Cape Town, a city still enduring the effects of its worst drought in over a century, is gearing up to host the world's premiere conference on climate change adaptation.
Under the theme, "Dialogues for Solutions", Adaptation Futures 2018 will bring together over 1000 researchers, policymakers, businesspeople, NGO representatives and international funders from over 80 countries to share their latest climate adaptationresearch, discuss how cities, countries and communities can best adapt to climate change, and forge new policies and partnerships.
The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), the University of Cape Town's "active response to the twin challenges of climate change and sustainable development" is the main conference organiser.
"I'm really excited to see the mix of new research, practical experience and critical reflection on progress to date that will be covered during the conference," says ACDI director and chairperson of the conference steering committee Mark New. "Given the impacts of climate and weather on society that we've seen in the last couple of years, there is no better time and place for Adaptation Futures 2018 to be taking place."
This is the first time in its 10-year history that Adaptation Futures will be taking place in Africa, among the regions that will be hardest hit by climate change, and the organisers are making every effort to foreground developing country issues, with a particular focus on Africa.
