The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) is an international organization that works as a solutions broker to catalyze action and support for adaptation solutions, from the international to the local, in partnership with the public and private sector, to ensure we learn from each other and work together for a climate resilient future. Adapting to impacts of climate change provides a “win-win” for livelihoods, food security, water supply, health, security, and economic growth. The work of GCA elevates the visibility and political importance of climate adaptation and facilitates solutions, such as smarter investments, new technologies and better planning to become more resilient to climate related threats. GCA is a rapidly growing organization with offices in Abidjan, Beijing, Dhaka, Groningen, and Rotterdam.

GCA’s ambitious 2020-2025 business plan and strategy have three pillars:

• Programs: Food Security; Using Nature for more resilient infrastructure; Water for Urban Growth and Resilience; Climate Finance; Youth Leadership.
• Knowledge: Building adaptation knowledge globally through cutting edge products such as the State and Trends in Adaptation Report and the Adaptation Knowledge Portal.
• Advocacy and Awareness: Formulating policy messages to move the global, regional, and local adaptation agendas forward.

Under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) GCA’s work on youth leadership and education aims to mobilize the next generation of adaptation leaders in Africa to lead the youth adaptation movement and engage in adaptation decision-making and action. In particular, the Youth Leadership and Education program aims to strengthen the capacities of young people across the African continent to make their communities more climate resilient and facilitate knowledge exchange with other continents.

In 2025, the Global Center on Adaptation’s Youth Leadership and Education program is working to enhance the capacity of youth organizations to accelerate adaptation action in Africa. This will be achieved through significantly growing the Youth Adaptation Network.

The Youth Adaptation Network (YAN) is an umbrella platform to engage, empower, and amplify the role of young people in the adaptation agenda. This unique network brings together young people from around the world to translate knowledge into action and advocate for accelerated adaptation from the local to the international level.

GCA is seeking an implementation partner to act as an in-country focal point of the YAN in Ghana. The overall objective of the partnership is to enhance the capacity of youth organizations to accelerate adaptation action. As an in-country focal point, the organization will have four key responsibilities:

• Youth Adaptation Forums: Co-organizing and hosting a Youth Adaptation Forum in 2025.
• YAN membership: the sub-regional focal point will assist GCA by growing the YAN membership in their countries, building a network of young people interested in adaptation and conducting a Learning Needs Assessment on the training needs of young people in relation to climate adaptation in their country. The outcome of the Learning Needs Assessment will be used to develop the Youth Leadership and Education Program’s activities in 2026.
• Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day: facilitate the participation of young people in NDC implementation through organizing and hosting a Youth Consultation on Adaptation, NDCs, and Youth on the 10th-12th October.
• Youth Academy: Provide learning opportunities for youth to enhance their expertise in climate change adaptation and leadership.

Please download the Call for Partnerships document for more information

Only registered non-profit organizations (e.g., INGO, NGO, CBO, Universities, Company Limited by Guarantee) are eligible to receive a sub-grant from GCA.

The organizations responding to this call must meet the minimum eligibility criteria and demonstrate their capacity to implement all the technical criteria.

Proposals and all supporting documents must be submitted as a PDF, no later than 6th March 2025, 23:59, Central European Time (CET) to subgrants@gca.org and cc’d to youth@gca.org.

Proposals must include:

• Annex 1: Project Document (proposal template) addressing the details outlined in this call.
• Annex 2: Completed Partner Information Document & minimum required documents.
• Annex 2a: Budget and Financial Report Template.

Important to note:

• All registered non-profit organizations are encouraged to respond to this call and complete the templates in as much detail as possible.
• Responses to Annex 1 will be considered even if there is a lack of detail or if the form is incomplete.
• Responses to Annex 2 will be considered even if some details are lacking, if justified.
• The template serves as a tool for interested organizations to showcase their technical expertise and experience in response to the call.
• Organizations need only meet the minimum eligibility criteria to be considered.

Proposals received after the closing date and time will not be considered. Organizations will be notified once a decision about the Sub-Grant is made.

For all questions or requests for additional information contact youth@gca.org. The email subject heading should be clearly marked with the following information: Call for Partnership: Uganda Youth Adaptation Network. (If an interested organization has concerns about completing the templates, please reach out.)

Proposals and all supporting documents must be drafted in English.

GCA reserves the right to decline disclosure of the specificity of decision derived by GCA mission due to reasons related to confidentiality.

GCA reserves the right to accept or reject any submissions, and to annul the selection process and reject all submissions at any time, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected implementing partners.