Global Center on Adaptation Launches 2024 Local Adaptation Champions Awards
July 04 2024 - 9:19AM
The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) launched the 2024 Local
Adaptation Champions Awards today. These prestigious awards
celebrate and reward outstanding, innovative, and scalable locally
led initiatives that effectively address climate change impacts and
enhance resilience among vulnerable communities worldwide.
Applicants can apply under the categories:
- Water
Security: For community-based initiatives improving water
resource management and conservation.
- Food
Security: For climate-smart food production systems ensuring
sustainable access to nutritious foods.
- Urban Adaptation
Solutions: For urban projects that increase climate resilience
in vulnerable neighborhoods.
- Local
Entrepreneurship: For businesses that develop or adopt local
adaptation solutions addressing climate vulnerabilities.
Application Details: Applications are open from July 1 to
August 11, 2024. Eligible interventions must demonstrate tangible
results, focus on the most vulnerable, and adhere to Locally Led
Adaptation Principles.
For more information and to apply, please visit the Global
Hub on Locally Led Adaptation
Contact
Anju Sharma, Global Lead on Locally Led Adaptation, Global
Center on AdaptationAnju.sharma@gca.org
Notes to Editors
About the Global Center on AdaptationThe Global
Center on Adaptation (GCA) is an international organization that
promotes adaptation to the impacts of climate change. It works to
climate-proof development by instigating policy reforms and
influencing investments made by international financial
institutions and the private sector. The goal is to bring climate
adaptation to the forefront of the global fight against climate
change and ensure that it remains prominent.Founded in 2018, GCA
embodies innovation in its approach to climate adaptation as well
as in its physical presence. It operates from the largest floating
office in the world, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. GCA has a
worldwide network of regional offices in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire;
Dhaka, Bangladesh; and Beijing, China. The Center will open a new
office in Nairobi, Kenya in 2025.
Alexandra Gee
Global Center on Adaptation
+447887804594
alex.gee@gca.org