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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...

Nairobi, Kenya, Sept. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New research from the Global Center on Adaptation released today shows that climate adaptation finance flows to Africa must increase up to ten-fold...

Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) today launched the 2023 edition of the Local Adaption Champions Awards to spotlight and reward...

Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- His Excellency William S. Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, visited the floating headquarters of the Global Center on Adaptation...