6th International Climate Change Adaptation Conference

Adaptation Futures 2020 in India

The Energy and Resources Institute will co-host the Adaptation Futures 2020 with the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP) in Delhi from April 27-30, 2020. It is the sixth in the Adaptation Futures international conference series on global adaptation and the first to be held in Asia.

Adaptation Futures is the flagship event of the World Adaptation Science Program, which is one of the four components of the World Climate Programme (WCP) based on the World Meteorological Organisation Congress XVI Resolution 18.

As a premier event in the global adaptation spectrum, Adaptation Futures is a unique platform to facilitate dialogues towards action-oriented solutions from a diverse range of stakeholders that includes academia, practitioners, scientists and policymakers from across the world.

Conference Aims

• Manoeuvre the intrinsically linked roles of practitioners, academicians, policy-makers and communities towards scaling adaptive capacities across vulnerable landscapes and people
• Navigate the theme of ‘accelerating adaptation action’ with prominent Asia focus
• Facilitate knowledge sharing, evaluation and learning of actionable solutions across the global north and south

Conference Themes

• Governance of Adaptation
• Limits of Adaptation
• Fairness and Equity in Adaptation
• Knowledge for Action
• Nature-based Solutions
• Financing Adaptation