President William Ruto on Tuesday, January 27, hosted a virtual Special Africa Leaders’ Meeting on Climate Adaptation for Heads of State and other partners.
During the meeting, the President reaffirmed their shared priorities to mobilise concrete partnerships and scale up resilient financing across Africa.
He noted that Africa is stepping into its next phase of climate resilience.
“Leaders are aligning adaptation, development and macro-economic stability to unlock resilient growth across the continent,” Ruto said.
“At the centre of this effort is the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Programme (AAAP), the continent’s flagship platform to scale up climate adaptation while supporting jobs, food security and public health.”
The programme is powered by a partnership between the African Union Commission, Africa Development Bank and the Global Centre on Adaptation, bringing political leadership, finance and technical expertise together to accelerate adaptation at scale.
Ruto stated that the partnership is helping align adaptation investment with development finance at a time of tightening fiscal space and rising climate risks.
Among those who joined the meeting were Climate Change CS Deborah Barasa, Presidents Hakainde Hichilema (Zambia) and Mohammed Al-Menfi (Libya), African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and former President of Senegal Macky Sall, who is also the chair of the Global Centre on Adaptation Supervisory Board.
Countries represented at the ministerial level included Ghana, Norway, Mauritius and France.
President William Ruto and other leaders during a special Africa Climate meeting at the State House on January 27, 2026/PCS
Environment and Climate Change CS Deborah Barasa during a special Africa Climate meeting convened by President William Ruto at the State House on January 27, 2026/PCS
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