Each year, AGU’s annual meeting, the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, convenes 25,000+ attendees from 100+ countries to share research and connect with friends and colleagues. Scientists, educators, policymakers, journalists and communicators attend AGU24 to better understand our planet and environment, opening pathways to discovery, opening greater awareness to address climate change, opening greater collaborations to lead to solutions and opening the fields and professions of science to a whole new age of justice equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging.

“Whītiki Taua” embodies the bond and collective strength within communities, while “Research Solidarities” emphasizes collaborative research endeavors within Indigenous contexts. Together, they symbolize the power of solidarity, knowledge sharing, and collective empowerment. Join us as we explore meaningful partnerships, uphold Indigenous perspectives, and work together to address common challenges.

The Government of Azerbaijan will host the 29th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP 29), with a view to building on previous successes and paving the way for future ambition to effectively tackle the global challenge of climate change.

NALMS and the California Lake Management Society are pleased to invite you to join us at one of the world’s deepest and clearest lakes – Lake Tahoe. But like many lakes in the American West, Lake Tahoe also faces significant challenges, including increasing surface water temperatures, decreasing snowpack, increasing occurrence of cyanobacteria, wildfires, microplastics, and increased development and tourism in its watershed. These topics and more will be discussed during the conference, which will feature workshops, field trips, presentations, networking events, and vendor displays.

UCalgary is pleased to welcome you to the 2024 Water Sustainability Summit, our inaugural Discovery Exchange Series program.

Navigating Global Water Security: Predicting Floods, Droughts, and Water Quality Threats is a 3-day workshop for researchers and scientists in academia, industry, and government to exchange and create new knowledge together. 

Spend time at the University of Calgary campus and the Fairmont Lake Louise, with outdoor discussions in Canmore, the Bow Valley, and Banff National Park

On Days 2 and 3, participants will take part in high-level discussion on the development of a next generation national water quality model for Canada.

ADSA’24, hosted by the Michigan Institute for Data Science, will draw our focus to humanity in data and AI - humans as data producers and data engineers, humans as AI designers and developers, humans represented in data, and humans as data and AI users and as the beneficiaries or victims of data and AI.

Azure’s conference will bring together architects, urbanists, designers and other innovators – as well as activists, environmentalists and business leaders – to motivate greater collaboration and share proven approaches to greener products, spaces and cities.

The 29th Latornell Conservation Symposium, hosted by Conservation Ontario in partnership with the University of Guelph, will take place this fall from October 8 to 9. This annual event brings Conservation Authorities, professionals, researchers, policymakers, and industry experts together to discuss pressing environmental issues impacting people and property in Ontario.

The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will host its 3rd National Climate Gathering themed “Catalyzing First Nations Climate and Conservation Leadership for Transformative Change,” on October 7-10, 2024, in Calgary, Alberta.

The Coastal Symposium will feature plenary, invited, and submitted presentations, networking opportunities, workshops, and field trips for conservation practitioners, scientists, students, coastal wetland stakeholders, and community members. The theme this year is Great Lakes, Greater Resilience: Conserving Coasts and Sustaining Communities​.

The Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition is excited to announce that the 2024 Great Lakes Conference will be held from Thursday, September 26 to Friday, September 27 in Chicago, Illinois. We’ll be having two days of interesting breakout sessions, thought-provoking plenaries, a fabulous reception, fun field trips, and plenty of time for relationship building and networking. Advocates from across the region attend and vary from university students to policy analysts to environmental justice leaders, and everyone in between.

ISC and its partners will organise the 9th edition of the Science Summit around the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA79) on 10-27 September 2024. The role and contribution of science in attaining the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be the central theme of the Science Summit. The objective is to enable science collaborations to demonstrate how science supports the attainment of the UN SDGs and Agenda 2030. The meeting will also prepare input for the United Nations Summit of the Future, which will take place during UNGA79 on 16-17 September 2024.

The NSS will host a national conference to bring together academics, students, and practitioners within the field of sustainability to build consensus on the key principles, competencies, capacities, frameworks, and substance of sustainability as both a scholarly realm and as a rapidly expanding field of practice across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. The NSS focuses on the dialog and community building to support professional and scholarly activities needed to support sustainability transformations across sectors.

