All-African Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation

Do, 23.11.2023, 09:00 – 16:00 Uhr
Online

The International Climate Change Information and Research Programme (ICCIRP), in cooperation with various universities, research centres and international organisations, is organising the All-African Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation as an online scientific event on 23 November 2023 .

As the title suggests, the symposium will provide an opportunity for researchers based in Africa and/or working on climate change issues in African countries to present their work, studies, research, practical projects and other scholarly initiatives on the subject of climate change adaptation.

Aims

Consistent with the need for more cross-sectoral interactions among the various stakeholders working in the field of climate change adaptation in Africa, the aims of the  “All African Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation” are as follows:

• i.    to provide research institutions, universities, NGOs and enterprises all round Africa with an opportunity to display and present their works in the field of climate change adaptation and technologies which may mitigate climate change;
• ii.    to foster the exchange of information, ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of climate change adaptation projects, especially successful initiatives and good practice;
• iii.    to discuss methodological approaches and experiences deriving from case studies and projects, which aim to show how the principles of climate change adaptation may be implemented in practice;
• iv.    to network the participants and provide a platform so they can explore possibilities for cooperation.

Last but not least, a further aim of the event will be to document and disseminate the wealth of experiences on climate change adaptation available today across Africa. To this purpose, papers submitted and accepted will be published in the book  “African Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation“.

Profile of Participants

Delegates attending the “All African Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation” will come from a cross-sectoral range of areas, from both industrialised and developing countries. They are:

i.    officials at city, regional and national level concerned with climate change
ii.    members of NGOs working with climate change;
iii.    researchers at universities and research centres;
iv.    teaching staff at universities;
v.    representatives from companies
vi.    representatives from development agencies working with climate change adaptation and executing projects on the ground;
vii.    project officers and consultants;
viii.    other people interested in the field.

The participation of doctoral students is warmly encouraged and supervisors/advisers are kindly requested to facilitate their participation. The sort of international exposure and the rich content of this Symposium will be beneficial to their work, and their careers.

Publication of papers

Papers submitted to the event will  be peer-reviewed with a view to a publication in the book “African Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation”. This will be a further volume of the award-winning book series “Climate Change Management”  published by Springer, which since its creation in 2008 has become the world’s leading book series on climate change management. It will follow the success of the African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, which is an open access publication.

How to participate

Expressions of interest to take part in the “All African Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation”, initially consisting of an abstract, with the title of the paper, a 200 summary and the names and contact details of the authors should be sent to Marina Kovaleva at: info (at) iccip (dot) net

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 30th September 2023. Further details will be discussed with the submitting authors. Participation at “Climate Africa 2023” will not only allow participants to present their work, but may also open the door for interesting cooperation and project opportunities.

Registration and Fees

There are no fees to take part in the event. However, we kindly request interested persons to send the following details to the coordination team, so they can be invited to attend the event, and  may receive the link to access it. 

• Your name and title:
• Organisation:
• Country:
• Title of presentation/paper:
• E-mail:

The deadline for registrations is 30th October 2023. Attendance is limited to those participants who have registered by the deadline. Please note that abstracts neeed to be submitted by 30th September 2023 (see “how to participate”).

Organisers

• International Climate Change Information and Research Programme (ICCIRP)
• Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
• Manchester Metropolitan University

Contact

Professor Walter Leal, Marina Kovaleva
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (Germany) and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK)
International Climate Change Information and Research Programme (ICCIRP)
info (at) iccip (dot) net