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

Paúl Cisneros is an Associate Professor in the School of Government and Public Administration at the National Institute for Advanced Studies in Ecuador. His research focuses on the mechanisms and outcomes of actor collaboration in policy processes related to natural resources. He has published two books and several journal articles and book chapters on these issues. Recent articles have appeared in Review of Policy Research, Ecology & Society, The Iberoamerican of Development Studies, and Latin America Policy.
 

Micaela Trimble is an Associate Researcher at the South American Institute for Resilience and Sustainability Studies (SARAS), Uruguay. She holds a PhD in Natural Resources and Environmental Management (University of Manitoba). Her research has been oriented to social-ecological systems, such as small-scale fisheries, marine protected areas, and watersheds. She has published extensively on co-management, adaptive governance, and public participation, with a geographic focus on South America. She is a member of the Scientific Steering Committee for the Integrated Marine Biosphere Research (IMBeR) project.
 

Israel Solorio is Assistant Professor at the School of Political and Social Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico. His research focuses on the interlinkage between climate and energy policies, having expertise on energy transitions, the promotion of renewable energy and the democratization of energy, policy integration and national climate policies and socio-environmental conflicts around energy projects.