Event Type
International Workshop
Location / Date
Bonn, 26.11.2025 until 28.11.2025
Organizer
German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
Call for Papers
The workshop in November aims to address these questions by providing a forum for debate about advances in social protection and climate change research. Its goal is to generate policy-relevant knowledge on how social protection systems can be strengthened in the context of climate change. We welcome papers that present new empirical evidence on the effectiveness of social protection in promoting climate change mitigation and adaptation. The papers can focus on specific climate-relevant areas (such as employment, migration) and sectors (such as health, energy, or water). We encourage submissions of papers focusing on low- and middle-income countries. A special interest will be in the following themes:
- Design of climate-relevant social protection programmes: This theme investigates the design features of social protection programmes with climate objectives from the perspective of their effectiveness. Examples of specific research questions falling into this theme are: What design and implementation features can enhance the climate-responsiveness of social protection programmes, considering future climate scenarios? How can the targeting of social protection programmes be adjusted to achieve both poverty reduction and climate goals? What innovative social protection programmes or instruments could deliver climate change mitigation and/or adaptation objectives?
- Impact of climate-responsive social protection interventions: This theme focuses on impact assessment of social protection interventions with climate objectives. Possible research questions could include: What role have social protection interventions played in building adaptive capacity and resilience, and ensuring a just transition for climate change mitigation? What are the co-benefits and potential maladaptive outcomes associated with climate-relevant social protection interventions? How can the impact of climate-relevant social protection interventions be effectively measured?
- Governance and finance frameworks: This theme investigates the policy and institutional contexts that could facilitate the effective planning, implementation, and financing of climate-relevant social protection interventions from a multi-level governance perspective. Examples of research questions falling into this theme include: What roles do different actors play in linking social protection with climate action? How to design coordination mechanisms that facilitate the effective integration of social protection and climate objectives? What is the role of domestic and international climate finance mechanisms for supporting social protection?
To apply, please send your scholarly written abstract (500-600 words) to: socioeconomic@idos-research.de by 30 April 2025. Abstracts should provide description of: (i) the research objective(s), question(s), and original contribution(s); (ii) data and methods; and (iii) the expected results and policy implications.
Important deadlines
Deadline for application: 30 April 2025
Communication of (preliminary) decision by: 15 June 2025
Submission of draft paper by: 26 August 2025
Final decision after: 1 September 2025
Participation and sponsorship
Participants are fully responsible for organising their travel and accommodation, but IDOS will provide logistical and information support in this regard. Funds are available to cover travel and accommodation expenses for a limited number of participants from institutions based in non-OECD countries. Please let us know if you need such support when you send your abstract.
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