Special issue on sustainable development in the context of climate change: achievements, challenges and prospects

Introduction:

Due to the effects of global climate change, sustainable development has become an international concern. Public development policies have played an important role in promoting sustainable development globally, particularly through the implementation of numerous integrated development programmes and projects. The effectiveness of these programmes deserves to be analysed and assessed. This special issue focuses on the achievements of social science research on issues related to economic and social development. We invite both original research papers and review papers that examine sustainable development in the context of climate change. We also welcome comparative studies and methodological papers that align with the topics of this special issue.

Topics covered:

• Impacts and challenges of global climate change and regional ecological responses
• Institutional economy and governance
• Value chain and resilient agriculture
• Public policies and development approaches
• Agricultural development theories, methodology and models
• Resources exploitation and utilisation

Important deadlines:

• Submissions deadline: 31 May 2023

Submission instructions:

Please read the Guide for Authors before submitting. All articles should be submitted online, please select SI: Sustainable development in the context of climate change on submission.

Guest Editors:

• Prof. Mohamed Jaouad, Arid Zone Research Institute (Institut des Régions Arides) (IRA), Tunisia. Email: mjaouad63@gmail.com
• Prof. Mongi Sghaier, Arid Zone Research Institute (Institut des Régions Arides) (IRA), Tunisia. Email: sghaiermon@gmail.com
• Aymen Frija, ICARDA, Tunisia. Email: frijaaymen@yahoo.fr
• Prof. Ouessar Mohamed, Arid Zone Research Institute (Institut des Régions Arides) (IRA), Tunisia. Email: ouessar@yahoo.com
• Dr. Nabil Bachagha, School of Geosciences and Info-Physics, Central South University, China. Email: bachaghanabil@csu.edu.cn
• Prof. Rui Zhao, Southwest Jiaotong University, China. Email:ruizhao@swjtu.edu.cn
• Prof. Xiaobing Zhou, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. Email: zhouxb@ms.xjb.ac.cn