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​How do we live with Climate Change?

​A Conversation with Neil Adger and guests

​Can cities adapt? Is migration a failure? Can climate loss be compensated? Can resilience be taught? Join Neil Adger and guests to explore how we live with climate change.

​Neil Adger is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter, a recipient of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award and of the Philip Leverhulme Prize. Neil is internationally recognised for his work on climate adaptation, vulnerability, migration, resilience, and climate justice.

​EXPeditions is bringing together leading voices from climate research, urban studies, migration, development, and education for a special online event in conversation with Neil.

​How do we live with Climate Change? will explore how societies can adapt to profound environmental change while preserving social cohesion, opportunity, and hope.

​Date: 30 June 2026
Time: 5:00 pm (UK)
Duration: 55 minutes
Platform: Zoom

​The event will feature four short conversations followed by audience questions and discussion.

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​Can Cities Adapt to Climate Change?

​Imagine two cities exposed to the same flood. One has stronger flood defences. The other has stronger social networks. Which city recovers faster?

​This conversation will explore:

• ​Why cities have become the crucible of climate change

• ​How climate vulnerability affects everyday life

• ​What makes cities resilient, equitable, and adaptable

• ​How urban areas can remain places of opportunity in a changing climate

​Guest: Chandni Singh (Indian Institute for Human Settlements)

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​Is climate migration a failure?

​Is the real climate crisis not migration itself, but the unequal ability of people to choose whether to stay or move?

​This discussion will examine:

• ​When migration becomes adaptation

• ​Who has the ability to move safely

• ​The relationship between mobility, identity, and belonging

• ​The social consequences of climate displacement

​Guest: Alex Sam Thomas (Gram Vikas)

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​Can We Ever Compensate for Climate Loss?

​Can climate justice ever compensate for the loss of a place people call home?

​This session will address:

• ​The meaning of climate justice

• ​Responsibility across generations

• ​Loss, damage, and compensation

• ​Fairness in climate transitions

​Guest: Peter Newell (University of Sussex)

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​Can Climate Resilience Be Taught?

​Should schools spend less time teaching climate facts and more time teaching collaboration and community problem-solving?

​This conversation will explore:

• ​Education for adaptation and resilience

• ​Climate literacy and civic engagement

• ​Empowering young people as agents of change

• ​Building collective capacity for climate action

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​Speakers

​Neil Adger

​Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter and recipient of the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award. Neil Adger is internationally recognised for his work on climate adaptation, vulnerability, migration, resilience, and climate justice.

​Chandni Singh

​Associate Professor at the School of Environment and Sustainability, IIHS University, Lead Author for the IPCC, and Coordinating Lead Author of the UNEP Adaptation Gap Reports.

​Alex Sam Thomas

​Climate adaptation practitioner and Project Manager of the Climate Change Local Adaptation Pathways (CLAPs) initiative, working across communities, development practice, and climate resilience.

​Peter Newell

​Professor of International Relations and a leading scholar of climate justice, sustainability transitions, and the political economy of climate change.

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​💬 ​Join us for a global conversation about how people, communities, and institutions can live with climate change while building more resilient, just, and inclusive futures.