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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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: ...

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...

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...

Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya and Chair of the Committee of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change has accepted...