RISE-IN at Adaptation Futures 2025
13-16 October 2025
Christchurch
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@ 2025 by RISE-IN Consortium
Acknowledgement: RISE-IN receives funding from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) and HorizonEurope, under Grant Agreement no. 101214441.
Disclaimer: Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or CINEA. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
Adaptation Futures is the Flagship biennial event of the UN World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP). Hosted by WASP & University of Canterbury NZ and sponsoring partners, AF2025 was held on October 13-16 2025 when over 1,500 members of the climate change adaptation community from around the world gathered in Ōtautahi/Christchurch New Zealand and online/hybrid format to share their knowledge on the challenges and opportunities of adaptation during the 8th edition of the Adaptation Futures international conference. With 3 plenaries and 13 parallel hybrid sessions, AF2025 focused particularly on Oceania and learning from Indigenous community leadership on accelerating adaptation. Other pressing themes include adaptation in cities, the water-energy-food nexus, NBS, finance loss and damages, equity and justice.
The event was a successful showcase of the RISE-IN project: The CEO of Christchurch NZ highlighted RISE-IN in her opening remarks to the full conference of approximately 1,500 attendees on the first day.
RISE-IN consortium member David Little delivered his presentation titled ‘Retreat isn’t the End - It’s the Start of Smarter Land use. Lessons from the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor’, featuring the RISE-IN project’s goals. Furthermore, he then led a full day field trip in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor with around 30 international delegates.