How do sectoral policies support climate compatible development? An empirical analysis focusing on southern Africa

England, Matthew I.; Stringer, Lindsay C.; Dougill, Andrew J.; Afionis, Stavros

doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2017.10.009

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“…This analysis is also important for the African Union's Agenda 2063, which details development objectives for all African states (Africa Union Commission, 2015). Our West African analysis builds on studies of trade-offs and synergies between sector policies and climate compatible development in the Southern African Development Community (England et al, 2018;Stringer et al, 2017) and global analyses of, and guidance for, NDC Implementation Planning (CDKN, 2016;Levin et al 2015;Rogelj et al, 2016). Specifically, the study asks:…”

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Alignment between nationally determined contributions and the sustainable development goals for West Africa

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“…Reforestation and agroforestry schemes can help, for instance, to sequester carbon, prevent flooding, enhance biodiversity, rehabilitate degraded lands, provide a local energy supply for the rural poor and improve land use and watershed management [6]. In the water sector, hydropower facilities can reduce fossil fuel use and improve energy security [7]. Obviously, while exploiting the possible synergies mentioned above could offer opportunities for multiple benefits, there can also be trade-offs.…”

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Links between Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Development in Land Policy and Ecosystem Restoration Projects: Lessons from South Africa

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Links between climate change adaptation, mitigation and development co-benefits in land policy and ecosystem restoration projects are hampered by limited understanding of how multi-faceted policy, institutions and projects interact. This paper explores perceptions of co-benefits produced by two community-level projects that pursue ecosystem restoration in South Africa. It develops a new analytical framework to assess the enabling and constraining factors in delivering triple wins for adaptation, mitigation and development. The aim is to investigate the potential for integrating community perspectives into policy and project development and implementation. Data collected through mixed-methods (policy analysis, semi-structured interviews, participatory site visits and focus groups) are analysed using thematic analysis. We find that while the projects investigated have potential to deliver triple wins, siloed approaches presently hinder effective implementation. In particular, project focus on job creation hampers the achievement of longer-term mitigation and adaptation benefits. Operational flexibility, long-term goals, multi-sectoral cooperation and enabling frameworks are imperative to the achievement of triple wins. Findings provide valuable lessons that can be applied across sub-Saharan Africa towards achieving triple wins in climate and development policy and practice, especially those developed with job creation and ecological restoration aims.

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“…Similarly, Soderberg (2008), Stringer et al (2012) and Kalaba et al (2014) observed that different government sectors or agencies tend to work in isolation, and may produce antagonistic relationships which do not facilitate joint problem solving. When departments work independently, there is a lack of joint learning and long-term alignment of over-arching objectives across departments, resulting in contradictory messages and wastage of resources (England et al, 2018). Coherence in policies can be undermined when interests and policy issues pull in different directions, or they can be reinforced when they are in harmony (May et al, 2006).…”

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“…Research on policy integration has mostly been devoted to assessing the extent of integration of international agreements into national policies (Stringer et al, 2009;Nilsson et al, 2012;England, Stringer, Dougill, & Afionis, 2018;Atela, Quinn, Minang, Duguma, & Houdet, 2016), while globally, integration of sectoral and departmental policies remains a common challenge (Oberthur, 2009). There is a critical lack of knowledge on the integration of agricultural considerations and issues at sectoral/sub-sectoral levels (Gomar, Stringer, & Paavola, 2014).…”

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Policy Integration and Coherence for Conservation Agriculture Initiatives in Malawi

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In sub-Saharan Africa, development and dissemination of perceived new agricultural innovations dominate the development agenda yet hunger and poverty remain widespread. A conducive policy environment is essential to support these efforts. Despite that national policies are a critical component in the functioning of an agricultural innovation system, studies have often overlooked their relevance in farmers" adoption of agricultural innovations. There is an urgent need to enhance understanding of how policies affect long-term adoption of agricultural innovations aimed at increasing productivity and incomes of smallholder farmers. This study utilises thematic content analysis to examine the extent of integration of Conservation Agriculture (CA) and coherence in Malawi"s national agricultural policies, and their implication for CA adoption among smallholder farmers.Results indicate that inadequate integration of CA in the National Agricultural Policy (NAP), coupled with a lack of coherence of agricultural department policies, undermines farmers" CA adoption. While inadequate integration constrains resource allocation for supporting CA activities, lack of coherence of agricultural policies radiates conflicting and confusing agricultural extension messages to smallholder farmers. We argue that inadequate CA integration and incoherence of policies are institutional constraints which prevent farmers" sustained adoption. To facilitate long-term adoption of CA among smallholders, there is need to: (1) strengthen CA integration in agricultural policies; (2) improve departmental coordination to enhance coherence of agricultural strategies and extension messages disseminated to farmers; and (3) strengthen government"s role in supporting multi-disciplinary research to generate and disseminate best practices capable of sustaining CA adoption.

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How do sectoral policies support climate compatible development? An empirical analysis focusing on southern Africa

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Cited by 32 publications

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Alignment between nationally determined contributions and the sustainable development goals for West Africa

Alignment between nationally determined contributions and the sustainable development goals for West Africa

Links between Climate Change Mitigation, Adaptation and Development in Land Policy and Ecosystem Restoration Projects: Lessons from South Africa

Policy Integration and Coherence for Conservation Agriculture Initiatives in Malawi

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