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GCA Local Adaptation Champions Awards Ceremony

10 November @ 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Brazil

Join us in celebrating the 2025 Local Adaptation Champions!

The Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) invites you to the 2025 Local Adaptation Champions Award Ceremony, honoring inspiring leaders driving local climate resilience around the world.

The event will be graced by H.E. Rosângela Lula da Silva, First Lady of Brazil, and H.R.H. Princess Dana Firas of Jordan.

Awards will be presented in four key categories that are essential to local resilience: Women’s Livelihoods, Health, Nature-based Solutions, and Citizen Science.

The Ceremony will also feature the launch of GCA’s flagship annual report, Stories of Resilience: Lessons from Local Adaptation Practice—a powerful collection of insights and experiences from the frontlines of climate adaptation.

Co-Hosts

Speakers

  • Prof. Patrick Verkooijen, CEO of the Global Center on Adaptation
  • H.E. Rosângela Lula da Silva, First Lady of Brazil
  • Debbie Palmer, Director for Energy, Climate and Environment, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom
  • H.E. Hans Olav Ibrekk, Special Envoy for Climate and Security Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
  • H.R.H. Princess Dana Firas of Jordan