Date: 6 April 2021
Organizers: African Development Bank and Global Center on Adaptation
Description: The African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) will bring together African heads of state and government for a virtual Leaders’ Dialogue on the Africa Covid-Climate Emergency on Tuesday 6 April 2021.
The African Development Bank and GCA are combining their expertise, resources and networks to develop and implement a bold new Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program, advancing a three-pronged approach to address Covid-19, climate change, and the continent’s emerging economic challenges. The program will support the implementation of the vision of the Africa Adaptation Initiative. Its objective is to achieve balanced regional coverage in its work through regional and continental programs and projects.