Save the date: Swedish Climate Symposium 2026

This symposium brings together researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Sweden to deepen our understanding of climate change and explore pathways for action. The 2026 edition will focus on climate research under three interconnected pillars:

• Science: We are creating a symposium to improve the scientific understanding of climate change and to identify existing knowledge gaps and research needs.

• Society: We promote reflection, interaction, and the exchange of experiences between academia and societal actors. Together, we explore how findings from climate research can be used to better understand the challenges facing the environment and society.

• Action: We explore the direct and indirect climate-related challenges facing Sweden and how to act on these challenges, both through climate adaptation and emissions reduction.

Mark Your Calendar

Are you an academic, a public sector stakeholder or a private sector stakeholder working with climate change in Sweden? Make sure to make a mark on the 20-22 May in your calendar! Abstract submission and registration will open soon.

Organised by a National Consortium

The symposium's main organisers are six Swedish climate research organisations (that except from SMHI are):

• The strategic research area MERGE (ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system): MERGE Startpage | MERGE External link.
• The strategic research area BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate): Start | BECC External link.
• Bolin Centre for Climate Research: Bolin Centre for Climate Research External link.
• Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research: Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, CSPR - Linköping University External link.
• KTH Climate Action Centre: Start | KTH Climate Action Centre | KTH External link.

Co-organisers:

• Climes: climes – Swedish Centre for Impacts of Climate Extremes External link.
• The strategic research area EcoChange: EcoChange at Umeå University External link.
• Nature-based future solutions: Nature-based future solutions | Lund University External link.