AUC Solicits Articles on Climate Change
ADDIS ABABA — The Commission of the African Union, in preparation for the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban, South Africa, solicits articles for publication to be exhibited in the African Pavilion in the African Union Policy Journal: ECOLOGUE. Papers are particularly solicited from researchers, scholars, teachers, but anyone with relevant experience and credentials in the topic area is invited to submit their work.
COP17 to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 7th Session of the Meeting of the Parties (CMP7) to the Kyoto Protocol (KP) will take place in Durban, South Africa, between 28 November and 09 December 2011.
Authors are invited to address climate change issues and their implications on Africa, including an analysis of sectoral climate change impacts (in agriculture, energy, transport, etc.). The thematic areas are identified below for ease of reference. Authors are encouraged to bring in new perspectives, reflect on regional experiences and best practices, and propose potential solutions, options, and the way forward in addressing the challenges of climate change on natural resources (forestry, fisheries, water, agriculture, pasture lands). The aim is to clearly frame the issues in a way that would assist Member States and policymakers to generate worthwhile programs and activities in their bid to confront the menace of climate change.
The articles should be between 15 – 20 pages maximum in English or French. Successful papers will be remunerated at a flat rate of US $ 500.00 and submitted before 31 August 2011.
The COP17-CMP7 constitutes a very important milestone for climate change negotiations, as it is nearly 20 years since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the “Earth Summit” was held in, Rio de Janeiro, from 3rd to 14th June 1992, in which climate change negotiations were kick started with the UNFCCC being opened for signing by UN member states.
It comes to Africa at a time when there is much awareness across the continent about the impact of climate change on Africa, supported by an expanding body of research and adaptation and mitigation practices on the ground. The conference therefore offers a real opportunity to showcase some of the continent’s important initiatives and activities, bring in knowledge about climate change and development from wide-ranging actors, and ensure that Africa’s development and climate change concerns are at the forefront of the discussions during the COP17-CMP7.
In essence, Africa needs to seize this moment and capitalize on the opportunities from the Durban climate talks, and to mark this occasion, Africa will have its first ever dedicated discussion and exhibition area at a Conference of the Parties venue called the “Africa Pavilion” as decided by the Africa Union Assembly.
African Union Commission seizes this opportunity to launch ECOLOGUE a new policy journal dedicated to climate change issues.
Source: African Union Commission