International Astronautical Federation

“The IAF announces that it is organizing a second edition of its IAF Global Space Conference on Climate Change (GLOC 2026) in Kigali, Rwanda, on 2-4 June 2026. The IAF looks forward to continuing the conversation on several of the topics addressed during the GEO Global Forum at the GLOC 2026.”

As the world’s leading and most diverse space advocacy organization with 523 members from 75 countries including space agencies, industry, research institution societies and associations worldwide, the IAF is proud to contribute to strengthening the advocacy and role to promote GEO’s key objectives including areas such as climate change and disaster management – to stakeholders around the world. One of the most significant contributions is the first-of-its-kind IAF Global Conference on Climate Change which was held in May 2023 in Oslo, Norway.