Conferences
1–2 November 2025, Xi’an, China
The International Symposium on Climate Adaptation and Low-Carbon Cities 2025
Global climate change is profoundly reshaping the path toward sustainable development, with impacts unfolding at an unprecedented speed, intensity, and scale. Proactively adapting to climate change and establishing new paradigms for sustainable urban development have become strategic imperatives for fostering harmony between humanity and nature and achieving a green, low-carbon transition. To further advance theoretical innovation in climate adaptation governance and sustainable urban futures, the International Alliance for Low-Carbon Cities, Communities, and Buildings (IAA-LCCNB) will host the International Symposium on Climate Adaptation and Low-Carbon Cities in Xi’an, China, in November 2025.
This symposium will focus on key topics such as building energy-efficient and climate-adaptive design technologies, theories and methods of urban resilience planning, sustainable urban renewal, and collaborative governance mechanisms. It will bring together leading scholars, government decision-makers, industry practitioners, and early-career researchers from fields including architecture, spatial and urban planning, climate science, and public governance. Through multi-scale and interdisciplinary academic exchange, the conference aims to explore systemic, synergistic, and innovative pathways to sustainable development, driving a paradigm shift in climate governance from passive responses to proactive adaptation. This conference will systematically explore innovative pathways and international experiences in climate adaptation and sustainable governance. Key topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Building energy-efficient and climate-adaptive design technologies;
- Climate risk assessment and resilient urban development;
- Blue–green infrastructure and sustainable built environments;
- Ecological security and green space health;
- Low-carbon urban renewal and multi-stakeholder collaborative governance.
Date: November 2025 (exact dates to be announced)
Venue: Chang’an University, Xi’an, China
Organizers:
- International Low-Carbon City, Neighborhood, Building Academic Alliance (IAA-LCCNB)
- Institute of Carbon Neutrality and New Urbanization in Western China, Chang’an University
Symposium Chair:
- Prof. Jiaping Liu, Director, National Key Laboratory of Green Building, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology
Executive Chairs:
- Prof. Yi Wang, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology
- Prof. Jingyuan Zhao, Chang’an University
The conference welcomes research submissions related to the above topics. Authors are invited to submit their abstracts (in both Chinese and English, as per the attached template) by September 1, 2025 to the Organizing Committee via Calu2025@chd.edu.cn. The notification of abstract acceptance will be provided by September 30, 2025. Accepted submissions will be recommended for oral or poster presentations in thematic sessions.
Authors of accepted abstracts may voluntarily submit full papers by October 30, 2025. With the author’s written consent, the Organizing Committee will select and recommend a number of outstanding, unpublished papers to our supporting journals. The list of partnering journals will be continuously updated. All papers recommended to journals will be subject to each journal’s formal peer review process, and final publication will be determined according to the outcome of the journal’s review.
Conference Contacts: Xuan Ma
Email: Calu2025@chd.edu.cn
We welcome scholars and experts from all over the world to participate and contribute to this international event for urban sustainable development!
