Past dates
Industry & technology
IFAT Munich 2026
The completed 2026 edition brought water, recycling, circularity and environmental-technology programmes together at Messe München.
- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Organiser
- Messe München
International events calendar
Global Events
Environmental action, policy summits and industry events across 2026–2028.
This independent calendar brings major environmental gatherings into one place. Check the linked organiser before travel or registration because schedules can change. A listing does not mean that THE BALER attends, sponsors or endorses an event.
2026 calendar
2026 · 20 events
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- Past dates
Public action & learning
London Climate Action Week 2026
A city-wide programme connected policy, finance, business, communities and civil society around practical climate action.
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Organiser
- London Climate Action Week
- Past dates
UN & treaty meeting
UNCCD COP17
Governments and observers meet under the UN desertification convention to address land degradation, drought and land restoration.
- Location
- Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Organiser
- UNCCD Secretariat
- Past dates
Public action & learning
World Water Week 2026
The international water forum convenes researchers, public institutions, businesses and civil society around water-related global challenges.
- Location
- Stockholm, Sweden · online
- Organiser
- Stockholm International Water Institute
- Past dates
Climate implementation
UNFCCC Climate Week 4
Parties and non-Party stakeholders examine regional implementation priorities ahead of the year’s UN climate conference.
- Location
- Baku, Azerbaijan
- Organiser
- UN Climate Change
- Past dates
Industry & technology
IFAT India 2026
The trade fair covers water, sewage, solid-waste management, recycling and environmental technologies at Bombay Exhibition Centre.
- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Organiser
- Messe München India
- Past dates
Circular economy forum
World Circular Economy Forum 2026
WCEF2026 brings public, private and civil-society actors together to examine practical routes toward a circular economy.
- Location
- Gandhinagar, India · online
- Organiser
- Sitra and Indian partners
- Past dates
Industry & technology
RWM Expo 2026
The NEC exhibition covers recycling and waste services, collection, processing equipment, materials handling and circular-resource operations.
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Organiser
- RWM Expo
- Past dates
Public action & participation
World Cleanup Day 2026
The UN observance mobilises communities and institutions around clean-up action, waste prevention and responsible resource management.
- Location
- Worldwide · official host Shaoxing, China
- Organiser
- UN-Habitat and participating communities
- Past dates
Public action & learning
Climate Week NYC 2026
The city-wide programme links government, business and civil society events during the annual UN General Assembly period.
- Location
- New York City, United States
- Organiser
- Climate Group
- Ongoing (scheduled)
Water congress
IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2026
Water professionals meet across utility practice, science, policy, climate resilience and water-sector technology.
- Location
- Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Organiser
- International Water Association
- Upcoming
UN & treaty meeting
UN Biodiversity Conference · CBD COP17
Parties to the biodiversity convention review global implementation alongside the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocol meetings.
- Location
- Yerevan, Armenia
- Organiser
- Convention on Biological Diversity
- Upcoming
Conference & exhibition
WasteCon 2026
The conference and exhibition connects technical, policy and operational perspectives on waste and resource management.
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Organiser
- Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa
- Upcoming
Environmental trade fair
Eco Expo Asia 2026
The physical fair covers waste management, circular economy, green transport and environmental products at AsiaWorld-Expo.
- Location
- Hong Kong, China
- Organiser
- HKTDC and Messe Frankfurt (HK)
- Upcoming
UN & treaty meeting
Montreal Protocol MOP38
Parties meet on implementation of the Montreal Protocol and its work on ozone protection and controlled substances.
- Location
- Kigali, Rwanda
- Organiser
- UNEP Ozone Secretariat
- Upcoming
Green technology expo
Ecomondo 2026
The exhibition combines circular and green-economy technologies with research, policy and sector programmes at Rimini Expo Centre.
- Location
- Rimini, Italy
- Organiser
- Italian Exhibition Group
- Upcoming
Global waste congress
ISWA World Congress 2026
The global waste community meets at the QEII Centre to discuss policy, planning, economics and operational practice.
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Organiser
- ISWA and CIWM
- Upcoming
UN & treaty meeting
UN Climate Change Conference · COP31
The annual UN climate negotiations convene Parties, observer organisations and accredited stakeholders at Antalya Expo Center.
- Location
- Antalya, Türkiye
- Organiser
- UN Climate Change
- Upcoming
Chemicals & pollution
First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals
Governments and stakeholders review international cooperation on the sound management of chemicals and waste.
