Past Events
Energy
Land & Food
Sustainable Transformation
Water
Global Issues

The German Federal Foreign Office and adelphi co-organized the side event “Global Resilience Agenda: A Foreign Policy Perspective on the SDGs” on 17 July 2018 at the High Level Political Forum 2018, which took place in the German Permanent Mission in New York. The event sought to deepen the understanding of the SDGs and geopolitics and the particularities of each region. A range of high-ranking officials from the UN and national governments joined the event, as well as experts from academia and civil society.

Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues
09 July, 2018 to 18 July, 2018
New York City, USA

UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF)

The meeting of the high-level political forum on sustainable development in 2018 convened under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council will be held from Monday, 9 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018; including the three-day ministerial meeting of the forum from Monday, 16 July, to Wednesday, 18 July 2018.

Adaptation & Resilience
Biodiversity & Livelihoods
Climate Change
Conflict Transformation
Development
Environment & Migration
Forests
Land & Food
Minerals & Mining
Security
Sustainable Transformation
Water
Global Issues
North America
09 July, 2018 to 19 July, 2018
Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN, 871 United Nations Plaza, New York, USA

ECC Exhibition during the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development

The Exhibition on Environmnent, Conflict and Cooperation (ECC) highlights the unprecedented environmental pressures and climate extremes that the world faces today. It was recently updated to encompass topical issues of sustainable development and peace, including the 2030 Agenda. adelphi's ECC Exhibition is shown during the HLPF 2018 by the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations with support by the German Federal Foreign Office as part of the Climate Diplomacy Initiative.

Adaptation & Resilience
Cities
Climate Change
Climate Diplomacy
Energy
Sustainable Transformation
Europe
30 May, 2018 to 05 June, 2018
Europe

European Sustainable Development Week 2018

The European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) is an initiative to facilitate the organization of activities that promote sustainable development across Europe. On this occasion, 10 embassies in Berlin, Germany, are engaging with the 2030 Agenda on the theme "Diplomacy for Sustainability" and organising innovative events around the SDGs.

Energy
Finance
Private Sector
Sustainable Transformation
Technology & Innovation
Europe
Global Issues
17 April, 2018 to 18 April, 2018
German Federal Foreign Office

4th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue

The Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue has proven to be an ideal platform for an international public and private audience to come together to discuss viable concepts for the ongoing transformation of the energy sector – the Energiewende.

Adaptation & Resilience
Climate Change
Climate Diplomacy
Conflict Transformation
Development
Sustainable Transformation
Technology & Innovation
Global Issues
20 March, 2018 to 21 March, 2018
Radisson Blu Hotel, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

2nd Global Adaptation Network Forum

The 2nd Global Adaptation Network Forum addresses some of the most pressing challenges for climate change adaptation. It provides an opportunity for decision makers, policy experts and practitioners to share knowledge and experiences on how to address these challenges. 

Adaptation & Resilience
Cities
Climate Change
Conflict Transformation
Development
Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues
07 February, 2018 to 13 February, 2018
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

9th World Urban Forum

From 7-13 February 2018, the 9th Session of the World Urban Forum takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. adelphi’s experts will convene different workshops and provide their inputs on how to implement the New Urban Agenda.

Climate Change
Early Warning & Risk Analysis
Sustainable Transformation
Water
Global Issues
18 September, 2017 to 21 September, 2017
Cologne, Germany

International Conference on Water Security and Climate Change (WSCC) 2017

WSCC 2017 aims to build a bridge between disciplines, sectors and different groups of stakeholders, the conference will serve as a platform for discussions towards water secure societies by providing a stimulating environment with the intention to yield innovative ideas and grounds for implementation.

Civil Society
Climate Change
Private Sector
Global Issues
24 August, 2017 to 25 August, 2017
Birmingham, United Kingdom

5th Annual Congress on Climate Change

The Climate Congress 2017, convened by Allied Academies, is an event which brings together international academic scientists, young researchers, and students to share experience, gain and evaluate emerging technologies in climate change/global warming. The main theme of the conference is “Innovative research Supporting effective responses to climate change”.

