9:30–10:00 Registration and coffee
10:00–10:30 Opening
Päivi Leino-Sandberg
10:30–11:30 New actors in global environmental arenas (tbc)
Lauri Peterson and/or Hermann Aubié (UEF/CCEEL)
11:45–13:15 International Climate Law: Despair, Hope and Action
Kati Kulovesi (UEF/CCEEL)
13:15–14:45 Lunch break
14:45–16:15 International Climate Law: Despair, Hope and Action
Kati Kulovesi
10:00–11:30 Intergenerational Equity: Rethinking Responsibility in International Climate Law
Tuula Honkonen (UEF/CCEEL)
11:45–13:15 Just transition and international law
Vilja Johansson (UEF/CCEEL)
13:15–14:45 Lunch break
14:45–16:15 Climate change and international courts
Annalisa Savaresi (UEF/CCEEL)
10:00–11:30 Environmental Democracy
Päivi Leino-Sandberg (ECI)
11:45–13:15 Law and Political Economy of Water
Ukri Soirila (ECI)
13:15–14:45 Lunch break
14:45–16:15 Between Hope and Disillusionment: Indigenous Mobilisation for Justice in the Transition
Dorothee Cambou (ECI)
10:00–11:30 Criminalised Climate Activism: Challenges to Democracy
Milka Sormunen (ECI)
11:45–13:15 Theory, Practice, Provocation
Tuuli Talvinko (Maailma Legal)
13:15–14:45 Lunch break
14:45–16:15 Fireside Chat & Q&A: Despair, Hope, Action
Martti Koskenniemi (ECI)
16:15–16:30 Closing
The application period closes on 19 August 2026.
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