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This workshop starts from the assumption that, even though all cities are affected in similar ways by climate change and extreme weather events, the general conditions and, consequently, vulnerabilities and adaptation capacities of cities, megacities or city regions vary widely between countries of the Global North and Global South.

In this workshop we propose to look at both, northern and southern metropolises, and their strategies to cope with the looming threats of the climate crisis, giving emphasis on emerging political patterns, on the procedural and institutional measures and practices aiming to overcome the hardly sustainable prevailing urban development processes. Our main attention will be given to potential strategies concerning adaptative and anticipatory governance in view of the enhanced vulnerability of the metropolises of the Global South and North as well as their peripheries.

Therefore, we like to invite scholars from the Global South and Global North to present proposals of theoretical approaches and empirical studies on climate policies related to large metropolises from a politics and public policy perspective. We welcome comparative South-North analysis, but also specific South or North-focused papers, singular or multiple case studies, being the comparative perspective adopted during the workshop discussions with the expectation of a mutual fruitful dialog on the possibilities and restrictions of transformative climate policies.

Thus, the workshop intends to bring together papers involving:

· Theories and concepts on environmental governance and climate policy with a focus on the South-North divide/challenge, including theoretical concerns related to adaptive/anticipatory governance, ecological democracy, participation, (environmental) policy analysis, social inclusion, social and environmental justice.

· Methodological approaches on comparative studies in the field of climate policy analysis in large metropolises

· Case studies and comparative studies (South-South, North-North or South- North) on innovative climate policy and governance experiences in large metropolises.

The recently published IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C “identifies cities and urban areas as one of four critical global systems that can accelerate and upscale climate action, while recognizing this will require major transitions in how both mitigation and adaptation are undertaken”. (Global) cities are increasingly seen as crucial actors of sustainability and resilience in view of climate related challenges, not least because of the reluctance of national governments to firmly invest in comprehensive, ambitious and transformative climate change policies.

This workshop on Climate Change as a Politics and Public Policy Challenge for Large Metropolises: A South-North Perspective starts from the assumption that, even though all cities are affected in similar ways by climate change and extreme weather events, the general conditions and, consequently, vulnerabilities and adaptation capacities of cities, megacities or city regions vary widely between countries of the Global North and Global South.

In this workshop we propose to look at both, northern and southern metropolises, and their strategies to cope with the looming threats of the climate crisis, giving emphasis on emerging political patterns, on the procedural and institutional measures and practices aiming to overcome the hardly sustainable prevailing urban development processes. Our main attention will be given to potential strategies concerning adaptative and anticipatory governance in view of the enhanced vulnerability of the metropolises of the Global South and North as well as their peripheries.

Therefore, we like to invite scholars from the Global South and Global North to present proposals of theoretical approaches and empirical studies on climate policies related to large metropolises from a politics and public policy perspective. We welcome comparative South-North analysis, but also specific South or North-focused papers, singular or multiple case studies, being the comparative perspective adopted during the workshop discussions with the expectation of a mutual fruitful dialog on the possibilities and restrictions of transformative climate policies.

Thus, the workshop intends to bring together papers involving:

· Theories and concepts on environmental governance and climate policy with a focus on the South-North divide/challenge, including theoretical concerns related to adaptive/anticipatory governance, ecological democracy, participation, (environmental) policy analysis, social inclusion, social and environmental justice.

· Methodological approaches on comparative studies in the field of climate policy analysis in large metropolises

· Case studies and comparative studies (South-South, North-North or South- North) on innovative climate policy and governance experiences in large metropolises.

During the workshop each paper will be critically analysed by one of the other participants of the workshop as responsible discussant and receive contributions by the other workshop participants for future publication. Our expectation is that as a result of the workshop the papers could be published in an edited book or a special issue of a highly ranked international journal.