IIED invites submissions to facilitate discussion around IPCC climate change and cities report
IIED is calling for journal articles, innovative case studies, syntheses of grey literature, briefings, and thought-leading comment pieces to generate conversation around the forthcoming IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities.
Today, more than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas, a proportion that is expected to reach 60 per cent in 2030. The IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities will draw together the expertise of almost 100 authors to produce the most comprehensive assessment of the latest science on how climate change is impacting cities.
IIED is calling for co-produced papers and action-research reports to be published before and after the IPCC report to contribute to the academic discourse around it.
Submissions of academic papers will be considered for publication in the journal Environment & Urbanization (E&U), which is hosted by IIED and has a regular cities and climate change feedback section.
Lucy Earle, IIED’s director of human settlements said: “We are seeking submissions of original research articles that fill knowledge gaps in relation to climate impacts on low-income, informal and vulnerable settlements.
“We’re calling for examples of community-led or co-produced action in response to climate change – adaptation, mitigation or climate resilient development. And we want to know how governments and civil society are applying scientific evidence of climate change in urban settings.”
Any research articles submitted to E&U will undergo rigorous academic peer review according to journal policy.
IIED is also inviting diverse, non-academic inputs in the form of briefings, debate-shaping editorials, case studies from under-researched geographies, and short papers synthesising grey literature and case studies for publishing through IIED’s channels.
Submissions might respond to one of the five chapters set out in the report’s outline (PDF) (see Annex 1). Or they may address priority areas for key stakeholders in the Majority World, for example climate action that delivers on urban justice, climate action and settlement upgrading, housing justice and sustainable built environment, locally led adaptation, and loss and damage.
Submissions may also provide a critical evaluation of the report’s potential to inform sustainable and socially just interventions in Majority World cities.
All non-academic interventions will be reviewed by relevant research, practitioners or policy experts.
About submissions
We encourage you to get in touch with a draft abstract or short pitch. Submissions of all types will be accepted on a rolling basis and submissions to E&U should use the journal’s platform; however, authors planning to submit an academic article are welcome to submit an abstract or summary beforehand by email to [email protected].
If you would like to submit a non-academic piece or are unsure of the most appropriate format of your submission, please contact Tucker Landesman ([email protected]) and provide a short summary of your idea.
About Environment & Urbanization
E&U is a thematic issue journal, with a dedicated feedback section for cutting edge research. The journal has explored policy and programming translation of IPCC reports as well as climate change in contexts of urban poverty and informality.
The journal has a dedicated climate change in cities feedback section. To be considered for this section, articles must be of high quality and present new findings that fill a recognised gap, challenge established literature or synthesise existing knowledge and case studies.
E&U particularly encourages researchers, NGO staff, professionals and activists in Africa, Asia and Latin America to write about their work, present their ideas and debate issues. We promote the work of French, Spanish and Portuguese-speaking authors by arranging for the translation of their work into English. Please read the author guidelines on the E&U website.
