Prof. Patrick V. Verkooijen
@Prof_PatrickV
President and CEO, Global Center on Adaptation. Chancellor, University of Nairobi. Ban Ki-moon Chair Climate Adaptation Governance, University of Groningen.
Honoured to unveil the #UoNBig5 to transform @unobi with Prime Cabinet Secretary @MusaliaMudavadi and our University community plus global partners in service of our primary shareholders: the outstanding student body & next generation. Time to turbocharge the tertiary sector and…
Very productive meeting with H.E. President @WilliamsRuto and H.E. Arnaud Suquet @arnaud_suquet, Ambassador of @FranceinKenya. Together at @GCAdaptation and @uonbi, we’re accelerating climate adaptation through the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program (#AAAP) and advancing…
"GCA is different because they are coming to the ground to see exactly what people are going through. And when they speak on the global platforms, they speak from real experiences of real people," said Homa Bay Governor @gladyswanga during a two-day visit by GCA President and…
Ringiti Island, Lake Victoria: 1,500 people living on the edge of rising temperatures, floods and livelihood insecurity. I met them to see how their People’s Adaptation Plan is changing that—putting them in charge of health, water, jobs, homes, and their future.
The people of Homa Bay are showing the world what real transformation looks like. Plans matter—but delivery matters more. This is Africa’s century. GCA is proud to walk this journey together—with the people leading it.
“Our biggest goal is sanitation,” said Wycklif Kisara of Kiringiti Island. “We have too few toilets and no dump sites—we’re sometimes forced to pollute the lake, our only water source.” Through the People’s Adaptation Plan, communities are addressing local challenges to secure…
On Lake Victoria’s Ringiti island, where 1504 people already live on the edge, rising temperatures, flash floods, reduced fish stocks, increased incidence of disease and higher wind speeds are compounding food, water, housing and livelihood insecurity. Today, @GCAdaptation…
🇰🇪 @GCAdaptation today hailed Homa Bay County’s bold leadership in transforming community-led climate action into official county planning, following a two-day visit by GCA President and CEO @Prof_PatrickV to the lakeside county. His visit celebrated the integration of the…
In Homa Bay, women and youth are leading the way—identifying their own priorities for housing, water, and drainage. Their voices shaped the world’s first People’s Adaptation Plan to be fully integrated into the county’s development plan. A global first, rooted in local…
Today I had the privilege of visiting Homa Bay County alongside the distinguished Governor, H.E. Hon. @gladyswanga. Through the People’s Adaptation Planning project, @GCAdaptation is supporting locally led #climateadaptation efforts. It’s incredibly inspiring to see community…
Young people in Africa aren’t waiting for solutions — they’re building them from the ground up. Take it from Mery Lukio: in Homa Bay, Mercy and her peers mapped 21,000 households and shaped Kenya’s first locally led climate-resilient municipal plan. Now it’s time to invest in…
Co-created by youth in informal settlements, by university students, by the community itself. This is #adaptation in action.
Under Governor Wanga’s leadership, GCA supported Kenya’s first locally led, climate-resilient municipal development plan in Homa Bay. 🇰🇪 What began as an adaptation plan became a community-driven vision for inclusive development—designed by the people, for the people. Youth…
The energy, drive, and creativity of young Africans are not tomorrow’s hope—they are today’s force. Let’s build a continent where adaptation is not the exception — but the engine of our shared future. Hear it from a young changemaker: Damaris Wanjiku’s powerful speech on how…
Hon. @gladyswanga, on Homa Bay’s Locally Led People’s Adaptation Plan. Through the People’s Adaptation Planning approach, GCA is bridging bottom-up community knowledge with top-down planning, to secure a more resilient future for all. 🌍
H.E. Ban Ki-moon, H.E. President @Macky_Sall, and I stood with Kenya’s youth in Nairobi as they delivered a powerful communiqué to the world. Their message is clear: they are not waiting. They are leading—and they are demanding action from global leaders. Through the #AAAP, we…
Today, I was honoured as Chair of @gcadaptation to break ground in Nairobi with President @WilliamsRuto, H.E. @bankimooncentre and GCA President and CEO @Prof_PatrickV on the Global Center on Adaptation’s first dual Global South–North headquarters. This landmark stands as a…
Over the past three decades, I’ve witnessed firsthand how smart climate diplomacy, robust policy and strategic finance can change trajectories. Now, with GCA’s Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program, we’ll drive even bolder and better solutions.
My sincere thanks to @Prof_PatrickV and the entire GCA team for their trust and vision. Together, we’ll ensure that adaptation isn’t an afterthought but the bedrock of development across Africa. Onwards and upwards!
I am deeply honoured to join the Global Centre on Adaptation as an AAAP Distinguished Fellow. gca.org/news/gca-welco…
4th President of Senegal and Chair of the GCA Supervisory Board, H.E. Macky Sall, on the groundbreaking of GCA dual headquarters in Nairobi, a dynamic, connected and forward-looking hub in Africa and the world. 🎥 Watch the full statement: brnw.ch/21wTZtw