Africa stands at a critical crossroads where climate change is not just an environmental challenge but a profound security imperative. Increasingly frequent droughts, floods, and water stress are fueling instability and conflict across the Sahel and Horn of Africa, with far-reaching consequences for regional and global peace. Adaptation is no longer a distant development goal—it is central to safeguarding stability, resilience, and security.

In 2025, the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) built upon the success of the Pilot Youth Academy on Climate Adaptation and Leadership by hosting the Pan-African Youth Academy on Climate Adaptation and Leadership, a training-of-trainers program designed to equip participants with the skills and knowledge to replicate climate adaptation training in their home countries.

This year’s Stories of Resilience redefines true progress as a measure of the systems transformed over outputs delivered. Drawing on global examples and lessons on inclusive funding, philanthropy, and justice, it underscores how aligning local priorities with national governance and finance can drive lasting change.

This joint Global Center on Adaptation–Climate Policy Initiative report, Adaptation Finance Flows to Africa – State and Future Trends, provides a clear, data-driven view of where we stand—and a compass for where we must go next.

This report is an independent, end-of-phase evaluation of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) conducted by Boston Consulting Group. The report seeks to assess AAAP’s performance against its stated objectives, the extent of its impact, its value-for-money and key lessons learned across activities between 2021 and 2025. Activities outside the AAAP, such as our global advocacy and research programmes, fall outside the scope of this review.

The compendium on nature-based solutions (NbS) focuses on showcasing locally led initiatives undertaken by various urban actors, categorised as NbS cases across the cities of Bangladesh.

This impact report presents the key achievements and outcomes of the Youth Academy on Climate Adaptation and Leadership, a “train‑the-trainer” model for replication in Africa.

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