Adaptation & Resilience
Climate Change
Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues
20 August, 2017 to 23 August, 2017
Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre

Resilience 2017 - Resilience Frontiers for Global Sustainability

Resilience 2017 will discuss resilience as a key lens for biosphere-based sustainability science. It will reflect back on the scientific progress made, and aim to set out exciting future directions for research.

Climate Change
Development
Energy
Sustainable Transformation
Sub-Saharan Africa
Global Issues
Middle East & North Africa
28 June, 2017 to 30 June, 2017
Cotonou, Benin

Africa Carbon Forum 2017

The 9th Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) will focus on how engagement between State and non‐State actors can be further strengthened in the key sectors for Africa (energy, agriculture and human settlements), including the role of future carbon markets to achieve enhanced climate action, towards the goals of sustainable development.

The event will cover:

Conflict Transformation
Security
Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues

Over millennia, warfare, environmental degradation, and social inequality have brought much suffering to humankind. In an effort to facilitate interdisciplinary cross-fertilization, WESIPS brings together a cadre of internationally recognized scholars to address the underlying causes of warfare, environmental degradation, the advent of social complexity, and social inequality from a host of interdisciplinary and theoretical perspectives.

Climate Change
Finance
Private Sector
Technology & Innovation
Global Issues
22 May, 2017 to 25 May, 2017
Barcelona, Spain

Innovate4Climate

How do we shift and scale up the financing needed to turn the ambitions of the Paris Agreement into reality? Nearly all countries are committed to implementing their national climate strategies or NDCs as a part of the Paris Agreement on climate change. According to the World Bank Group, the investment needs embedded in these plans amount to US$23 trillion in emerging markets alone, representing a significant opportunity to grow the global economy.

Climate Change
Development
Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues
12 May, 2017 to 13 May, 2017
Bonn, Germany

2017 Interconnections Conference

Integrated and inclusive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Paris Agreement, the New Urban Agenda, and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda is crucial. The Interconnections conference will convene leading scholars, leading experts, and policy makers from relevant fields to exchange ideas and to build bridges between sustainable development and climate change.

Development
Sustainable Transformation
Europe
Global Issues
24 April, 2017 to 25 April, 2017
Berlin, Germany

Planetary Boundaries Conference 2017

What are the implications of the Planetary Boundaries concept for society, economy and politics? On 24 and 25 April 2017, representatives from academia, politics, civil society, media and the private sector discuss this central question in Berlin.


 

Climate Change
Development
Sustainable Transformation
Sub-Saharan Africa
Middle East & North Africa
01 February, 2017 to 03 February, 2017
Johannesburg, South Africa

Africa and the G20: Building alliances for sustainable development

The T20 Africa Conference will bring together opinion leaders from think tanks and universities in Africa and the G20 countries to further promote the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The key objective of the conference is to discuss options about what future cooperation between the G20 and Africa could and should look like.

Development
Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues
27 January, 2017 to 28 January, 2017
Cape Town, South Africa

6th World Sustainability Forum

The World Sustainability Forum 2017 aims at contributing not only to international debates but, more specifically, to enable an exchange, which sensitises the international community to the urgency, specifics, and existent knowledge base of sustainability on the African continent, and the African research community about international perspectives on sustainability.

Finance
Private Sector
Global Issues
17 January, 2017 to 20 January, 2017
Davos, Switzerland

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2017

The World Economic Forum is a foundation based in Cologny, Geneva (Switzerland). It is mainly known for the annual meeting in Davos where leading economists, politicians, journalists and experts meet to discuss global questions such as economic development, health and environment.

Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues
12 January, 2017 to 13 January, 2017
Washington DC, United States

Transforming Transportation conference

Transforming Transportation is the annual conference co-hosted by the World Bank and EMBARQ, the urban mobility initiative of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. The event convenes leading transport and urban development experts from national and local governments, multilateral development banks, foundations, civil society, research institutions, and businesses from around the world.

Adaptation & Resilience
Climate Change
Development
Sustainable Transformation
Global Issues

The 2016 Nairobi Conference on Earth System Governance: “Confronting Complexity and Inequality” is the seventh annual conference organised by the Earth System Governance Project. It should provide a lively forum to hundreds of scholars for joint discussions, the exchange of new insights, and the examination of the core ideas that underlie earth system governance and global sustainability.

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