PolyCIVIS Agora Forum
The PolyCIVIS Network has the pleasure of inviting you to the PolyCIVIS Agora Forum - a high-level dialogue bringing together representatives of the academic, policy, diplomatic, international and civil society communities, as well as youth organisations.
Polycrisis: Towards adaptation and transformation through collaboration
At a time when crises are increasingly interconnected, mutually reinforcing and transnational in their
consequences, the Forum will consider how governance can evolve to better anticipate, navigate and respond to conditions of polycrisis, with a particular focus on Africa and Europe.
The Forum will provide a platform for strategic reflection and exchange across disciplines and institutions, focusing in particular on the development of the polycrisis framework and its implications for governance.
Discussions will address how research and evidence can contribute to more adaptive, inclusive and transformative approaches to policymaking and collective action.
The programme will bring together senior experts and practitioners from the Brussels diplomatic community, European and international institutions, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Council of Europe, the Nordic Africa Institute, ECDPM and UNU-CRIS, among other distinguished contributors.
Program:
- 13:30 - Opening Remarks
- 13:45 - Keynote Addresses
- 14:30 - Roundtable I: Advancing the Polycrisis Framework: Insights from PolyCIVIS
- 16:10 - Roundtable II: Governing the Polycrisis: From Evidence to Action
- 17:30 - Concluding Reflections, Next Steps and Closing Remarks
Participation & Registration
The PolyCIVIS Network would be honoured to welcome you for this timely and substantive exchange on the chall to Brussels ges and opportunities of governing in an age of interconnected crises.
Participation is possible by registration only. Deadline: 18 September 2026.
*the final program, including confirmed speakers and detailed session information, will be circulated to registered participants.