Please note that IHDP no longer participates in hosting the Bonn Dialogues. Nevertheless, the series continues under the ownership of the United Nations University's Institute for Environmental and Human Security (UNU-EHS). You can find more information at www.bonn-dialogues.org

The dialogues are a  series of events focusing on substantive issues related to anthropogenic drivers and consequences of Global Environmental Change and Human Security - addressing in a cross-cutting manner sector specific themes such as climate, water, energy, or food.

The Dialogue Series aims to:

• Raise public awareness of different aspects of global environmental change;
• Serve as a forum for interdisciplinary multi-stakeholder exchanges of views;
• Contribute to different scientific, political and public discourses; and
• Present Bonn as a host of various organizations dealing with cooperation, sustainable development and environmental concerns.

The Bonn Dialogues Series takes place twice a year. It is jointly organized by the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), together with the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), and the German Committee for Disaster Reduction (DKKV) in partnership with the City of Bonn. Furthermore, Bonn Dialogues is supported by the Deutsche Welle, the European Union and the federal government of North Rhine-Westphalia.