2020 IIAS Conference: Public Governance for Climate Action

On June 24-26, the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) organizes its 2020 Conference in Brussels, (Belgium). Conference theme is "Public Governance for Climate Action".

Scholars and practitioners from different disciplines are invited to submit their proposal (long-abstract, full paper or presentation) to track C.2 "Accounting and Accountability for Resilience and Climate Action in the Public Sector".

This track aims to address the following research questions: 

• Which are the challenges and opportunities related to the implementation of accounting, accountability and performance measurement systems in the context of resilient strategies and climate actions?

• How to design, develop and adapt the afore mentioned systems for dealing with risks and consequences of climate change?

Possible topics of the track include, but are not limited to:

• Accounting practices that deal with climate change-related actions (resilience, disaster risk reduction, adaptation);

• Financial and non-financial disclosure related to climate action, resilience and disaster risk reduction policies;

• Financing resilient and climate actions (e.g. green bonds, carbon pricing, insurance, crowdfunding, catastrophes bonds);

• Information systems and data management supporting accounting and accountability for resilience and climate actions.

Kind of contribution expected:  

• Extended abstracts (between 2,000 and 4,000 words);

• Full Papers (between 5,000 and 8,000 words)

• Presentations

For any further information about the track, kindly write here.

Conference details can be found here.