What: Session on Scaling Up Youth-led Adaptation Technology Solutions during the 3rd Gobeshona Global Conference

Who: Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program of the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation

When: 15 March 2023 |10:00 - 11:30 GMT

Where: Virtual (Click here to join the session)

The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP) will host a discussion on scaling up youth-led approaches to adaptation on the sidelines of the 3rd Annual Gobeshona Global Conference on research into action. Gobeshona, organized by the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, will take place from 10-16 March 2023.

The African Adaptation Acceleration Program is a joint initiative of the African Development Bank and the and Global Center on Adaptation.

The session will draw on the AAAP's YouthADAPT pillar, which aims to unlock the untapped potential of Africa's youth to drive resilience and green enterprise. It will showcase youth-led innovations and innovative technologies, and discuss best practices in scaling up innovative technologies. It will also explore the key role that youth can play in driving climate technology innovation and adaptation.

Young people are at the frontier of climate risk as today's climate action will directly affect the rest of their lives. With an urgent drive to act to avoid disastrous climate change, an increasing number of youths are leading climate adaptation efforts in their communities and regions with innovative adaptation solutions that are bringing real and concrete change.

Media Contact: Joash Ntenga Moitui, email: [email protected], Communications and Knowledge Management, Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (AAAP)