SUSTAINABLE CLIMATE ACTION IN AFRICA CONFERENCE (SCAAC), MAY 2020
Event Start Date: May 20, 2020 | Event End Date: May 21, 2020 | Event Venue: University of Embu (Charter Hall), Embu, Kenya. |
Kenya Climate Change Working Group (KCCWG) and the University of Embu are organising a Sustainable Climate Action in Africa Symposium (SCAAS) in May 2020. The theme of the Symposium is ‘Strengthening Response to Climate Change: Innovative Community Solutions for Food Security’. The two institutions have formed a joint consortium to organize a series of annual thematic Sustainable Climate Action in Africa Symposia (SCAAS) across Kenya.
opes to build a large network of partnerships to make the Symposia sustainable and impactful. The consortium advocates for the empowerment of climate action through delocalisation of climate change dialogue; and exploration of the nexus between policy direction, existing research findings and grass-root practices. This is meant to ensure that climate action is implemented at all levels of society, and is enduring as knowledge gaps in climate change and action are addressed. The Symposium is a 2-day event to be hosted at the University of Embu.
Open the link to the conference website: Sustainable Climate Action Conference Website 2020
CONFERENCE VENUE: University of Embu (Charter Hall)
CONFERENCE DATES: Wednesday,20th May to Thursday, 21st May 2020
Climate Action Excursion: Friday, 22nd May, 2020
CONFERENCE THEME: Strengthening response to climate change: Innovative community solutions for food security.
CONFERENCE SUB-THEMES
1. Climate change and food security
2. Innovation, climate change and agriculture
3. Climate information delivery mechanisms
4. Climate change and community development
5. Climate change adaptation and mitigation
6. Climate action financing
7. Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Action
8. Cross-cutting issues and frameworks in Climate change
KEY DATES
Submission of abstracts deadline – 31st January, 2020
Abstract acceptance notification deadline – 14th February, 2020
Full paper submission deadline – 17th March, 2020
Early Bird registration deadline – 31st March, 2020
Regular Registration deadline – 30th April, 2020
Conference dates – 20th – 21st May, 2020
CONTACT US
The Chairman & Conference Organizer
Sustainable Climate Action in Africa Conference (SCAAC), 2020
P. O. Box 6 – 60100
Embu, Kenya
Email: conference.scaac@embuni.ac.ke
Website: www.conference.embuni.ac.ke
Call:
- Frida – (254) 710 292 920
- Jonathan – (254) 728 763 841
- Abel – (254) 727 375 359
Read more in the SCAAAS Poster here