Stichting The Global Center on Adap

Published purpose

This project aims to improve the resilience of African communities and economies to the impacts of climate change. Project activities include: (1) providing private and public organizations advice on incorporating gender-responsive adaptation solutions into large-scale investments designs in Africa. It does so by focusing on 4 areas: food security, infrastructure and nature-based solutions, youth entrepreneurship and adaptation jobs creation, and innovative finance for adaptation; (2) leading advocacy efforts on climate adaptation in high-level meetings to inspire climate action; (3) conducting research and analysis on current and future climate risks and vulnerabilities to inform adaptation solutions for systems, assets, and communities; and (4) collaborating with governments to integrate climate gender-responsive adaptation into their national policies and strategies.