
Read more: newsweek.com/its-time-scale
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Join us TODAY for a special webinar series on climate change and the African financial sector.
The second webinar will discuss how climate-related risks threaten the functioning of banking institutions as well as the stability of the financial system.
gca.org/events/webinar
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In this blog, we are spotlighting Baliqees Salaudeen, a communicator and digital strategist. Baliqees is a member of the GCA CEO's Youth Advisory Panel and a trainee of the Online Executive Training – Young Women Leadership on Climate Adaptation.
gca.org/bridging-the-g
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Join us tomorrow for a special webinar series on climate change and the African financial sector
The second webinar will discuss how climate-related risks threaten the functioning of banking institutions and the stability of the financial system.
👉 gca.org/events/webinar
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Improving the protection, management and restoration of wetlands is critical to our collective well-being and to protecting our planet. Wetlands are:
💧freshwater stores
🔰 natural shields
🦆 biodiversity hotspots
🌍 carbon stores
🎣 sources of livelihood
gca.org/5-ways-wetland
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Les agriculteurs Kenyans utilisent la technologie numérique pour s'adapter au changement climatique. Des pluies tardives ou courtes peuvent ruiner le récoltes, et les conditions de sécheresse provoquent des épidémies de ravageurs.
En savoir plus gca.org/reports/sta21/
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With the Synthesis Report #AR6 issuing a stark warning to the world about the dire consequences of inaction in the face of the #climateemergency, it is imperative to accelerate #climateadaptation for the most vulnerable communities.
Read more: gca.org/five-things-yo
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Join us for a special webinar series on climate change and the African financial sector jointly convened by and in partnership with the African Financial Alliance on Climate change #AFAC
👉 Register now: gca.org/events/webinar
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#YouthADAPT Challenge Winner Simkay Green Global Ventures trains farmers in Nigeria to use vertical sack farming, a low-cost technology for planting crops into the sides and tops of large sacks of soil.
Find out more: gca.org/equipping-nige
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The Global Hub on #LocallyLedAdaptation is a platform to inform, connect and inspire local communities and LLA practitioners around the world with the latest knowledge and solutions for LLA.
Explore the Global Hub on LLA: adaptationportal.gca.org/llahub
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Woman-led Cameroon startup Mumita Holdings uses greenhouse technologies and solar-powered irrigation systems to help climate-vulnerable farmers produce African Indigenous Vegetables year-round, rain or shine.
gca.org/woman-led-came
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The Americas Youth Adaptation Forum will happen on 30 May and the Youth Adaptation Forum in Europe will happen on 8 June, aiming to:
1️⃣ Reflect young people's needs on the #GGA
2️⃣ Promote youth engagement
3️⃣ Showcase youth-led adaptation solutions
gca.org/regional-youth
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💧Water adaptation is becoming increasingly important due to the impacts of climate change on water resources.
Join our Water Adaptation Community #WAC to learn, share and exchange knowledge on mainstreaming water adaptation across the network communities.adaptationportal.gca.org
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#YouthADAPT winner Soupah Kitchen & Company reduces the impact of weather conditions on food production and transportation by growing vegetables close to communities using hydroponics – a climate-smart innovation for cultivating plants without using soil.
gca.org/empowering-wom
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Companies in Africa must prioritize adaptation to climate change to
✅reduce risk
✅maintain productivity
✅ensure broader stability of the African economy
Find out more in our State and Trends in Adaptation 2022 Report's Private Sector chapter: gca.org/reports/sta22/
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Join us for a special webinar series on climate change and the African financial sector jointly convened by and in partnership with the African Financial Alliance on Climate change #AFAC
👉 Register now: gca.org/events/webinar
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The impact of #climatechange makes water less available and less predictable, reducing crop production. In Africa, over 85% of water consumption goes to agriculture and water needs will increase.
Find out more: communities.adaptationportal.gca.org
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In this blog Dr. Christina Kwauk and Dr. Liesbet Steer from the Education Commission examine the ways in which climate change impacts the education of adolescent girls in one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable regions, the African continent.
