Global Center on Adaptation

Call for Partnerships: GCA Global Hub on #LocallyLedAdaptation Project: Sustainable Management of Ecosystems in Miombo Ecoregions of Zambia The Global Center on Adaptation invites concept notes from partners with experience in facilitating locally led adaptation planning in rural contexts in the Miombo woodlands in the Copperbelt, Central, and Muchinga Provinces of #Zambia, with a focus on sustainable ecosystems. 📅 Deadline: 27th August 2024 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/emd8GnQj

The Global Center on Adaptation, in partnership with the government of #Djibouti and other stakeholders, conducted a Rapid Climate Risk Assessment, revealing that extreme weather conditions such as high temperatures, drought, and floods are severely impacting lives and livelihoods in Djibouti City. These negative impacts of #climatechange are bound to get worse if the city does not adapt. Simple and affordable #climate change risk management and adaptation measures that the city can implement were identified during the assessment. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eHkDxSB6

The 2015 Paris Agreement established the #GlobalGoalOnAdaptation (GGA) to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability to climate change. At COP27, Parties decided to develop a GGA framework, which they subsequently adopted under the United Arab Emirates Consensus at COP28 in Dubai. In this blog, GCA's Global Lead on Climate Diplomacy Selamawit Desta Wubet explains why the GGA and its framework are crucial to combating climate change. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gz6_8qr8

Call for Partnerships: GCA Global Hub on #LocallyLedAdaptation Project: Sustainable Management of Ecosystems in Miombo Ecoregions of Zambia The Global Center on Adaptation invites concept notes from partners with experience in facilitating locally led adaptation planning in rural contexts in the Miombo woodlands in the Copperbelt, Central, and Muchinga Provinces of #Zambia, with a focus on sustainable ecosystems. 📅 Deadline: 20th August 2024 🔗 Find out more: https://lnkd.in/emd8GnQj

During #LCAW2024, a parliamentary dialogue shone the spotlight on the critical political capital parliaments hold in ensuring that global #climateadaptation targets can be realized. Read the blog by Mattias Söderberg from Folkekirkens Nødhjælp (DanChurchAid), Rachel Mundilo from SADC Parliamentary Forum, and Selamawit Wubet from the Global Center on Adaptation: https://lnkd.in/eMPQ7Shr

"What if we could predict the success and impact of climate adaptation projects before they even start?" Campus Fryslân - University of Groningen students Fleur Kleijburg, Monika S. Delieva, and Valia Schreiber share their journey of designing a pre-implementation impact evaluation for the Abidjan-Lagos Highway project, a major infrastructure initiative financed by the African Development Bank Group and climate-proofed by the Global Center on Adaptation as part of the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program #AAAP. The students undertook this work during their research internship with GCA. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eWuSzFtU

The Youth Climate Adaptation Action Day, organized by the Global Center on Adaptation on the 12th of October 2024, is the largest-running annual youth adaptation event taking place in over 100 countries around the world. The #YouthAdaptationActionDay 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. Find out more and be part of the Day now: https://lnkd.in/eYc3f_C6 #Youth4Adaptation

Incorporating a gendered perspective into #climate-resilient infrastructure development can enhance effectiveness and mitigate risks of perpetuating inequalities within infrastructure. In this blog, GCA's Emma Mayhew and Grace Muinga delve into how GCA has used a gender-responsive approach in three projects under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program #AAAP. Read more: https://lnkd.in/ea8kw9NX

Are you between 18-35 years old and leading the fight against climate change? Have you developed an innovative and creative adaptation solution? This is your time to showcase it. As part of the #YouthAdaptationActionDay, the Global Center on Adaptation is organizing the "My Climate Adaptation Solution Competition". Share your adaptation solution with the world by submitting your video between 12th August and 26th September. Discover more and sign up for the competition today:https://lnkd.in/g5U3ZBMJ #Youth4Adaptation

Can #climateadaptation safeguard how we produce and distribute our food? By 2050, global food demand is expected to increase by more than 50% from 2010 levels. Food systems are extremely vulnerable to #climatechange, but climate adaptation measures can make them more resilient: 🌾 Drought-resistant crops 📊 Data-driven farming 🚢 Climate-resilient storage and transport 💧 Improved irrigation and wastewater recycling Through the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program #AAAP, the Global Center on Adaptation is championing: 🤳🏽 Digital climate information agricultural advisory services 🌱 Climate-resilient seeds 💼 Private-sector led adaptation in agriculture Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eHVeWCgU