Climate Change Research Network

🎓 Introducing one of our Plenary Speakers for the Nineteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses, Geci Karuri-Sebina.

Geci is a scholar-practitioner based in Johannesburg working in the intersection between people, place and technological change. She is Associate Professor in Digital Governance at the Wits School of Governancewhere she is coordinating the establishment of the new Tayarisha Centreand hosting the African Civic Tech Innovation Network. She is also a Principal at The School of International Futures (SOIF), an Adjunct Professor at the University of Cape Town’s African Centre for Cities, Associate of South African Cities Network, and a global faculty member with Singularity University on the future of cities and governance. Geci holds Bachelors’ degrees in Computer Science and Sociology (Iowa); Masters’ degrees in Urban Planning and Architecture from UCLA (Los Angeles); and a PhD in Planning and Innovation Studies from the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg).

Geci is widely recognised and published in the fields of development planning, policy, foresight, and innovation and is involved in editorial roles in several leading journals in the fields of innovation and futures. She previously held positions at the South African Cities Network, the South African National Treasury, the Council for Scientific Research and Human Sciences Research Council, and the UCLA Advanced Policy Institute.

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📢 Proposal Submissions Now Open

Proposal submissions are now open for the Nineteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses, an international conference hosted by the Wits - University of the Witwatersrand.

The conference invites scholars and practitioners to submit proposals presenting current research and ideas for discussion with an international, interdisciplinary audience.

🗓 Early Submission deadline: June 19th 2026
🔗 Submit your proposal: https://tinyurl.com/3ydm93dc

When you become a member of the Climate Change Research Network, you have the ability to share ideas, join others in your field and make a social impact. Share your voice in person, online via journal and book publication. It is through your member support, that together, we can find Common Ground. Click the link below to become a member today:

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📖 Your Research Matters 📖 The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses is now accepting submissions. We welcome original research and thought-provoking articles. Don't miss the chance to share your work with a global audience.

📅 Submit by: 15 July
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🏆 We invite early-career researchers to apply for the Emerging Scholar Award. Showcase your work at the Nineteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses. 🌟 Submit your application by:

🗓️ Deadline: 6 June 2026
🔗 Details: https://tinyurl.com/2s35jj5c

🌟 The 2027 Special Focus is "Innovating for Sustainable Futures."

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🙏 Thank You for Joining Us 🙏 Thank you to all attendees, speakers, and organizers for making the Eighteenth International Conference on Climate Change: Impacts & Responses a success. We look forward to seeing you next year at Wits - University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa

🔗 2027 Call for Papers: https://tinyurl.com/3ydm93dc

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📅 Submit by: 15 April
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