Join Us to accelerate Adaptation Action

Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai!

Welcome to the homelands of Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Ngāi Tahu.

The 8th international Adaptation Futures Conference (AF2025) will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand from 13 to 16 October, 2025. It is hosted by the University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha with regional Oceania and international partners.

Adaptation Futures is the flagship event of the United Nations World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP).

The premier international climate change adaptation conference series enables practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and academics from across the world to gather to network, collaborate, learn, and inspire.

                                                                     Submissions close 01 March 2025

Conference Hosts

WASP
University of Canterbury

Foundation Sponsor

Adaptation Fund

Consortium Host Sponsors

SPREP
PureNZ
Otautahi
University of Auckland
Lincoln University
University of Wellington
ECAN Environment Canterbury
Ministry of Environment
International Development Research Centre - Canada
ICNZ
ASB
AFD

Africa Pavilion Sponsor

CGIAR

Cities Pavilion Sponsor

IHS

Arts Outreach Sponsor

Beca

2023

2023 • Adaptation Futures

Montréal, Canada

2020

2020 • Adaptation Futures

New Delhi, India

2018

2018 • Adaptation Futures

Cape Town, South Africa

2016

2016 • Adaptation Futures

Rotterdam, Netherlands

2014

2014 • Adaptation Futures

Fortaleza Ceará, Brazil

2012

2012 • Adaptation Futures

Arizona, USA

2010

2010 • Adaptation Futures

Queensland, Australia