World Water Week 2024 is centered on water cooperation, for peace and security in its broadest sense. The theme, Bridging Borders: Water for a Peaceful and Sustainable Future, asks us to recognize the regional and global interconnectivity of communities and nations, and underscores the collaborative effort needed to achieve a peaceful and sustainable future.

The Annual Gathering is open to the entire MW CASC regional community, including researchers, students, current and prospective partners, and faculty and staff at consortium member institutions. Attendees will learn about innovative climate adaptation research projects, meet prospective collaborators, hone skills in community engagement, and hear from adaptation leaders in the Midwest. Sessions tailored to students and early career researchers will provide opportunities to practice effective science communication and connect with mentors in different fields.

The IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition brings together stakeholders and key contacts within the conventional water sector and beyond. It brings together core water sector groups, such as those focused on urban water and urban water services, as well as participants from industry and agriculture, architects and urban planners, soil and groundwater experts and hydrologists, social scientists, the ICT sector, the financial sector, and others. With a strong representation and contribution from Canada and North America, the IWA Congress & Exhibition is a vital opportunity to learn about the North-Atlantic water challenges and solutions, including through technical site visits.

The Great Lakes, as the planet’s largest freshwater reservoir, not only provide drinking water for over 38 million people, but also serve as a vital resource for irrigation, shipping and navigation, fisheries, hydropower, and recreation. In addition, the Great Lakes provide critical habitat for plants, wildlife, and ecosystems vulnerable to global change. Because of their importance, observing, monitoring, and forecasting the hydrology, biogeochemistry, and ecology of the Great Lakes are critical activities. Great Lakes science has been growing and accelerating in recent decades, but several major challenges remain, for example in the areas of comprehensive, process-based analysis of observational data, observing network design, and modeling.

Mark your calendars for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)’s 31st annual Council Session and Joint Public Advisory Committee (JPAC) Public Forum, taking place 24–26 June 2024, in Wilmington, North Carolina, under the theme “Strengthening Environmental Justice through Community Empowerment.” For 30 years, the Governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States have worked together through the CEC to conserve, protect and enhance the North American environment. Since July 2020, these trinational efforts have continued through the Environmental Cooperation Agreement, alongside the trilateral CUSMA/USMCA agreement.

The 2023 Accelnet PEER2PEER workshop in Samarkand, Uzbekistan gathered researchers to share their views on how to build a comprehensive assessment framework for identifying, averting, and adapting to transboundary water system vulnerabilities in Central Asia and beyond. Ideas were generated on: 1) integrated approaches to water management that embrace hydrology, ecology, and institutions; 2) regional cooperation; 3) adapting to climate change; 4) acquiring/ using data for cross-disciplinary collaboration; and 5) building innovation capacity.

The WaterSciCon24 theme of Catalyzing Collaborations shines in our strong programming across the conference. In addition to a full scientific program, WaterSciCon24 presents training events complementing the scientific sessions where you can learn new skills alongside your colleagues. The conference will host stand-alone workshops, as well. WaterSciCon24 is sponsored by AGU and CUAHSI and convenes in St. Paul, Minn., 24-27 June 2024.

With great excitement and enthusiasm, we’d like to invite our colleagues from across Canada to join us in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for 2024’s annual CWRA conference.

On behalf of the Staying Connected Initiative, the Quebec Labrador Foundation and Center for Large Landscape Conservation will host the first-ever gathering of key leaders and partners focused on advancing landscape connectivity conservation and restoration within and across borders in the five easetern-most Canadian provinces, seven northeast-most U.S. states, and Indigenus territories of the region. Participants will share knoweldge, successes, approaches and opportunities; build and foster regional collaboration across borders and cultures; and develop a shared vision for action.

This new and inspiring project will bring together people from around the world to align research and action at the intersection of climate change and mental health. Climate Minds’ ambitious plan is to cultivate a connected, supported, and engaged community of practice on a global scale to create an actionable research agenda.