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 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.

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INTERACTIVE PROGRAMME

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POSTER PROGRAMME

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
Scion
University of Sydney
WSP

Africa Pavilion Sponsor

CGIAR

Cities Pavilion Sponsor

IHS

Arts Outreach Sponsor

Beca

Wānanga Sponsor

Tonkin and Taylor

App Sponsor

App Sponsor

SPREP Oceania Pavilion Sponsor

SPREP and MFE Co-sponsorship