The Global Commission on Adaptation, led by former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Bill Gates and World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva, seeks to elevate the visibility and political importance of climate adaptation.The Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA) seeks to elevate the visibility and political importance of climate adaptation, and encourage solutions such as smarter investments, new technologies and better planning to become more resilient to climate-related threats.
The GCA aims to raise awareness of decision makers and the public about the opportunities of increased resilience to climate impacts and natural hazards; ensure that governments and businesses incorporate climate change risks into their social and economic development plans and investments; ensure that adaptation efforts help the world’s poorest and most vulnerable; and raise the level of global leadership on the issue.