The Index assesses 54 African countries across three pillars—Economy, Policy and Finance—to create a comprehensive picture of national and regional resilience and introduces a new metric, Gross Resilient Product (GRP), which estimates the share of GDP not exposed to climate shocks. In this first edition, the best performers have already reduced GDP exposure to roughly 5%—a GRP of about 95%—providing a concrete benchmark for what “best in class” looks like as countries seek to de-risk growth. Ten African economies have achieved the highest assessed resilience performance, classified as “pioneering,” while another ten economies across all sub-regions of the continent—including Central, East, North, West, Southern Africa, and small island states—are assessed at the entry-level “foundational” stage. The top performers include Burundi, Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Uganda in Tier 1, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Tanzania in Tier 2.

This report presents the impact of the Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day, which was held on the 12th October 2024. The Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day is the largest-running annual youth adaptation event, with 365 Lighthouse Events taking place in 73 countries around the world. It presents the winners of the ‘My Climate Adaptation Solution’ Video Competition and the youth-led petition which calls upon global leaders to double down on adaptation finance.

The key message from this year’s Stories of Resilience is the need for urgent and rapid reform in how global and national climate finance is delivered, in the power dynamics between providers and recipients, and in how success