From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience
A series of global and regional Climate Resilience Summits jointly organized by the Pontifical Academies of Sciences and Social Sciences. The Pontifical Academy of Sciences, formed a new initiative on Climate Resilience and brought researchers, policy makers and faith leaders together in May 2024 to understand the scientific and societal challenges of climate change and recommend solutions for resilient people and resilient ecosystems.
Upcoming Summit: ResilientEurope
Vienna, Austria
August 28–29, 2025
More information coming soon.
Recent Climate Summits
Upcoming Summits
Several more global regional summits are scheduled for 2025, sponsored by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Dr. Ram Ramanathan and Dr. Suárez-Orozco will lead the regional summits alongside dedicated task forces from the two Academies, as well as local scientists and leaders from each of the ten regions across Africa, Asia, Australia and the South Pacific, Europe, North America, and South America. More information on each summit coming soon.
- Austria
- Brazil
- Rome
- Senegal
- India
- Australia
- Hong Kong
- Japan
MAST Strategy
To enhance climate resilience, it is imperative that we base our efforts on a three-pronged strategy: first, mitigation efforts to diminish climate risks; second, adaptation strategies to cope with inevitable risks; and third, societal transformation that fosters and accelerates ongoing mitigation and adaptation measures.
The MAST strategy (Mitigation, Adaptation and Societal Transformation) provides a strong framework for navigating the climate crisis. It was developed under the auspices of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences and Social Sciences and has been embraced by governors and mayors from all over the world as well as Pope Francis at the Climate Resilience Summit in the Vatican held in May 2024.
