[Call for Papers] Global Water Security Issues(GWSI): Water reuse within a circular economy context
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Global Water Security Issues (GWSI)
Call for Papers and Proposal
2019 Theme: Water reuse within a circular economy context
The ‘Global Water Security Issues (GWSI) Paper Series’ will be co-published by UNESCO Headquarters and UNESCO i-WSSM on an annual basis. The selected papers will be published as part of the ‘Global Water Security Issues (GWSI) Paper Series’. |
UNESCO i-WSSM invites researchers from international organizations, government agencies, research institutions, non-profit institutions, and the private sector to submit proposals for the ‘GWSI Paper Series’ on water reuse within a circular economy context. The selected papers will be published as part of the ‘GWSI Paper Series’ of UNESCO i-WSSM and UNESCO Headquarters. Authors of chosen papers will be invited to present their work at an international event, such as the Korea International Water Week (KIWW) or the XVII World Water Congress in May 2020. The selected paper shall be original, high- quality work not previously published.
Proposals are due by August 23, 2019. Successful
authors will be notified by September 6, 2019 and full first draft papers will
be due by October 25, 2019. Authors will be requested to respond to editorial
review comments in December and peer review comments by February 21, 2020.
GWSI papers will need to meet the following
requirements:
Topics: Papers should address a topic within the Water
Security theme (see the Proposal Template following)
Content: Papers should include the content identified
in Section 2 Content, following.
Case Study: Papers are strongly
encouraged to include details of one or more practical and successful case
studies.
Environmental and socioeconomic settings: Papers may be tailored to
specific environmental and socioeconomic settings or they may be broadly
applicable; in any case, linkages to policy issues and/or key policy decisions
should be included.
Languages: Proposals and papers must be submitted in English.
Format: The final paper should be at least 20-pages
and not exceed 30 pages of double-spaced text, including all images and
references.
Interested parties should complete the Proposal Template following.
1. BACKGROUND
Over the years ‘Water Security’ has attracted international attention since the UNESCO International Hydrology Programme (IHP) placed an emphasis on ‘Water Security’ during its 8th phase, being implemented between 2014-2021, in line with the eight-year Medium-term Strategy of UNESCO (2014-2021). According to the World Bank, securing water is essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and goes well beyond water access and sanitation. Surprisingly, though, a variety of topics regarding water security have not been extensively researched internationally. As such, there is an urgent need to conduct research on emerging and future global water security issues in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and to document these studies.
Objectives The main objective of the ‘GWSI Paper Series’ is to
document emerging water security-related issues and analyses, by
co-publishing with distinguished researchers from relevant organizations and providing
starting points for discussion on a range of issues that collectively fall
under the umbrella of water security, identifying the present issues,
broadening discourses, bringing regional cases to the centre, and sharing
diverse perspectives, in connection to the Sustainable Development Goals.
The specific objectives of the papers include:
To share research and studies on similar topics in
order to strengthen cooperation among researchers engaged in the water sector
internationally
To encourage and enhance research on water security-related
issues
To identify solutions for improving global water
security-related issues, and
To contribute towards achieving water security in the
long-term. |
2. CONTENT
The paper should include:
Background information for an informed but
non-expert reader
Definition of key terms
Key questions addressed and scope of the paper
Methodology
Case Study synopsis
Discussion, including the impacts and risks
identified by your research
Policy implications and, as appropriate for the
paper, recommendations or next steps
Figures, drawings and photographs suitable for
publication. Refer to the themes on the Proposal Template (following). Other related topics may be
acceptable with written justification (submitted as part of the completed Proposal
Template).
3. SUBMISSION PROCESS Proposals for papers must be
submitted using the Proposal Template, following . Please email the completed Proposal Template
to m.trudeau@iwra.org. The
scheduled dates for proposal selection and paper review are:
By 23rd
August 2019, researchers interested in submitting papers should send a completed
proposal template. The proposals will be blind-reviewed by a selection
committee which will judge proposals based on their quality, relevance, and substance.
By 6th September
2019 the submitter of each proposal will be informed of the selection
committee’s decision.
By 25th
October 2019, the researchers of the selected proposals should submit the
first draft of papers to the International Water Resources Association
(IWRA), which will be receiving them on behalf of UNESCO i-WSSM.
Draft papers will be peer reviewed through a process
established by the International Water Resources Association; authors will be
requested to respond to comments by an editorial board (within 4 weeks of
receiving comments) and to peer review comments (within 4 weeks of receiving
comments).
By 21st
February 2020, final full papers should be submitted to the International
Water Resources Association.
Up to 20% of the GWSI Paper Series may consist of
papers on topics identified by authors that are relevant to the theme but
that have not been specifically identified in the topic choices of the
Proposal Template. Proposals on topics identified in the Proposal Template
will be given preference during the selection process.
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*Please find the attached file for the proposal template.