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Paris, France
Organized by AFD Group as part of the French Presidency of the G7, this high-level international conference will bring together researchers, public decision-makers, development practitioners, and civil society actors to address the challenges of climate change adaptation.
The conference will bring together a wide range of leading researchers, including several authors of and contributors to the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), alongside public policymakers, development practitioners and representatives of international institutions.
As climate impacts intensify, how can we design adaptation strategies that are fairer, more effective and better rooted in local realities? How can we connect research, public policy, and field experience to accelerate the implementation of concrete responses?
Over two days, discussions will focus in particular on: cities facing the challenges of adaptation; Locally Led Adaptation (LLA); measuring the progress of adaptation; the limits of adaptation; envisioning adaptation; new frontiers in adaptation; and the adaptation as a macro-fiscal challenge.
Each session will bring together research findings, lessons from the field and public policy perspectives to better understand how knowledge on adaptation can be translated into concrete decisions, practices, and forms of cooperation.
The sessions will also foster dialogue between experiences from AFD’s partner countries, international research, and the challenges faced in France and elsewhere in Europe, encouraging cross-learning between territories experiencing the impacts of climate change.
At a time when climate impacts are intensifying, this conference aims to contribute to the renewal of the knowledge, practices, and forms of cooperation needed to strengthen societies’ capacity to adapt.