Events

Aug. 19th and 20th Join GRI Faculty Affiliate Dr. Kris and special guests for this one of a kind therapy session meets comedy show experience. Signed copies of Dr. Kris's latest book Worth the Risk: How to Microdose Bravery to Grow Resilience, Connect More, and Offer Yourself to the World to the first 100 audience members.

From August 24th-25th the Australian Disaster Resilience Conference brings together a diverse and passionate crowd from a range of sectors to share knowledge and build connections for a disaster resilient Australia.

August 29th-Sept. 2nd: Africa Climate Week (ACW) event will provide a platform for governments, cities, private sector leaders, financial institutions and civil society to address the climate change crisis in the context of regional priorities and the need for a green recovery from the pandemic. The event is a key step on the road to the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 27) in November.

Join Distinguished Senior Fellow, Richard Mroz, for The Resilience Partners Network inaugural event on August 30th. Richard and other guests will discuss how industry and regulators partner to deliver resilience measures, harden infrastructure, and plan for response and recovery from a severe events.

September 13-15th the Economist Impact’s ESG and Climate Risk Week will discuss the best ways to identify, measure, manage and report on ESG issues and climate-related risks.

On the 4th October 2022, Please join Global Resilience Research Network (GRRN) Partner, Resilience Association, who will be holding its 5th Annual Resilience Congress at One Moorgate Place, London, EC2R 6EA where Founding Director Dr. Stephen Flynn will join for a closing keynote speech.

Science has established beyond doubt that the window for action is closing rapidly. In November 2022, Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, with a view to building on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition.

Join GRRN Partner, The University of the West Indies, at this hybrid conference December 14-16 on a Regional Integrated Approach, including a Sustainable Water Resources Management Approach and Climate Change Adaptation, with regional approaches in tackling the complex challenges of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) across the Caribbean region.

Join NOAA on February 9, 2023 as they bring together scientists, managers, fishermen, and industry representatives to share the approaches and results of cooperative research projects, discuss opportunities for enhanced industry participation, review funding opportunities, and develop best practices for applying cooperative research results to assessments and management.

The Twentieth Intergovernmental Meeting on the Action Plan for the Caribbean Environment Programme and the Seventeenth Conference of Parties to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region is scheduled for March 27-31, 2023.