The “World Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation” is a joint   initiative by Manchester Metropolitan University (UK), the Research and Transfer Centre “Applications of Life Sciences” of the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and the Baltic University Programme in Uppsala (Sweden), in cooperation with the International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCIP) and the United Nations University initiative “Regional Centres of Expertise on Education for Sustainable Development” (RCE). The Symposium will be a truly interdisciplinary event, covering some of the key areas in the field of climate change adaptation.

The event will focus on “innovative approaches to implement climate change adaptation”, and will contribute to the further development of this fast-growing field.

Consistent with the need for more cross-sectoral interactions among the various stakeholders working in the field of climate change adaptation, the aims of the “World Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation” are as follows:

• To provide research institutions, universities, NGOs and enterprises all round the world with an opportunity to display and present their works in the field of climate change adaptation;
• To foster the exchange of information, ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of climate change adaptation projects, especially successful initiatives and good practice;
• To discuss methodological approaches and experiences deriving from case studies and projects, which aim to show how the principles of climate change adaptation may be implemented in practice;
• To network the participants and provide a platform so they can explore possibilities for cooperation.

Thematic issues for discussion include: 

• Technological approaches to Climate Change Adaptation
• Implementing Climate Change Adaptation in Communities, Cities, Countries and via Outreach Programmes
• Funding mechanisms and financing of Climate Change Adaptation
• Climate Change Adaptation, Resilience and Hazards (including floods)
• Information, Communication, Education and Training on Climate Change
• Climate Change and Health