E ight exceptional women-led enterprises were unveiled at a prestigious YouthADAPT Awards Ceremony during COP28, highlighting the resilience and entrepreneurial spirit of women leaders in the domain of climate adaptation

The Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program, a joint initiative of the African Development Bank and the Global Center on Adaptation, launched the third edition of the YouthADAPT Challenge with support from the Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) hosted by the Bank. This challenge is dedicated to supporting young women entrepreneurs who are driving climate change solutions.

In this year’s challenge, the focus is on female-led enterprises at the forefront of Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies. These technologies include artificial intelligence, big data analytics, robotics, the Internet of Things, machine learning, additive manufacturing, and blockchain, all harnessed, ethically, for climate adaptation.