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.

Submit a proposal or abstract here

                                                                     Submissions close 25 February 2025

Our sponsors

We are grateful for support from these key sponsors. If your organisation would like to partner with this important event, please get in touch.

World Adaptation Science Program
University of Canterbury
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program
100% Pure New Zealand
Ōtautahi Christchurch
University of Auckland
Lincoln University
Victoria University of Wellington
Environment Canterbury
Ministry for the Environment
CGIAR
IHS
ASB

Find out more about sponsor opportunities