Read more: gca.org/4-ways-that-cl
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To protect people, assets and the environment in coastal areas, we need to develop healthy climate-adaptive coastal zones, which requires:
🌊 Flood and erosion-focused solutions
💡 Strategic and localized long-term plans
🌲 Scaled-up #NBS
communities.adaptationportal.gca.org/knowledge-base
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"A paradigm shift in the way we conduct climate adaptation research can place vulnerable people’s needs at the forefront of our work," writes Dr. Suzanne Carter of .
Read more: gca.org/climate-action
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Here are the key messages from "Meet the Champions: A Conversation with the winners of the 2022 GCA Local Adaptation Champions Awards" #LLAChampions at Gobeshona #GGC3:
👉 Explore the Global Hub on #LLA: adaptationportal.gca.org/llahub
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Cumulative analysis of the #NDCs of 51 African countries shows a need for an estimated US$579 billion in funding for adaptation through 2030, but if current trends continue, adaptation finance would total US$125.4 billion through 2030.
Find out more: gca.org/reports/sta22/
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On 9th May, we were thrilled to launch the 2nd edition of the Online Executive Training with and the and welcomed a remarkable cohort of 3️⃣0️⃣ African women passionate for #CliamteAdaptation from 🇨🇲, 🇪🇹, 🇲🇼, 🇲🇦, 🇳🇦, 🇸🇳.
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The Americas Youth Adaptation Forum will happen on 30 May and the Youth Adaptation Forum in Europe will happen on 8 June, aiming to:
1️⃣ Reflect young people's needs on the #GGA
2️⃣ Promote youth engagement
3️⃣ Showcase youth-led adaptation solutions
gca.org/regional-youth
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#ICYMI: Here are the key messages from our #Gobeshona event "Lessons from Mukuru: Building climate resilience in urban informal settlements"
For more information on the Mukuru approach, visit the Global Hub on #LocallyLedAdaptation
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The Global Hub on #LocallyLedAdaptation is a platform to inform, connect and inspire local communities and LLA practitioners around the world with the latest knowledge and solutions for LLA.
Explore the Global Hub on LLA: adaptationportal.gca.org/llahub
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#ICYMI: Here are the key messages from our #Gobeshona #GGC3 session on "Bridging the Data Gap for #LocallyLedAdaptation"
👉 Explore the Global Hub on #LLA to inform, connect and share more with local communities and LLA practitioners across the globe: lnkd.in/eECznDT2
In this blog, Ede Ijjasz-Vásquez, Valerie Risk and Rachele Gianfranchi highlight the need for
✅ Simple messages
✅ Multiple channels
✅ Inclusiveness
✅ Targeting
✅ Early planning & drills
✅ Inter-institutional coordination
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Honored to welcome 🇩🇰 Minister to GCA's Advisory Board together w/ GCA Co-Chair Ban Ki-moon. Building on 🇩🇰's strong support for #AAAP we look forward to driving momentum for adaptation at the Africa Climate Action Summit
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To avert catastrophic impacts on coastal communities, Africa’s coastlines must adapt sustainably. Governments need to swiftly implement effective, efficient & inexpensive measures to restore & maintain coastlines, like #NatureBasedSolutions. Find out more: gca.org/reports/sta22/
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Au Malawi, un système d'alerte aide les communautés vulnérables à s'adapter aux conditions météorologiques extrêmes et au changement climatique. M-Climes fournit des informations météorologiques et climatiques pour aider les communautés.
En savoir plus : gca.org/reports/sta21/
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The difficult lives of the poor are made infinitely more difficult by #climatechange – but #LocallyLedAdaptation can ignite transformation.
Read more gca.org/four-ways-clim
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The Americas Youth Adaptation Forum will happen on 30 May and the Youth Adaptation Forum in Europe will happen on 8 June, aiming to:
1️⃣ Reflect young people's needs on the #GGA
2️⃣ Promote youth engagement
3️⃣ Showcase youth-led adaptation solutions
gca.org/regional-youth
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Join us tomorrow for a special webinar series on climate change and the African financial sector jointly convened by and in partnership with the #AFAC
👉 Register now: gca.org/events/webinar
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We look forward to supporting the Government of Kenya and President through our new regional office to be inaugurated during the Africa Climate Action Summit.
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Climate change is a global threat to all nations; it is not about who contributed to it or not. It is about the dangers it poses to generations and how we can tackle it. The time to address this challenge is now.
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