The first annual lecture of GCA CEO Prof. Dr. Patrick Verkooijen on the state of adaptation action, which has a special focus on Africa. Providing a clear policy assessment of the urgent need for adaptation action in Africa and a clear set of recommendations for action, the lecture will set the scene ahead of Glasgow for why adaptation, and especially adaptation in Africa, is so important for the global climate agenda.

Over fifty leaders from the international climate and development community attended the Dialogue which concluded with a Communique adopted in the presence of the Dialogue’s Co-Conveners.

This paper discusses the role of digital climate-informed advisory services in building the resilience of small-holder producers by 2030.

Cities and their growing populations are impacted by climate change on a daily basis. The need to accelerate adaptation in cities and to invest in solutions with multiple benefits is higher than ever before.

The Global Commission on Adaptation developed a set of principles, based on over a year of consultations, to strengthen locally led adaptation. As of July 2021, over 70 organizations have endorsed these principles, committing to make changes and strengthening existing efforts to meet this urgent adaptation agenda.

Today, the world is home to the largest generation of youth in history, with 1.8 billion worldwide.

With global greenhouse gas emissions rapidly increasing, our fast-warming world is already experiencing major disruptions from more intense droughts, fires, heatwaves, floods, destructive tropical cyclones and other extreme events.

Working towards more robust, TCFD-aligned physical risk disclosure

Consistent standards, codes, guidance documents and rating systems (collectively “standards”) underpin efforts to ensure that infrastructure is resilient to climate change.