Vincent, KCull, TArcher, Emma RMAwiti, A2012-12-062012-12-062012-08Vincent, K, Cull, T, Archer, E.R.M. and Awiti, A. 2012. Writeshops: An effective tool to enable African academics to publish. Environmental Development, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2012.08.0022211-45992211-4645http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211464512001066http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6400Copyright: 2012 Elsevier. This is the post-print version of the work. The definitive version is published in the Journal of Environmental Development. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2012.08.002Increased public awareness, and the concomitant growth in political commitment to mitigation and adaptation, has made the need for accurate and relevant communication of scientific information on climate change more pressing (Fischoff, 2011). Although much research takes place on the African continent, by African scholars or those based at African institutions, a limited amount of it finds its way into the peer-reviewed literature, which is the leading evidence base for policy and development practice, and is the dominant source of literature for major global assessments, such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and IPCC Assessment Reports. In this paper we discuss some of the reasons for such a disproportionate representation, and present promising evidence for the utility of so-called writeshops as a platform for mentoring and supporting peer-reviewed publications by African scholars to improve the situation in the short term.enClimate changeCapacity buildingClimate change communicationArticleVincent, K., Cull, T., Archer, E. R., & Awiti, A. (2012). Writeshops: An effective tool to enable African academics to publish. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6400Vincent, K, T Cull, Emma RM Archer, and A Awiti "Writeshops: An effective tool to enable African academics to publish." (2012) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6400Vincent K, Cull T, Archer ER, Awiti A. Writeshops: An effective tool to enable African academics to publish. 2012; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6400.TY - Article AU - Vincent, K AU - Cull, T AU - Archer, Emma RM AU - Awiti, A AB - Increased public awareness, and the concomitant growth in political commitment to mitigation and adaptation, has made the need for accurate and relevant communication of scientific information on climate change more pressing (Fischoff, 2011). Although much research takes place on the African continent, by African scholars or those based at African institutions, a limited amount of it finds its way into the peer-reviewed literature, which is the leading evidence base for policy and development practice, and is the dominant source of literature for major global assessments, such as the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and IPCC Assessment Reports. In this paper we discuss some of the reasons for such a disproportionate representation, and present promising evidence for the utility of so-called writeshops as a platform for mentoring and supporting peer-reviewed publications by African scholars to improve the situation in the short term. DA - 2012-08 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Climate change KW - Capacity building KW - Climate change communication LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 SM - 2211-4599 SM - 2211-4645 T1 - Writeshops: An effective tool to enable African academics to publish TI - Writeshops: An effective tool to enable African academics to publish UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6400 ER -