T he Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day, organized by the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) around the 12th of October, is the largest-running annual youth adaptation event taking place in over 100 countries around the world.

As part of the 2025 edition of Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day, the “My Adaptation Solution” Video Competition drew 79 entries from 23 countries, generated 22,000+ public votes, and reached 3 million people on social media—evidence of a fast-growing movement putting adaptation into action.

Linda Tatiana Balagizi (Democratic Republic of Congo) is scaling green roofs and green belts across Kinshasa to cut urban heat, capture rainfall, and boost biodiversity—turning grey hotspots into living infrastructure.