GCA and AIIB Partner to Strengthen Climate Resilience in Infrastructure Projects
November 14, 2024 01:16 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) have established a strategic partnership aimed at...
Global Center on Adaptation Launches 2024 Local Adaptation Champions Awards
July 04, 2024 09:19 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, July 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) launched the 2024 Local Adaptation Champions Awards today. These prestigious awards celebrate and...
Global Center on Adaptation and AUDA-NEPAD Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Accelerate Climate Change Adaptation in Africa
June 14, 2024 09:34 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Rotterdam, June 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) signed a landmark memorandum of understanding (MoU) to...
Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Accepts GCA Local Adaptation Champions Award
June 11, 2024 09:14 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina graciously accepted the Global Center on Adaptation’s Local Adaptation Champions Award from GCA CEO...
Dr. William Ruto, President of Kenya appoints Professor Patrick Verkooijen as Chancellor of the University of Nairobi
January 12, 2024 09:12 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Nairobi, Kenya, Jan. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dr. William Ruto, President of Kenya has appointed Professor Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation, as Chancellor of the...
COP28 Adaptation Finance Summit for Africa
November 30, 2023 03:00 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Adaptation Finance Summit for Africa When: Friday 1st December at 15:30 – 16:30 Where: Meeting Room 6 in the Blue Zone ...
Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, joins GCA Advisory Board
November 27, 2023 02:58 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Rotterdam/Bridgetown, Nov. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has accepted an invitation from Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and...
PM Hasina and GCA CEO meet ahead of COP28; commit to drive $1bn in climate finance in support of Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan
October 31, 2023 11:08 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Center on Adaptation CEO, Professor Patrick Verkooijen, concluded a high-level mission to Bangladesh with the following statement: ...
Tribute to Professor Saleemul Huq from Professor Patrick Verkooijen
October 30, 2023 07:40 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Dhaka, Bangladesh, Oct. 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- I am devastated by the death of my friend and dear colleague Professor Saleemul Huq, whose passing has ripped a colossal hole in the fabric of...
Launch of YouthADAPT Challenge 2023: Empowering Africa’s Female Tech Innovators to tackle Climate Change
October 23, 2023 02:00 ET
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Global Center on Adaptation
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, Oct. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program, a joint initiative of the African Development Bank (“the Bank”) and the Global Center...