Adaptation Futures 2018 will take place from 18 to 21 June 2018 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is the biennial conference of the Global Programme of Research on Climate Change Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation (PROVIA). Adaptation Futures is the premiere international climate change adaptation conference where people from countries around the world go to connect, learn and inspire! 

The conference provides an opportunity for international networking and dialogue with more than 1000 participants from academia, government, civil society and business, all aiming to take climate adaptation forward. Adaptation Futures 2018 aims to use our setting on the African continent to attract more African and Global South delegates than ever before to the conference and forefront developing country adaptation contexts.

Conference Aims:

• Facilitate dialogue between research and government, civil society, international agencies and business
• Continue the shift from problem diagnosis to solutions and innovations
• Link adaptation action to sustainable development, investment and planning
• Have a strong focus on Africa and the Global South
• Provide attendance grants for delegates from developing countries
• Encourage the participation of early career researchers and practitioners
• Offer a variety of plenary and parallel sessions, round tables and side events
• Offer a vibrant Adaptation Expo

The conference will bring together diverse actors working in climate adaptation to learn from and stimulate each other in what they do and how they do it: academic and applied researchers, professionals in consulting and other roles, policymakers and managers, civil society, business, those working in international bodies and multilateral bodies.

For more information on Adaptation Futures 2018, visit the dedicated website.