Click here to view the side events taking place 5 and 7 October.
Please note that this agenda is preliminary and subject to change. Additional partners and locations of breakout sessions will be added soon.
6 October 2026
Morning
Time | Session | Venue |
|---|---|---|
from 07:30 | Security check-in, registration and marketplace | Foyer |
08:00 - 09:00 | Working coffee | Foyer |
09:00 - 09:30 | Welcome and opening | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
09:30 - 10:15 | Panel discussion Shrinking spaces, new levers: Turning climate adaptation into strategic advantage for energy and defenceHosted by adelphi global and the German Federal Foreign Office | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
10:15 - 11:00 | Panel discussion The price of fragility: From climate risk to economic security and resilienceHosted by adelphi global and the German Federal Foreign Office | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee and transfer break | Foyer |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Breakout session Climate disinformation, AI and securityHosted by adelphi global and Climate Action Against Disinformation (CAAD) | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
11:30 - 12:30 | Breakout session Climate-induced fragility in areas affected by violent extremism and terrorismHosted by the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), adelphi global and the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) | Breakout room 1(Willy-Brandt-Saal) |
11:30 - 12:30 | Breakout session Energy security, AI, value chains and geopolitics | Breakout room 2(Adenauer-Saal) |
11:30 - 12:30 | Breakout session Governing the sun? Global security and governance of Solar Radiation Modification | Breakout room 3(Stresemann-Saal) |
11:30 - 12:30 | Breakout session Acting ahead: Can anticipatory humanitarian action reduce climate security risks?Hosted by Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, Red Cross Germany and International Rescue Committee | Breakout room 4(Rathenau-Saal) |
12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch | Foyer |
6 October 2026
Afternoon
Time | Session | Venue |
|---|---|---|
14:00 - 14:20 | Spotlight session Health under heat: Heatwaves as a human security threat | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
14:20 - 14:45 | Spotlight session Rooted in resilience: Nature, biodiversity and climate as security assetsHosted by WWF Germany, adelphi global, and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMUKN) | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
14:45 - 15:30 | Panel discussion From rubble to resilience: The case for climate-positive post-conflict reconstruction in SyriaHosted by adelphi global and the German Federal Foreign Office | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
15:30 - 15:50 | Coffee and transfer break | Foyer |
15:50 - 16:50 | Breakout session The integration dividend: CEPS programming in practice | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
15:50 - 16:50 | Breakout session The double cost crunch: Why climate investments are essential for security | Breakout room 1(Willy-Brandt-Saal) |
15:50 - 16:50 | Breakout session Water shocks, global consequences: Cascading risks in a changing climateHosted by Chatham House | Breakout room 2(Adenauer-Saal) |
15:50 - 16:50 | Breakout session Urban climate risks and opportunities for resilience | Breakout room 3(Stresemann-Saal) |
15:50 - 16:50 | Breakout session Melting ice, rising tensions: Climate change as a threat multiplier in the Arctic | Breakout room 4(Rathenau-Saal) |
16:50 - 17:10 | Coffee and transfer break | Foyer |
17:10 - 17:55 | Panel discussion The middle ground: How middle powers are driving climate security cooperationHosted by adelphi global and the German Federal Foreign Office | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
17:55 - 18:00 | Closing remarks | Plenary(Weltsaal)🎬 Live streamed |
18:00 - 20:00 | Networking reception with light dinner and drinks | Foyer |