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Founded in 2010, the Global Adaptation Network (GAN) provides a worldwide platform to distribute and exchange climate change adaptation knowledge in a variety of ways. It emphasizes the value of direct personal exchange and partnerships, often within particular regions of vulnerability. The secretariat of GAN is hosted by the UN Environment Programme in Nairobi. This anchoring within the UN system bestows GAN with a global reach, drawing on esteemed partnerships in the interests of building resilience.
As an umbrella organization spanning most continents, GAN is composed of many constituent regional networks and partners, each of which provide knowledge services in their respective regions. This GAN ‘family’ is a thriving community that provides considerable benefits to its members. Through these partners, GAN connects the global with the local.