Call for Papers: Handbook of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Management

Digitalisation, here being defined as a general process of electronic data generation, use and storage, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) here defined as the advanced deployment of digital technologies in automated systems (the so-called "intelligence machines" which may act in areas such as speech recognition, problem-solving, learning and planning), are believed to be of potential use in tackling climate change and support the implementation of SDG13 (Climate Action).

Indeed, both are already been used: digital means have been used for some years now in both climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives. AI, which is more recent, is being deployed for a better monitoring of oceans and the global climate and variability on the one hand (including sea level rise), and to support measures to handle heat waves, fire outbreaks, floods and other extreme events on the other. There are also may emerging opportunities in various fields. In other words, the currently available and soon to be developed digital and AI-related technologies, can greatly help to support efforts to better understand and cope with a changing climate, assisting with the implementation SDG13, and others related SDGs such as SDG1, SDG2, SDG3, SDG14 and SDG15, among others.

The ground-breaking "Handbook of Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Management" will explore the connections between digitalisation as a whole and AI in particular, and climate change management, and their usefulness in climate change adaptation efforts. By means of scholarly research, presentation of innovation, projects and of case studies, on the use of digital technologies and AI, the Handbook will document and promote the various means via which digitalisation and AI can support research on climate change and, inter alia, contribute to a climate change adaptation.

The "Handbook of Artificial Intelligence for Climate Change Management" will be published as part of Springer Nature’s “Climate Change Management Series”, the world’s leading peer-reviewed

book series on matters related to climate change https://www.springer.com/series/8740 . It draws from the experiences and success with

the “Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation” https://www.springer.com/de/book/9783642386695,

the “Handbook of Climate Change Resilience”, https://www.springer.com/la/book/9783319933351, and the forthcoming

“African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation” https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030451059

to which over 600 authors from all geographical regions have contributed.

The book project is coordinated by the International Climate Change Information and Research Programme (ICCIRP) https://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/ftz-nk/programmes/iccirp/ which networks nearly 2.000 researchers across the spectrum of climate change management from across all continents.

We are currently seeking expressions of interest from duly qualified colleagues and research/industry teams who may be interested to use this opportunity to document and widely promote their work is this rapidly growing field. An on-line symposium will be organised in December 2021, to which separate invitations will be sent.

If you are interested to make a contribution, please send the following details to info(at)iccip.net:

Title of the contribution:

Short summary (about 200 words): 

Name of the author(s):

Organisation(s):

Country(ies):

E-mail:

Further details on the next steps will be shared.

Deadline for submissions of expressions of interest: 300321

Full papers are due by 300721.