Media Briefing: State And Trends In Adaptation Report And Climate Adaptation Summit 2021
General Press Releases Thursday January 14, 2021 15:07- Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary General of the United Nations and Chair of Global Center on Adaptation
- Patrick Verkooijen, CEO, Global Center on Adaptation
This report is the first in a series that will assess progress on climate adaptation and provide guidance and recommendations on best practice in adapting to the effects of a changing climate and building resilience to climate shocks.
Over 2,500 scientists from more than 130 countries will release a signed statement calling on world leaders, decision-makers and investors, to change the way we understand, plan and invest for a changing climate to ensure we limit future damage.
Led by GCA's Youth Adaptation Network, young people from more than 115 countries will present a Global Youth Call to Action "Adapt for our Future" which will be shared with world leaders at the Climate Adaptation Summit.
Hosted by the Netherlands, CAS2021 is the first global summit of world leaders dedicated to accelerating action for a climate resilient recovery from Covid-19. Following the work of the Global Commission on Adaptation, chaired by Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary General of the United Nations, Bill Gates, Co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, CAS2021 will launch a comprehensive Adaptation Action Agenda to kick start a transformational decade.
World leaders including Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, President of France, Emmanuel Macron, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina will participate. They will be joined by Bill Gates, co-founder of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, Managing Director of the IMF, Kristalina Georgieva and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans.
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