Swedish Climate Symposium 2026: Call for Abstracts now open

The Swedish Climate Symposium serves as a national platform for advancing climate knowledge and driving action. It brings together researchers, policymakers, and societal stakeholders to explore the latest scientific insights, identify knowledge gaps, and explore solutions for climate adaptation and mitigation. Hosted by leading Swedish research organisations, the symposium fosters dialogue across disciplines and sectors to strengthen Sweden’s contribution to global climate efforts.

The 2026 edition, held in Lund on May 20–22, focuses on “Climate Research: Science, Society, Actions.” This theme highlights the need to integrate cutting-edge climate science with societal perspectives and actionable strategies to accelerate climate solutions.
Contribute to the symposium: Call for Abstracts

The call for Abstracts is open to all who wish to contribute to any of the sessions accepting submissions. Explore the programme to discover which sessions are inviting abstracts, and submit your contribution by 30 January: Call for Abstracts 2026

Conference poster course for ECR’s ahead of the Swedish Climate Symposium 2026

The Bolin Centre, together with ClimBEco and Visualize your Science is pleased to offer a funded poster opportunity for early-career researchers in connection with the Swedish Climate Symposium 2026. The initiative provides hands-on support before the conference and a dedicated poster forum during the symposium, giving ECRs a chance to strengthen their presentation skills, gain visibility, and engage with the wider climate research community. Participation is fully covered by the Bolin Centre, but places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants would be able to opt in or out of the course during registration. Participation is fully covered by the Bolin Centre, but places are limited and allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. The full course workload is estimated at approximately 27 hours if all modules are followed, from start to a finished poster, and it may correspond to 1 ECTS, subject to approval by the participant’s supervisor/institution.

The symposium is a collaboration between SMHI, the Bolin Centre for Climate Research, the strategic research areas BECC (Biodiversity and Ecosystem services in a Changing Climate) and MERGE (ModElling the Regional and Global Earth system), KTH Climate Action Centre, and the Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research.

For questions regarding the symposium, please contact: bolin@su.se