EMS2026: Delta Climate – Call for sessions

The European Meteorological Society and the local hosts in The Netherlands warmly invite you to the 2026 EMS Annual Meeting at the Jaarbeurs Conference Centre in Utrecht & online from 6 to 11 September 2026: https://www.ems2026.eu

A Provisional programme based on the session programme of the EMS2025 is now available online.
We invite everyone to contribute to the development of the session programme by proposing new sessions and conveners. Find more details at https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EMS2026/provisionalprogramme

Delta Climate (Δ Climate) in Europe: weather, water, and warnings

A programmatic focus of the 2026 Annual Meeting that reflects particular interests and activities of the host institutions in The Netherlands will be on the challenges for the broad European meteorological infrastructure posed by climate change: In particular coastal regions and river plains are prone to the effects of climate change because of the high population density and urbanisation and intense economic activities, but also the presence of unique wildlife and the high potential for compound events. Europe is rich in low lying coastal and river areas, which requires an advanced water management from technological and socio-economic perspective.

The topic will be prominently discussed in the plenary & strategic events. Session conveners are welcome to consider addressing specific aspects of this focus if it is relevant to the scope of their session; however, this is no requirement. Please visit the website for more details.

Call for abstracts

The Programme and Science Committee (PSC) will compile the final session programme in January, and the call for abstracts will be opened in early February 2026. For more details study the timeline.

Aims & Opportunities

The Annual Meetings of the EMS aim at fostering cross-fertilization of ideas, feedback between science and applications, and the involvement of all the diverse actors in the fields of weather, climate, water, and the environment. The session programme will offer many opportunities for collaboration across the entire weather and climate enterprise (public, private, academic, users, and NGOs) to benefit societies in Europe and worldwide.

We would be delighted if you would inform your colleagues about these opportunities and distribute the invitation to your networks.