Climate change poses an existential threat to global food security, livelihoods, and ecosystems. In the Global South, where agricultural productivity and rural incomes are most vulnerable to climate impacts, the need for resilient, adaptable solutions has never been more urgent. The Global Center on Adaptation- CGIAR partnership is a strategic alliance designed to bridge the gap between pioneering research and real-world impact, ensuring that climate adaptation innovations reach the communities and ecosystems that need them most.

Since its launch in January 2021, GCA’s technical support under the AAAP Upstream Financing Facility has already helped shape more than US $18 billion in investments backed by international financial institutions, protecting over 112 million of Africa’s most climate-vulnerable people in 40 countries. Working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) through its Resilience and Sustainability Facility, GCA is guiding policy and sector reforms that embed adaptation within national strategies, while the Africa Adaptation Business Platform—launched in partnership with the World Economic Forum—is forging alliances between private corporations and African financial institutions to unlock new streams of adaptation finance.

As the only international organization for climate resilience, GCA partners with governments, businesses and communities at every scale—local, national and continental—to identify high-impact adaptation solutions and integrate the most promising approaches into projects that climate-proof critical sectors while supporting sustainable livelihoods. Our mission is to shield the planet from the worst impacts of warming; our vision is a world in which every community thrives, secure in the knowledge that adaptation today builds prosperity for tomorrow.

This factsheet presents the key stories and findings from the Youth Adaptation Forum: Locally Led Adaptation held in 2024

This factsheet presents key stories and findings from the Youth Adaptation Forum: Youth Entrepreneurship, Adaptation Jobs and Finance

This factsheet presents key stories and findings from Youth Adaptation Forum: Nature-Based Solutions and Climate-Resilient Infrastructure held in 2024

The factsheet presents key stories and findings from the Youth Adaptation Forum: Climate-Resilient Agriculture held in 2024

This factsheet present key stories and findings from the Youth Adaptation Forum: Water held in 2024

The fact sheet presents the key stories and findings from the Youth Adaptation Forum on Young Women Leadership which was held in 2024