6th Baltic Earth Conference 2026

Apr 13 - 17, 2026 | Heringsdorf, Germany

Background

The Baltic Earth scientific network strives to achieve an improved Earth System understanding of the Baltic Sea region as the basis for science-based management in the face of climatic, environmental and human impact in the region. Baltic Earth brings together a broad international research community around scientific issues relevant for societal efforts to achieve sustainability in the region. Baltic Earth targets the atmosphere, land and marine environment of the Baltic Sea, its drainage basin and nearby areas with relevance for the Baltic Sea region. Baltic Earth has entered a new phase, called Baltic Earth 2.0. It is characterized by a new secretariat shared between Germany and Poland and revised research topics, which will be the foci of the conference.

Conference

The 6th Baltic Earth converence 2026 is hosted by the International Baltic Earth Secretariat at IOW and IOPAN, and will take place from 13 – 17 April 2026 at Seetelhotel Villa Esplanade mit Aurora and Seetelhotel Pommerscher Hof, located in Heringsdorf on the Usedom Island in Germany.

The conference sessions reflect the research themes of the new Baltic Earth 2.0 science plan. The topics listed below are preliminary and indicate the scope of the conference.

  • Climate variability and teleconnections
  • Small-scale (submesoscale) processes and their impacts
  • Natural hazards and their impacts
  • Sea level and coastal change
  • Biogeochemistry of the Baltic Sea – Linking observations and modelling
  • Multiple drivers of Earth system changes
  • Marginal Seas – Humans and Environment
  • Future projections of the Baltic Sea region
  • Philosophical aspects related to Baltic Sea Earth system research

For detailed information, visit the official website at https://baltic.earth/events/details/heringsdorf2026