Youth Adaptation Forum on Climate-resilient Agriculture

Taking place on International Mother Earth Day, the Youth Adaptation Forum on Climate-resilient Agriculture seeks to bring attention to the digital adaptation solutions developed by young people and their impact on smallholder farming. The Youth Adaptation Forum on Climate-resilient Agriculture will raise awareness on the various initiatives which support climate-resilient agriculture and will allow young people to share their best practices for climate adaptation action through their work. 

Event description

YOUNG PEOPLE DRIVING THE ADAPTATION AGENDA
The GCA Youth Leadership and Education program aims to make young people central to driving the adaptation agenda and implementation worldwide. The program’s mission is to mobilize the next generation of adaptation leaders around the world by providing capacity-building for young people and creating adaptation jobs to make their communities more climate resilient.

In 2024, GCA will organize six Youth Adaptation Forums, with a special focus on African good practices, based upon adaptation areas prioritized by young people; Young Women Leadership for Adaptation, Water, Climate-resilient Agriculture, Nature-based Solutions, Youth Entrepreneurship, Adaptation Jobs, and Finance and Locally Led Adaptation.
 
The Youth Adaptation Forums are bringing together young people, governments, civil society, practitioners, international organizations, and decision-makers to mobilize and highlight adaptation solutions led by young people in Africa.  
 
The Youth Adaptation Forums will culminate in a global Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day, where young people around the world will be encouraged to take adaptation action simultaneously.
 
CLIMATE-RESILIENT AGRICULTURE YOUTH ADAPTATION FORUM
Taking place on International Mother Earth Day, the Youth Adaptation Forum on Climate-resilient Agriculture seeks to bring attention to the digital adaptation solutions developed by young people and their impact on smallholder farming. The Youth Adaptation Forum on Climate-resilient Agriculture will raise awareness on the various initiatives which support climate-resilient agriculture and will allow young people to share their best practices for climate adaptation action through their work.

Key objectives:
The Youth Adaptation Forum on Climate-resilient Agriculture will:

• Demonstrate the role of young people as change-makers.
• Showcase initiatives by young people  from Africa on climate-resilient agriculture and highlight effective practices.
• Inspire young people to take climate adaptation action and develop climate-resilient agriculture initiatives.

Guiding Questions

• What primary obstacles do young people face in designing and implementing climate adaptation solutions?
• How can young people design and implement climate-resilient agricultural solutions?
• Are there best practices for young people who have developed climate-resilient agricultural solutions?