The Global Commission on Adaptation
The Global Commission on Adaptation was launched in The Hague on 16th October 2018 by the 8th Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon. Established by Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands and the leaders of 22 other convening countries, the Commission launched with the mandate to accelerate adaptation by elevating the political visibility of adaptation and focusing on concrete solutions.
The launch of The Global Commission on Adaptation
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, with co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, led the group of global leaders from political, business, multilateral, and scientific worlds.
The Commission’s mandate came to an end following its Year of Action in 2020, with its work showcased at the Climate Adaptation Summit hosted by the Netherlands on 25th January 2021. The Global Center on Adaptation is proud to be taking forward its work through its Programs.
Adapt now: A global call for leadership on climate resilience
The Global Commission on Adaptation’s flagship report, released in September 2019, made the case for climate adaptation, providing specific insights and recommendations in key sectors: food security, the natural environment, water, cities, infrastructure, disaster risk management, and finance. It aimed to inspire action among heads of state and government officials, mayors, business executives, investors and community leaders.
Commissioners
Members of the Global Commission on Adaptation Commissioners oversaw the development of the flagship report and guided the Year of Action.
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Akinwumi Adesina
President, African Development Bank
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Inger Andersen
Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme
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Michelle Bachelet
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Winnie Byanyima
Executive Director, UNAIDS
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Jagan Chapagain
Secretary General, IFRC
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Peter Damgaard Jensen
CEO, PKA Ltd
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Patricia Espinosa
Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
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Christiana Figueres
Former Executive Secretary, UNFCCC
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Li Ganjie
Former Minister of Ecology
and Environment, China
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Hilda Heine
Former President of the Marshall Islands
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Anne Hidalgo
Mayor, Paris
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Emma Howard Boyd
Chair of the Environment Agency, UK
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Agnes Kalibata
President, AGRA
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Loren Legarda
Deputy Speaker and Representative of the Lone District of Antique, Philippines
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Strive Masiyiwa
Founder and Chairman, Econet Wireless
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José Antonio Meade
Former Finance Minister, Mexico
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Shri C.K Mishra
Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India
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Keith Mitchell
Prime Minister, Grenada
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Gerd Müller
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany
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Muhammad Musa
Executive Director of BRAC International
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Cora van Nieuwenhuizen
Former Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Netherlands
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Sheela Patel
Chair, Slum/Shack Dwellers International
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Carlos Manuel Rodriguez
CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility
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Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum
Attorney General and Minister for Economy, Civil Service and Communications, Fiji
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Feike Sijbesma
Chairman of Royal DSM
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Andrew Steer
President and CEO, World Resources Institute
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Achim Steiner
Administrator, UNDP
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Francis Suarez
Mayor, Miami
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Petteri Taalas
Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization
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Axel van Trotsenburg
Managing Director of Operations, World Bank
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Shemara Wikramanayake
CEO, Macquarie Group Ltd.
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Jonathan Wilkinson
Former Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Canada
Convening Countries
The leaders of the convening countries committed to catalyzing a global adaptation movement and work together to support the work of the Global Commission.
Argentina
Bangladesh
Canada
Chile
China
Costa Rica
Denmark
Ethiopia
Germany
Grenada
India
Indonesia
Marshall Islands
Mexico
Netherlands
Peru
Republic of Korea
Senegal
South Africa
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Adaptation Voices
This series of videos tells stories from around the world of local adaptation solutions and their impact on the global challenge of climate change.