Call for Papers - Green Growth Strategies for Climate Resilience and DRR: Policies, Pathways and Tools

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3 Days National Workshop cum Training on Green Growth Strategies for Climate Resilience and DRR: Policies, Pathways and Tools

About the Organization:

Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) is an All India Institute for Interdisciplinary Research and Training in the Social Sciences. They were registered as a Society under the Karnataka Societies Registration Act, 1960, to create a blend of field-oriented empirical research and advances in social science theories leading to better public policy formulation.

Aim

The aim is to bring together people from various disciplines for comprehensive discussions, deliberations and training for strengthening climate resilient society.

Objectives

Key objectives of the Workshop are:

• To understand the hazards of climate change on agriculture and biodiversity from case studies and community-experiences.
• To exchange knowledge and to document the pathways for climate change adaptation strategies, barriers, and possible solutions to adopt different adaptation options.
• To understand the extent of vulnerability of different socioeconomic sections to climate-related risks with special reference to agriculture and human-wildlife interaction.
• To discuss initiatives for DRR and their effectiveness to identify strategic requirements for policy recommendations.

Who can Attend?

• Academicians, Researchers, NGOs, and community representatives, Officials from Government Departments are invited to apply for the workshop.

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts are requested from participants on the following sub-themes:

• Water Security, Land Resources and Desertification
• Food Security & Nutritional security under changing climate.
• Livelihoods and Climate Change (livestock, fisheries, etc.)
• Climate change and human-wildlife interaction.
• Socio-economic dimensions (eg: underprivileged, gender, etc.) of climate change.
• Health impacts of climate change
• Traditional Knowledge in Risk Reduction and Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change.
• Circular Economy & Green Economy in Climate resilience
• Finance in Climate Change Disaster Risk Reduction.
• Climate and Disaster Smart Villages (Science Technology and Innovation)
• Climate Actions, SDGs, and DRR

The abstract should be of 200-300 words with 4-5 keywords which should be sent to ceenr.isec@gmail.com, mentioning “Workshop on Climate Resilient Society, ISEC-NIDM” as a subject.

Important dates:

• Last date for Submission of Abstract: 10th November,2020
• Acceptance of abstract: 14thNovember, 2020
• Last date for Submission of Full paper: 17th November, 2020

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