President Kenyatta endorsed as Global Champion for Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program
Global leaders on Thursday tasked Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to spearhead Africa’s effort to address climate change under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP).
The Leaders Dialogue on Climate Adaptation, organized by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) on 7 July at the University of Nairobi, featured endorsements by the GCA Chair and 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon; African Development Bank Group President, Dr Akinwumi Adesina; World Trade Organization Director Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala; and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.