Invitation to Contribute to the

4^th Climate Change And Population Conference On Africa 2015

[Cc Pop – Ghana 2015]

Dates:

29^th – 31^st July, 2015

Being organised by the:

CLIMATE CHANGE WORKING GROUP (CCWG)

Centre of Excellence

UNIVERSITY OF GHANA

Proposed Theme:

“Climate Change, Sustainable Innovation and Partnerships"

Host:

ORID / CCWG, University of Ghana

Member, Local Organising Committee / Scientific Steering Committee

(to oversee the mobilisation of all logistics, resources, skill and call for proposals for symposia, special sessions and workshops, oral and poster presentations and ensuring quality assurance through peer reviewing)

Member, Fundraising and Travel Grant Committee

Support raising funding for conference logistics, organisation of specialised sessions, travel grants, and participation of students in particular]

Plenary Presentation

(You may nominate yourself for consideration for a plenary session on any of the agreed subthemes or propose any high profile speaker nationally / internationally by Friday 27^th March 2015 by first seeking the consent of your nominee)

Sessions

(You may also propose a session of four to six presentations per session which you will take lead in inviting individual papers and be responsible for their reviews and quality assurance. Please send (i) Not more than 8 word session title, (ii) 150 words background and justification within the conference theme, (iii) objectives, (iv) tentative list of presenters if any, (v) any potential sources funding (optional) to scodjoe@yahoo.com by Friday 27^th March 2015)

1.      Climate finance, fundraising and investment

2.      Green economy and green growth

3.      Climate smart agriculture 

4.      Integrated water resources management

5.      Regional integration

6.      Education and capacity building

7.      Gender mainstreaming

8.      Food security in the context of climate change

9.      Sustainable energy and industrialisation

10. Water, sanitation and health

11. Indigenous knowledge systems

12. Natural resource management

13. Climate negotiation and diplomacy

14. Climate assessment and development

Samuel Nii Ardey Codjoe [for the CCWG Centre of Excellence]

Email: scodjoe@yahoo.com

scodjoe@ug.edu.gh

Nancy Akwen Sah [Conference Coordinator / Fundraising Manager]

Email: nsakwen@ug.edu.gh