WHEN: 1-3 September
WHAT: Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) annual international conference
As the world continues to come to terms with a new economic reality, geographers from across the globe will come together to discuss the key issues affecting both the environment and the economy. The RGS's annual conference will feature more than 300 sessions and 1,000 speakers from across the globe including Richard Florida, of the University of Toronto, discussing what role creative industries have in rebuilding city economies; Paul Boateng, ex-British High Commissioner to South Africa, considering the impact of the financial crisis on Africa and its potential for recovery; and Mike Hulme from the University of East Anglia examining the state of information on climate change and the recent IPCC assessments, plus discussions on the UK and Global Food Security and the Conservatives' take on international development.
WHERE: Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), 1 Kensington Gore, LONDON, SW7 2AR (Tube: South Ken)
PRICE AND INFO: Registration rates range from £70-£320. Find out more on the Royal Geographical Society website

WHEN: Until 2 October (Mon-Fri: 10am-6pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm, closed Bank Holiday Monday)
WHAT: UNFOLD - A cultural response to climate change
Since 2007 Cape Farewell’s international teams of artists and climate scientists have made two expeditions to the Arctic, sailing on a 100 year old schooner, the Noordelicht. The team conducted oceanography experiments and gained artistic inspiration from this fragile ice-bound environment. The aim of the projects was to address the issue of climate change by providing first-hand accounts and data, and produce artworks that provide a human scale for a problem that often seems too large to comprehend.The exhibition, which hopes to inspire others to actively engage in the press realities of climate change, will include works by Chris Wainwright, David Buckland, Michéle Noach, Tracey Rowledge, Clare Twomey, Sunand Prasad, Lucy & Jorge Orta and Ackroydd & Harvey.
WHERE: Kings Place Gallery, Kings Place, 90 York Way, LONDON, N1 9AG (Tube: Kings Cross)
PRICE AND INFO: Free admission. For more information see the Kings Place website or the Cape Farewell website