Resource: Climate Change Conferences and Events

This list was compiled as a supplement to our Spring 2017 volume of Healthy Generations, “Climate Change and Public Health.”

American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Summer Specialty Conference, June 2017

The theme of this year’s conference is “Climate Change Solutions: Collaborative Science, Policy and Planning for Sustainable Water Management.” The conference focuses on encouraging collaboration between water, climate and social scientists, water managers, policy makers, and other stakeholders to create effective solutions and strategies to manage and protect water supplies in a changing climate. Two workshops will be offered, “”Informed Risk Management: Managing Risk by Stimulating Climate Uncertainty in Water Management Models” and “Tools for Water Data Discovery: Publication and Collaboration.” The conference will be held at the Sheraton Tysons Hotel outside of DC on June 25 – June 28, 2017. Visit the conference website for more information and to register. 

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) Annual Education Conference, July 2017

The multi-day conference offers educational sessions following 22 tracks, including climate change, sustainability, technology and environment, and emerging environmental health issues. The conference will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 10 – July 13, 2017. Visit the conference website for more information and to register. 

Soil and Water Conservation Society (SWCS) International Annual Conference, July-August 2017

The conference focuses on encouraging collaboration between professionals in soil and water conservation to better respond to increasing demands on soil resources and water supply. The conference will be held in Madison, Wisconsin on July 30 – August 2, 2017. Visit the conference webpage for more information and to register.

Minnesota Water Resources Conference, October 2017

Sponsored by the U of MN Water Resources Center, the conference focuses on water resource engineering, management techniques, and current research on Minnesota’s water resources. The conference will be held in St. Paul, MN on October 17-18, 2017. Visit the conference webpage for more information.

American Public Health Association Annual (APHA) Meeting and Expo, November 2017

Climate change is the topic of 2017 for APHA. The annual conference, held in Atlanta, GA on November 4-8, 2017 will unite the public health community around climate change and its impact on health and ways to effectively respond to protect and sustain the nation’s health. Visit the conference webpage for more details.

For up-to-date climate change events happening internationally, visit https://www.climate-diplomacy.org/events. 

The Center for Leadership Education in Maternal and Child Public Health (MCH) sponsors MCH events and trainings throughout the year. Visit the Center’s events calendar at www.epi.umn.edu/mch/events to learn more!