Regional Climate Change Conference

(RCCC) 2025

13th – 15th October 2025
Taj Samudra, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Theme: “The Intersection of Climate Science, Adaptation, and Climate Financing: Focus on the Global South and Inclusivity”

Why

RCCC ?

  • Global warming is changing the world already. IPCC AR6 states with high confidence that the current climate in most regions differ from that of the early to mid-20th century, impacting the magnitude, frequency, duration, seasonality, and spatial extent of climate hazards.
  • IPCC AR6 also states, with high confidence, that all regions of the world will face numerous combinations of changes in Climatic Impact-Drivers (CIDs) by mid-century, challenging regional resilience and adaptation. This emphasizes the need for regional-scale approaches to address climate change hazards and impacts.
  • RCCC specifically aims to address this need, with a strong focus on Global south countries where climate change impacts are likely to be felt very strongly.

Overarching Aim of RCCC

RCCC will provide a unique opportunity to share science, on-the-ground experiences and policy developments across different countries and communities, with a special focus on early career professionals and female participants, especially from the Global south. RCCC aims to foster future research through the use of state-of-the-art methods in climate modelling, regional/local climate impacts and risk assessment. RCCC is intended to be held bi-annually on a rotating basis in Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Conference Convenors

Erika Coppola

Expert Scoping Team - IPCC AR7 Special Report on Climate Change and Cities SR
Lead Author - IPCC AR6 WGI
Associate Professor
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Trieste, Italy
Rosh Ranasinghe

Roshanka Ranasinghe

Expert Scoping Team - IPCC AR7 WGI
Coordinating Lead Author - IPCC AR6 WG I
Professor of Climate Change Impacts and Coastal Risk, IHE Delft
Senior Specialist, Deltares
Delft, The Netherlands

Speakers

Prof. Robert Vautard

Dr. Robert Vautard

Co-Chair – IPCC AR7 WG1
Coordinating Lead Author - IPCC AR6 WGI
Expert Scoping Team - IPCC AR6 WGI
Research Director at the CNRS (Centre National de Recherche Scientifique)
Paris France
Keynote

Erika Coppola

Expert Scoping Team - IPCC AR7
Special Report on Climate Change and Cities SR
Lead Author - IPCC AR6 WGI
Associate Professor
The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Trieste, Italy
Keynote
Leel Randeni

Leel Randeni

Director (Climate Change)
Ministry of Environment
Sri Lanka
Keynote
Dr. Ranjit Galappatti

Dr. Ranjit Galappatti

Chairman
Lanka Hydraulic Institute Ltd.
Sri Lanka
Plenary
Prof-Keiko-Udo

Prof. Keiko Udo

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Tohoku University, Japan
Plenary

Scientific Steering Committee

Professor Paola Arias

Prof. Paola Arias

Expert Scoping Team – IPCC AR7 WGI
Lead Author – IPCC AR6 WGI
Escuela Ambiental
Facultad de Ingeniería
Universidad de Antioquia
Colombia

Dr. Sarah Connors

Dr. Sarah Connors

Head of Science Team – IPCC AR6 WGI
Climate Applications Scientist
Actionable Climate Information Section, EOP-SCA
European Space Agency
United Kingdom

Dr. Ir. Ali Dastgheib

Dr. Ir. Ali Dastgheib

Innovation Manager
International Marine and Dredging Company (IMDC)
Belgium

Dr. ir. Trang Minh Duong

Dr. ir. Trang Minh Duong

Coastal Climate Impacts Modelling Specialist
Water Engineering & Management
Faculty of Engineering Technology
University of Twente
The Netherlands

Dr. Bramka Arga Jafino

Dr. Bramka Arga Jafino

Disaster Risk Management Specialist
Infrastructure Resilience Policy and Finance Unit
The World Bank

Dr. Gonéri Le Cozannet

Dr. Gonéri Le Cozannet

Expert Scoping Team – IPCC AR7 WGII
Lead Author – IPCC AR6 WGII
BRGM (French Geological Survey)
France

Dr. Anna Pirani

Dr. Anna Pirani

Expert Scoping Team – IPCC AR7 WGI
Head of Technical Support Unit – IPCC AR6 WGI
Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change (CMCC)
Director, Predicting socio-economic outcomes
Risk Assessment and Adaptation Strategies
Italy

Call for Papers

Conference Theme: “The Intersection of Climate Science, Adaptation, and Climate Financing: Focus on the Global South and Inclusivity”

RCCC 2025 invites presentations on the following topics:

  • Regional/local projections of climate change hazards (CIDs), impacts, and risk
  • Regional /local climate change adaptation studies or projects
  • Novel regional/local climate hazard and impact modelling methods/tools
  • Remote sensing in climate change impact/risk assessment
  • AI application in climate change impact/risk assessment
  • Policy and governance in adaptation to climate change

Abstract Submission Deadline

14th May 2025

Conference Venue
Taj Samudra, Colombo, Sri Lanka

RCCC 2025 Official Sponsors & Partners

Main Sponsors

IHE Delft Institute
Lanka Hydraulic Institute
AXA Insurance Paris

Academic Partners

University of Peradeniya
University of Moratuwa
Tohoku University, Japan
Modibbo Adama University
UNESCO

Strategic Partners

Bangladesh Environment and Development Society (BEDS)

Organizer

TIIKM

The International Institute of Knowledge Management
Tel: +94 117 992 022
Hotline: +94 765 733 737
email: isanka.gamage@tiikmedu.com
website: www.tiikm.com

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