Women & Environments International Magazine (WEI Mag)
Please forward to your networks. At this point, the Editorial Team is particularly interested in articles that focus women’s policy and/or grassroots struggles with climate change.
* *Women and Climate Change * * * *Spring 2007**
Women and Environments International Magazine is looking for submissions for its upcoming issue on climate change. This issue will contribute to meetings and
discussions of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in 2006 and 2007. We encourage submissions that
analyze climate change from diverse perspectives of gender, sexual identity, race, class, ability, age,
socio-cultural and regional differences among others.
_Writer's Guidelines:_
Features should not exceed 2500 words. Shorter pieces, book and film reviews,
poetry and artistic expressions are welcome. If you would like to submit an
article written in a language other than English, let us know and we'll do our
best to facilitate translation. All written work must be original and not
previously published. Detailed editorial guidelines and information can be found
on our website http://www.weimag.com
Suggested, but not exhaustive, areas of interest are listed below. Case
studies are particularly welcome.
* * *_Gender Perspective on Climate Change in relation to_*:
-** Science of global warming.
- Energy and transportation.
- Health and reproductive health.
- Water and biodiversity.
- Economic impacts and cost-benefit analysis.
- Human settlements and livelihoods.
- Agriculture, fisheries, and natural resources management.
- Disasters and Conflict.
_Theoretical Perspectives_:
- Framing the problem of climate change; framing the solutions.
- Alternative theoretical approaches to climate change.
- Neoliberal vs. 'subsistence' constructions of the problem of climate
change.
- Historicizing and engendering the discourse of climate change.
_Instruments (Gender/Climate Change)_:
- Young women's leadership.
- Gender mainstreaming methods and tools.
- Women's participation, leadership, and empowerment.
- Flexible mechanisms (clean development, emissions trading, joint
implementation
* ***_Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies_:
- Natural disasters, emergency preparedness and reconstruction.
- Consumption and production.
- Energy efficiency and renewable energy
- Corporate and institutional accountability.
_Gender Advocacy Opportunities such as_:
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol.
- UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
- National governments and global institutions.
- Community-based and non-governmental initiatives.
_Deadlines_:
Abstracts or indications of interest by June 15, 2006 Final Manuscripts by
Aug 30th, 2006.
_Women and Environments International Magazine_:
WEI Mag is a unique Canadian magazine that examines women's relations to their
natural, built, and social environments from feminist
perspectives. WEI Mag provides a forum for academic research and theory as
well as professional and community practices and experiences. Published by a
volunteer editorial board since 1976 WEI Mag aims to contribute to feminist
social change.
* * *_For all enquiries contact:
_Women & Environments International Magazine (WEI Mag)*, WGSI, U. of
Toronto, 40 Willcocks St., Toronto, Ont. Canada M5S 1C6, ph: (416)
978-5259; fax: (416) 946-5561; email: we.mag@utoronto.ca * *