See below for a special accommodation offer from Quest for SBN Impact Investors (members).
The 8th international Adaptation Futures Conference (AF2025) will be held in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand from 13 to 16 October, 2025.
It is hosted by the University of Canterbury Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha with regional Oceania and international partners.
Adaptation Futures is the flagship event of the United Nations World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP).
The premier international climate change adaptation conference series enables practitioners, policymakers, researchers, and academics from across the world to gather to network, collaborate, learn, and inspire.
The programme for AF2025 features more than 200 sessions covering the event’s core themes of:
- Indigenous innovation and leadership
- Ocean, islands, and futures
- Cities, settlements and infrastructure
- The food, water, and biodiversity nexus
- Health, wellbeing, and future generations
- The art of adaptation, communication and education
- Beyond adaptation.
Indigenous and Pacific innovation and leadership are at the heart of the event, with people from 90 countries attending in person and online.
Conference panels will discuss Indigenous leadership, insurance, finance, loss, and damage in relation to climate adaptation. Masterclasses will also be offered, featuring state-of-the-art responses to climate risk.
Accommodation offer for SBN Impact Investors (members) from Quest:
Quest is generously offering discounted accommodation to the SBN network during the conference.
A Special Rate of $195 (including GST) per night for a Studio Apartment applies to the following Quest properties in Christchurch:
- Quest Cathedral Junction
- Quest on Cambridge
- Quest on Kilmore
- Quest on Manchester
PromoCode – SBNQAH25
Validity – 12-19 October 2025
Delegates can use the above PromoCode to book this special rate either via the Quest website or Quest APP.