- Location
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Organiser
- Global Framework on Chemicals
- Upcoming
UN water conference
2026 United Nations Water Conference
The conference addresses progress on Sustainable Development Goal 6, including water, sanitation and international cooperation.
- Location
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Organiser
- United Nations · UAE and Senegal
No entries match the selected filters.
2027 calendar
2027 · 14 events
- Upcoming
Public action & learning
UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development
Education leaders and partners examine how learning systems can support climate, biodiversity and sustainable-development action.
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Organiser
- UNESCO
- Upcoming
Industry & technology
IFAT Saudi Arabia 2027
The environmental-technology exhibition covers water, waste, recycling and circular-economy solutions at Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Organiser
- Messe München
- Upcoming
Ocean science & policy
2027 Ocean Decade Conference
The conference reviews science-led action under the UN Decade of Ocean Science, with satellite events on 5–6 April.
- Location
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Organiser
- UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
- Upcoming
UN & treaty meeting
2027 BRS Conferences of the Parties
The three conventions meet on hazardous waste movements, hazardous chemicals and persistent organic pollutants.
- Location
- Panama City, Panama
- Organiser
- Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
- Upcoming
Industry & technology
WasteExpo 2027
The conference runs 3–6 May and the exhibition hall 4–6 May for waste, recycling, organics and food-recovery professionals.
- Location
- Las Vegas, United States
- Organiser
- WasteExpo
- Upcoming
Industry & technology
IFAT Eurasia 2027
The fair covers water, wastewater, waste management, recycling and related environmental technologies at Yenikapı.
- Location
- Istanbul, Türkiye
- Organiser
- Messe München and EKO MMI
- Upcoming
Public action & participation
World Environment Day 2027
The UN’s annual public environmental observance combines a global programme with official host activities in Serbia.
- Location
- Worldwide · official host Belgrade, Serbia
- Organiser
- UN Environment Programme
- Upcoming
Public action & learning
London Climate Action Week 2027
The open city-wide programme brings climate events from institutions, businesses, communities and civil-society groups into one week.
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Organiser
- London Climate Action Week
- Upcoming
Industry & technology
IFAT Brasil 2027
The exhibition at Expo Center Norte covers water, sewage, drainage, sanitation, waste management and energy recovery.
- Location
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Organiser
- Messe München do Brasil
- Upcoming
Industry & technology
IFAT Africa 2027
The regional trade fair presents water, sewage, refuse and recycling solutions at Gallagher Convention Centre.
- Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Organiser
- Messe München
- Upcoming
UN & treaty meeting
Minamata Convention COP7
Parties review implementation of the global treaty protecting human health and the environment from mercury pollution.
- Location
- Geneva, Switzerland
- Organiser
- Minamata Convention on Mercury
- Upcoming
Industry & technology
Pollutec Lyon 2027
The environmental-solutions exhibition covers pollution prevention, resource management, circularity, energy, water and cities.
- Location
- Lyon, France
- Organiser
- Pollutec
- Upcoming
UN & treaty meeting
UN Climate Change Conference · COP32
The dates and host city for the 2027 UN climate negotiations were adopted through the formal COP process.
- Location
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Organiser
- UN Climate Change
- Upcoming
Global environmental policy
United Nations Environment Assembly · UNEA-8
The universal UN environmental decision-making body meets at UNEP headquarters to set policy direction and review emerging challenges.
- Location
- Nairobi, Kenya
- Organiser
- UN Environment Programme
No entries match the selected filters.
2028 calendar
2028 · 3 events
- Upcoming
Industry & technology
IFAT Munich 2028
The next Munich edition is scheduled around solutions for water, recycling, circularity and environmental technology.
- Location
- Munich, Germany
- Organiser
- Messe München
- Upcoming
UN & treaty meeting
Convention on Wetlands · COP16
Contracting Parties meet on the conservation and wise use of wetlands under the Ramsar Convention framework.
- Location
- Panama City, Panama
- Organiser
- Convention on Wetlands
- Upcoming
Materials & circularity
K 2028
The international plastics and rubber trade fair includes recycling, circular-economy and resource-efficiency technologies across the value chain.
- Location
- Düsseldorf, Germany
- Organiser
- Messe Düsseldorf
No entries match the selected filters.