Challenges for mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation into the international climate agenda

Ojea, Elena

doi:10.1016/j.cosust.2015.03.006

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“…Mainstreaming in this context can broadly be defined as the inclusion of EbA considerations into development and climate policies and practices to influence the dominant paradigm for bringing transformative changes [44][45][46]. Mainstreaming EbA into policy promotes integrated approach to climate change impacts and can robustly address both the climatic extreme events and sustainability issues [47]. In the context of EbA to climate change, the key purpose of "mainstreaming" is to internalize the goals of DRR, ensure healthy and productive ecosystems and promote "no-regret" adaptation practices as part of overall development interventions [39,[48][49][50].…”

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“…Generally, mainstreaming can occur at two different levels: (i) vertical mainstreaming at top strategic levels such as political, national policy and regulating level integrate issues through policies and/or regulations; and (ii) horizontal mainstreaming at less powerful policy levels such as executive organizations that integrate issues at ground operations, programs and working structures while implementing projects [17,42,44,47,51]. This paper argues that the EbA mainstreaming should occur at both levels so policies and actions can complement each other through experiences, learning, knowledge and practices.…”

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Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services Based Climate Change Adaptation (EbA) in Bangladesh: Status, Challenges and Opportunities

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Abstract:The paper aims to analyze the extent of Ecosystem Service (ESS) based Adaptation (EbA) to climate change in the policy-making process of Bangladesh. The paper is based on a three stage hybrid policy-making cycle: (i) agenda setting; (ii) policy formulation; and (iii) policy implementation stage, where the contributions of EbA can horizontally (on the ground) or vertically (strategic stage) be mainstreamed and integrated. A total of nine national and sectoral development and climate change policies, and 329 climate change adaptation projects are examined belonging to different policy-making stages. The major findings include that the role of ESS is marginally considered as an adaptation component in most of the reviewed policies, especially at the top strategic level (vertical mainstreaming). However, at the policy formulation and implementation stage (horizontal mainstreaming), they are largely ignored and priority is given to structural adaptation policies and projects, e.g., large scale concrete dams and embankments. For example, ESS's roles to adapt sectors such as urban planning, biodiversity management and disaster risk reduction are left unchecked, and the implementation stage receives overwhelming priorities and investments to undertake hard adaptation measures such that only 38 projects are related to EbA. The paper argues that: (i) dominant structural adaptation ideologies; (ii) the expert and bureaucracy dependent policy making process; and (iii) the lack of adaptive and integration capacities at institutional level are considerably offsetting the EbA mainstreaming process that need to be adequately addressed for climate change adaptation.

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Section: Mainstreaming Into the Policy Processmentioning

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Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services Based Climate Change Adaptation (EbA) in Bangladesh: Status, Challenges and Opportunities

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“…Both concepts are embedded in the theory and practice of climate change adaptation and ecosystem services (Chong 2014;Uy and Shaw 2012). The need to mainstream ecosystem-based adaptation into municipal planning is widely advocated (Daily and Matson 2009;Gaffin et al 2012;Ojea 2015;Pasquini and Cowling 2014). The concept of climate adaptation mainstreaming has two main roots.…”

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Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

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Ecosystem-based adaptation (i.e. the use of ecosystem services to adapt to climate change) and its mainstreaming into municipal planning to foster sustainable transformation is receiving increasing interest from both academic and governmental bodies. However, little is known about the pathways for its systematic implementation, or the extent to which it is already mainstreamed in municipal planning practice. This article reports on a study in which local pathways to sustainably mainstream ecosystem-based adaptation were compared in 12 municipalities in Germany and Sweden. The results show that while progress is seemingly similar in the two countries, there are noticeable differences regarding the local triggers, the importance given to particular mainstreaming strategies and their link to climate policy integration. Ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation are not labelled or systematised in either country. In addition, the mainstreaming of ecosystem-based adaptation is enabled through municipalities' level of experience in mainstreaming other issues. In Sweden, the ecosystem service concept drives adaptation mainstreaming, which is often disconnected from the integration of climate mitigation policy. In contrast, German structures and planning processes established for climate change mitigation are paving the way. We conclude that systematic adaptation mainstreaming and its potential linkages and disconnects with climate mitigation policy integration require more explicit consideration, both in research and practice. We call for more research on the role of inclusive (as opposed to fragmented) climate policy integration to assure sustainable planning and transformation.

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“…Although climate adaptation in general, and nature-based solutions in particular are widely advocated (Daily and Matson 2009;Gaffin et al 2012;Ojea 2015;Pasquini and Cowling 2014), they have not been systematically implemented (Andrade et al 2011;IPCC 2014;Sitas et al 2014;Vignola et al 2009;Wamsler et al 2014;Wamsler 2015a). Many local authorities and other urban stakeholders are unsure about what they can do to change this situation.…”

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Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Governance and Planning

Wamsler

Pauleit

Zölch

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Theory and Practice of Urban Sustainability Transitions

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The concept of mainstreaming climate change adaptation to foster sustainable urban development and resilience is receiving increasing interest. In particular, the need to mainstream ecosystem-or nature-based solutions into urban governance and planning is widely advocated by both academic and governmental bodies.Adaptation mainstreaming is the inclusion of climate risk considerations in sector policy and practice. It is motivated by the need to challenge common ideas, attitudes, or activities and change dominant paradigms at multiple levels of governance. It seeks to increase sustainability and resilience by expanding the focusfrom preventing or resisting climate hazards -to a broader systems framework in

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Challenges for mainstreaming Ecosystem-based Adaptation into the international climate agenda

Cited by 60 publications

References 45 publications

Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services Based Climate Change Adaptation (EbA) in Bangladesh: Status, Challenges and Opportunities

Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services Based Climate Change Adaptation (EbA) in Bangladesh: Status, Challenges and Opportunities

Making headway in climate policy mainstreaming and ecosystem-based adaptation: two pioneering countries, different pathways, one goal

Mainstreaming Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Governance and Planning

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