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EUPeace Conference 2026: Global warming and its impact: Connections with emerging conflicts, migrations, and health issues

Start: 28 September 2026 10:00
End: 30 September 2026 14:00
Plenary Session, Monday, 28. September – Stream

Day 1 | Meeting ID: 399 203 776 989 076 | Passcode: Zg93Se9V

  • Carlo Buontempo (Copernicus Climate Change Service, ECMWF): The numbers that changed the story – How real-time climate data provision is changing what society knows and expects
  • Pooja Jha (The Lancet Regional Health – Europe): Nexus of Climate Change, Migration, Displacement, and Health: Present and Future
  • Anna Pinnarelli (University of Calabria): Driving the Green Transition through EU Recovery Funds: The University of Calabria and the “Tech4You” Innovation Ecosystem
Plenary Session, Tuesday, 29. September – Stream

Day 2 | Meeting ID: 390 860 158 788 548 | Passcode: qS3nP7vN

  • Harald Kunstmann (IMK-IFU, KIT Campus Alpin): The regional water cycle and Malaria transmission: Earth System Model developments and opportunities for Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Eva Østergaard-Nielsen (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona): Exploring Migrant Agency via Environmental Remittances
  • Stefano Clò (University of Florence): Impact and Management of Disasters under Global Change: The Key Role of Institutions

Global warming and its impact: Connections with emerging conflicts, migrations, and health issues

The third annual EUPeace Conference will take place from 28-30 September 2026 at the University of Calabria in Rende, Italy. This year’s conference will address the growing complexity of global warming and its implications for peace, solidarity, and equity across Europe, exploring the topic of Global warming and its impact: connections with emerging conflicts, migrations, and health issues.
One of the highlights of the conference will be the potential role of AI-based tools in supporting analysis, decision-making, and evidence-informed policies to respond to the profound challenges of global warming.

University of Calabria, Rende (Italy)

28 September 2026 10:00

30 September 2026 14:00

Further information

Long Conference Programme

Short Conference Programme

EUPeace Conference 2026 – Book of Abstracts

Key Themes & Research Hubs

The conference is organised around the four EUPeace Research Hubs:

Contact

Alfonso Senatore
University of Calabria, Research Hub Speaker
alfonso.senatore@unical.it
Official poster of the EUPeace Conference 2026 at the University of Calabria, held from 28 to 30 September 2026, focusing on global warming, conflict, migration and health.

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EUPeace Creative Spaces

Promotional graphic with the word "NEWS" in large light-blue letters above a purple-tinted photo of stacked slate slabs on a hillside. Text reads: "EUPeace Creative Space: Breaking the Cycle: Co-Designing Solutions for Migrant Labour Exploitation and Regional Depopulation in Calabria. University of Calabria, Italy, 30 September 2026." A grey box describes the paradox of migrant-labour exploitation amid Southern Italy's depopulation. The EUPeace logo and the "Co-funded by the European Union" emblem appear on the right.
Source: Hannes Kaufmann
Description: Announcement graphic for the EUPeace Creative Space "Breaking the Cycle" at the EUPeace Conference 2026, University of Calabria, 30 September 2026. Together with civil-society partners, participants explore migrant labour exploitation and regional depopulation in Southern Italy.

Why does migrant labour exploitation persist in a region that is losing its population? This exploratory workshop at the EUPeace Conference 2026 brings researchers and civil-society partners together to co-design practical solutions for Calabria.

Registration here

Promotional graphic with the word "NEWS" in large light-blue letters above a green-tinted photo of stacked slate slabs on a hillside. Text reads: "EUPeace Creative Space: From Climate Crisis to Social Resilience: Co-Creating Communication Strategies for Just and Inclusive Futures. University of Calabria, Italy, 30 September 2026." A grey box describes co-creating climate-crisis communication with NGOs, authorities and media. The EUPeace logo and the "Co-funded by the European Union" emblem appear on the right.
Source: Hannes Kaufmann
Description: Announcement graphic for the EUPeace Creative Space "From Climate Crisis to Social Resilience" at the EUPeace Conference 2026, University of Calabria, 30 September 2026. The workshop focuses on climate communication that promotes peace, justice and inclusion and helps counter misinformation.

How can the climate crisis be communicated in ways that build trust rather than division? At the EUPeace Conference 2026, researchers, NGOs, public authorities and media come together in this workshop to co-create communication strategies that counter misinformation.

Registration here

Promotional graphic with the word "NEWS" in large light-blue letters above a blue-tinted photo of stacked slate slabs on a hillside. Text reads: "EUPeace Creative Space: Health and Peace in Times of Policrisis: Inter- and Transdisciplinary Perspectives for EUPeace. University of Calabria, Italy, 30 September 2026." A grey box describes a collaborative dialogue on climate-driven displacement, health pressures and rising social tensions. The EUPeace logo and the "Co-funded by the European Union" emblem appear on the right.
Source: Hannes Kaufmann
Description: Announcement graphic for the EUPeace Creative Space "Health and Peace in Times of Polycrisis" at the EUPeace Conference 2026, University of Calabria, 30 September 2026. The workshop connects peace studies, public health, environmental science and civil-society perspectives on climate-driven displacement and social tensions.

How are climate-driven displacement, health pressures and social tensions connected? In this exploratory workshop at the EUPeace Conference 2026, perspectives from peace studies, public health, environmental science and civil society come together to develop integrated, sustainable responses.

Registration here

Promotional graphic with the word "NEWS" in large light-blue letters above a red-tinted photo of stacked slate slabs on a hillside. Text reads: "Register for the EUPeace Creative Spaces at our annual Conference. University of Calabria, Italy, 30 September 2026. For Registrations visit:" followed by a QR code. The EUPeace logo and the "Co-funded by the European Union" emblem appear on the right.
Source: Hannes Kaufmann
Description: Registration graphic for the EUPeace Creative Spaces at the EUPeace Conference 2026, University of Calabria, 30 September 2026. A QR code links to the online registration form for the three parallel workshops.

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