Not least, COP30 in Belém at the end of 2025 showed that the political struggle over planetary boundaries will increasingly take place outside the structures of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in the future. While the need for action remains clearly defined by planetary boundaries, new alliances of states are forming that either accelerate or slow down progress. New centers of power are emerging around the so-called global swing states such as India. At the same time, the agency of non state actors from local civil society continues to be visible worldwide in a wide variety of forms. How should this be addressed in the context of global education for sustainable development?

To this end, the Zentrum für Aus- und Fortbildung (ZAF) Hamburg, in cooperation with the Hamburg Sustainability Conference and the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, invites you to the 3rd Global Citizenship Education Hub on May 26, 2026, in Hamburg. Once again, scientists, civil society actors, and teachers interested in global education for sustainable development will come together with learners.

The event will take place in person in Hamburg. Space for in-person participation at the Hub is limited. Please send a brief email to jan-phillip.steinfeld@zaf.hamburg.de with your name and institution. Please indicate in-person. We will confirm immediately whether you have secured a spot.