INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ‘ENHANCING RESILIENCE TO
CLIMATE AND ECOSYSTEM CHANGES IN SEMI-ARID AFRICA’ (CECARAFRICA)
August 6-7th, 2014
University for Development Studies- International Conference CentreTamale, Ghana.
GUIDELINES FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACT
DUE: 30 June, 2014
General Format:Extended abstract should be 2-3 pages, single spaced, Times New Roman 12 pt. font,with 1-inch margins (sides and top/bottom).
Document should be submitted as either word document (.doc) or .pdf file.

Abstract Title:
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Title should be concise and clearly identify the nature of the study.
The title should be in ALL CAPS, using Times New Roman 12 pt. font. Center the title
on the page.

Authors:

List all authors two lines below title (still centered), in normal 11 pt. Times NewRoman font. Numbers in superscript should follow each author’s name indicating their
institutional or organizational affiliations.
On a new line, after the last author’s name, list the affiliation by number for each of theauthors. Affiliations need to be listed only once.

Text:
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Text should start on the left-hand side of the page two lines below the author’snames/affiliations.
Please format your extended abstract to include a brief introduction, followed bymaterials and methods, the results/discussion, conclusion, references.

Figures/Tables:Authors can include figures and/or tables; however, they must be contained within the2- page limit. A 9 pt. font should be used for table or figure descriptions
Use the word wrap function so that text flows around the inserts to maximize text spacewithin the 2-3 pages.

References and Citations:•The list of References should include only works that are cited in the text and that havebeen published or accepted for publication.

Page 1 of 2••Personal communications should be mentioned only in the text. If available, the DigitalObject Identifier (DOI) can be added at the end of the reference in question.
In the text, references should be cited by author and year (e.g., Hammer 1994; Hammerand Sjöqvist 1995; Hammer et al. 1993) and listed in alphabetical order in the reference
list. If there is more than one work by the same author or team of authors in the sameyear, a, b, etc. should be added to the year both in the text and in the list of references*Journal papers: name(s) and initial(s) of all authors; year; full title;
journal title;volume number; first and last page numbers
Example:May MO, Tilman K, Wiliams R (2005): Restoration of sound ecosystems in the
traditional rural landscapes. Landscape Ecol Eng 1:3–15
If available, the DOI of the cited literature should be added at the end of the reference inquestion.

Example:Das BK (2003): Environmental pollution impact on water and sediments of Kumaun
lakes, Lesser Himalaya, India: a comparative study. Environ Geol 49:230–239. DOI
10.1007/s00254-005-0077-0
A paper published online but not yet in print can be cited using the DOI.

Example:Banai R (2005): Land resource sustainability for urban development: spatial decision
support system prototype. Environ Manage. DOI 10.1007/s00267-004-1047-0*Single contributions in a book: name(s) and initial(s) of all authors; year; title ofarticle; editor(s); title of book; edition; volume number; publisher; place ofpublication; page numbers
Example:Komiyama H, Osawa T (2004): Global sustainability and the role of Asia. In: Sasaki T(ed) Nature and human communities, Springer, Tokyo, pp 187–216*Book: name and initial(s) of all authors; year; title; publisher; place ofpublication
Example:Bailey RG (1996): Ecosystem geography. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York

Please note that selected papers will be peer reviewed and published in a special journal
issue and/or an edited volume of e-book series on sustainability science from Springer.

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