Ban Ki-moon, AfDB President Adesina, other global leaders launch GCA regional office in Africa

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - Ban Ki-moon, Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) and 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, will join African Development Bank (AfDB) Group President, Akinwumi Adesina, IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, and African leaders from across the continent for the launch of GCA Africa on Wednesday, 16 September, 2020.

GCA Africa, hosted at the AfDB headquarters in Abidjan, will work closely with its partners from all sectors to align initiatives with global programmes, coordinate projects across the continent, and deliver accelerated action for communities affected by climate change across Africa.

With headquarters in the Netherlands and regional offices in China and Bangladesh, the GCA acts as a solutions broker to accelerate, innovate and scale adaptation action for a climate-resilient world.

It is co-chaired by Ban Ki-moon and Feike Sijbesma, Honorary Chairman of Royal DSM. AfDB President Adesina and Kristalina Georgieva will both serve as members of the Board.

The launch event will be followed by a Partnership Forum – an open dialogue with stakeholders from across the continent to advance Africa’s adaptation priority actions and to discuss how GCA Africa can support and ensure better coordination for greater impact.
 
Confirmed speakers will include:

    Ban Ki-moon, Chair of the Global Center on Adaptation and 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

    Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations

    Ali Bongo Ondimba, President of Gabon and Chair of the African Adaptation Initiative

    Akinwumi Adesina, President, African Development Bank

    Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund

    Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation

    Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission

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