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

In 2025, the Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day will invite young people, youth-led organizations, students, and grassroots groups to organize consultations on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), youth, and adaptation. NDCs are plans submitted by countries under the Paris Agreement outlining their climate action goals. The theme of “NDCs, Youth, and Adaptation” emphasizes the role young people play in building resilient economies and achieving these national commitments. The outcomes of these youth consultations will be presented at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.

The Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day aims to:

  • Build the youth adaptation movement with schools, universities, and youth organizations.
  • Raise awareness and increase the knowledge of young people on climate adaptation.
  • Drive knowledge sharing for youth-led adaptation actions in Africa and around the world.

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How to Engage in Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day 2025

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My Adaptation Solution Video Competition

Applications are open for the 2025 GCA “My Adaptation Solution Video Competition”. 

This competition spotlights solutions that break the heat cycle, safeguard water resources, and buffer communities against both drought and deluge. Your idea could reshape how we live, farm, and build in an increasingly hot world.  

Requirements 

  • Are you between 18-35 years old and leading the fight against climate change? 
  • Have you developed an innovative and creative adaptation solution? 

Selection Criteria 

Winners will be selected through public voting via an online form. Results will be announced in early September. 

Submission Requirements 

The thermometer is climbing, and so must our ingenuity. Share your heat-beating, NDC-aligned adaptation solution—submit your one-minute video today and help cool, protect, and sustain our planet’s future! 

The theme of video entries is: The heat is on — youth powering adaptation solutions through Nature-based Solutions, Water, Education & Advocacy, and Climate-Resilient Agriculture. 

Fill out the form below to submit your video. If the form doesn’t load please access the form here. 

Please read the video competition rules below before you submit your video.

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Youth Logo Competition

Congratulations to Parfait Kamta Nkontcheu from Cameroon for their outstanding design.

Thank you to everyone who submitted their inspiring and creative designs, the enthusiasm and dedication from participants worldwide shows the critical role of youth-led innovation in the adaptation agenda.

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Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day Impact 2024

In 2024, GCA organized the first Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day. Young people across the world were mobilized through the My Climate Adaptation Solution Video Competition, the Youth Climate Adaptation Lighthouse Events, and the petition calling upon global leaders to double down on climate adaptation finance.

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