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GCA CEO Welcomes President Kenyatta as Global Champion for the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program

17 May 2022

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Senegal Leading Africa’s Path to a Resilient Recovery

16 May 2022

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Global Center on Adaptation showcases findings of Ghana’s National Assessment to Enhance the Resilience of its National Infrastructure Systems

24 March 2022

Global Center on Adaptation to Integrate Climate Adaptation and Resilience Measures into Desert to Power Initiative

23 February 2022

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GCA joins forces with World Bank to identify climate risk investments and improve flood resilience in Greater Monrovia, Liberia

20 May 2022

China to ‘significantly overachieve’ 2030 targets; Sea levels ‘highest on record’; Power cuts ‘must not occur’

20 May 2022

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GCA to mainstream adaptation in Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project in Nigeria

19 May 2022

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Beyond the direct damages to assets by extreme events such as wildfires, floods and landslides, the physical climate impacts are being felt with infrastructure and having a real human and economic costs on our societies.

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Asian Youth Adaptation Forum

18 May 2022

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Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program

3 May 2022

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Turning Political Ambition to Adaptation Financing Action: The Road from Lahti to Sharm El-Sheikh

11 April 2022

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