How should the climate research community respond to the challenges of overshoot?

As global conversations continue around @ UN Environment Programme ’s Limiting Overshoot report, the climate research community faces an important question: how can research designs innovate to better inform regional, anticipatory, and flexible responses to ever-changing climate conditions?

The World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) Regional Information for Society (RIfS) Core Project will convene two online fora for the climate research community, anchored by panel discussions on overshoot trajectories, consequences, mitigation, and adaptation challenges.

Webinar 1 – September 30, 12:30–14:00 UTC – Lived Experience: Trajectories and Consequences

Panelists (subject to change): 

• Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) 
• John Dunne, NOAA, co-chair of CMIP Panel
• Ana Basto, Leipzig University
• Paola Arias, University of Antioquia, co-chair of GEWEX Hydroclimatology Panel

Webinar 2 – October 15, 07:30–09:00 UTC – Navigating the Return: Mitigation and Adaptation Challenges

Panelists (subject to change): 

• Richard Betts, University of Exeter
• Debra C. Roberts, University of KwaZulu-Natal
• Jose Manuel Gutierrez, University of Cantabria, co-chair of CORDEX
• Steve Sherwood, University of New South Wales, co-chair of Safe Landing Climates WCRP Lighthouse Activity

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Read UNEP’s report: https://doi.org/10.59117/20.500.11822/49857

The future is not determined; robust regional climate information can help shape more resilient pathways forward.

Last Updated: 21 September 2026