The American Psychological Association and the Order of Portuguese Psychologists are delighted to bring together leaders in the field of psychology from nearly 40 countries from around the world to advance psychology’s contributions to global issues.
Historically, psychology has lacked a unified global voice, which has resulted in fragmented messaging and a decreased potential for significant impact. This summit will focus on elevating psychology’s role in addressing the global crisis of climate change, specifically to help achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
The attendees, presidents and CEOs of national psychology associations, have already adopted a joint proclamation on collaboration and have drafted a summit resolution. During the summit, they will develop concrete actions to increase psychology’s input into efforts to prevent and mitigate climate change impacts and prepare communities for the inevitable challenges ahead.
The summit will feature representation from every region of the world, as well as remarks from U.N. Secretary General António Guterres (schedule permitting), and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, president of Portugal. To maximize impact, the summit will feature presentations and workshops by respected association leaders and experts in climate change and communications, as well as joint work sessions guided by industrial-organizational psychology consultants.
We are excited to gather in Lisbon to jointly create a unified voice for global psychology to significantly contribute to one of the great challenges of our time. Together we will work to advance our discipline and show the world the importance of psychology.