Local Adaptation Champions Awards, Global Center on Adaptation, 07/2025

The GCA Local Adaptation Champions Awards spotlight and reward innovative, exemplary, inspiring, and scalable locally led efforts that address the impacts of climate change and build effective climate resilience among the most vulnerable communities, sections of society, and individuals who are at the frontlines of the greatest existential threat faced by humankind.

Only applications that meet all five of the following criteria will be considered for the 2025 competition:

• The intervention is being implemented and results are demonstrable.
• The intervention addresses adaptation to climate change impact or builds resilience against climate impacts.
• The intervention aims at the most vulnerable communities, sections of society, and individuals experiencing climate impacts.
• The intervention is locally led, adhering to one or more Principles of Locally Led Adaptation.

The call for applications is open until 16 July 2025.