Collection 

Local climate action in Latin America

This topical collection aims to examine, assess, and discuss current trends in the study and practice of local climate action in Latin American countries, and to create a lively forum for discussion and reflection on the strengths and weaknesses of localization. We aim to attract contributions from various disciplines in various formats (original research, comments, reviews, perspectives, and case studies). Researchers and practitioners and others that apply and relate to the agency of local governments, grassroots organizations, and cross-scale and cross-level networks are welcome to submit contributions. In addition, we aim to spur dialogue between researchers and climate action practitioners.

The topical collection is motivated by the desire to ensure that climate action is rooted in locally relevant definitions of the problems, provides inclusion and equity, and contributes toward the broader sustainable development goals while also welcoming critique of those goals. The collection seeks to explore local climate actions as a necessary means to respond to the current climate crisis and to build on the progress made thus far.

We seek contributions about Latin America that relate to three overarching themes of npj Climate Action: types, facilitators, and impacts (Tosun, 2022).

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Submission details

Please use this link for the submission of your abstract. We encourage interested authors to contact the special issue editors to discuss their potential contributions:

Paúl Cisneros (Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales, Ecuador): paul.cisneros@iaen.edu.ec
Micaela Trimble (South American Institute for Resilience and Sustainability Studies, Uruguay): mica.trimble@saras-institute.org
Israel Solorio (National Autonomous University of Mexico): isolorio@politicas.unam.mx

Timeline

- Submissions:

  • Open call: from 31 August 2022
  • Deadline for submissions of extended abstracts (500-1000 words max): 1 December 2022
  • Deadline for submission of full papers: 1 October 2023

- Digital workshop: we aim to host one workshop where authors meet to discuss their proposed articles and give feedback.
- March 2023: First papers published
- July 2023: Publication of most papers
- December 2023: Publication of the topical collection

Editors

  • Paúl Cisneros

    National Institute for Advanced Studies, Ecuador

  • Micaela Trimble

    South American Institute for Resilience and Sustainability Studies (SARAS), Uruguay

  • Israel Solorio

    School of Political and Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico

The Collection will publish original research papers, and articles in various formats (full details on content types can be found here). Papers will be published in npj Climate Action as soon as they are accepted and then collected together and promoted on the Collection homepage. All Collections are associated with a call for papers and are managed by one or more journal editors and/or Guest Editors.

This Collection welcomes submissions from all authors – and not by invitation only – on the condition that the manuscripts fall within the scope of the Collection and of npj Climate Action more generally. All submissions  are subject to the same peer review process and editorial standards as regular npj Climate Action articles, including the journal’s policy on competing interests. The Editors declare no competing interests with the submissions which they have handled through the peer review process. The peer review of any submissions for which the Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editor who has no competing interests. For more information, refer to our Collections guidelines.

This Collection is not supported by sponsorship.