The knowledge politics of capacity building for climate change at the UNFCCC

Nautiyal, Snigdha; Klinsky, Sonja

doi:10.1080/14693062.2022.2042176

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“…A study by Gancheva et al (2020) [47] emphasizes the need for a holistic approach that considers the interplay between environmental, economic, and social factors. Similarly, Snigdha Nautiyal and Klinsky (2022) [48] explore the concept of adaptive capacity, suggesting that regions must not only integrate climate change strategies but also enhance their ability to adapt to unforeseen impacts. Despite these challenges, some regions have made significant progress in integrating climate change strategies.…”

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“…Furthermore, the localized nature of renewable energy production, such as solar and wind power, can empower communities and contribute to regional self-sufficiency. As pointed out by Snigdha Nautiyal and Klinsky (2022) [48], the transition to a more sustainable and secure energy system is a pivotal opportunity for regional development in the context of climate change.…”

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Integration of Climate Change Strategies into Policy and Planning for Regional Development: A Case Study of Greece

Kalogiannidis,

Kalfas,

Papaevangelou

et al. 2024

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Climate change presents a pressing challenge to regional development, impacting economies, environments, and societies across the globe. Europe, with its diverse regions and commitment to sustainability, serves as a unique case study for exploring the integration of climate change strategies into regional policy and planning. The purpose of this study is to analyze the integration of climate change strategies into policy and planning for regional development in Europe, especially in Greece. Data was collected from 270 environmental experts across Greece using a questionnaire. The results highlight the significance of regional economic growth (gross regional product), infrastructure quality, educational attainment, and a conducive business environment as key measures of regional development. Opportunities arising from climate change strategy integration are explored, revealing economic benefits, environmental opportunities, social enhancements, and technological advancements. These opportunities not only mitigate climate change’s adverse impacts but also foster innovation, economic growth, and community resilience. Successful integration can position regions as global leaders in sustainability and innovation. Correlation and regression analyses reveal that opportunities for integration and common climate change strategies positively influence regional development, while barriers exhibit a counterintuitive positive relationship. However, several barriers hinder integration efforts, including institutional fragmentation, resource constraints, conflicting political and economic priorities, and insufficient stakeholder engagement. This study sheds light on the intricate relationship between climate change, policy integration, and regional development in Greece. It supports the potential for regions to drive sustainability and innovation while navigating the challenges of climate change, ultimately contributing to a more resilient and prosperous future.

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Integration of Climate Change Strategies into Policy and Planning for Regional Development: A Case Study of Greece

Kalogiannidis,

Kalfas,

Papaevangelou

et al. 2024

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“…Insights from [108] offer a compelling examination of two prevalent narratives in capacity building for environmental climate regimes, which we adopted to promote active travel in Africa at this governance level. The first narrative focuses on developing technical and managerial capabilities, particularly by utilizing standardized data and project-based processes to address climate change in the short term.…”

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Towards a Sustainable Transport System: Exploring Capacity Building for Active Travel in Africa

Lartey,

Glaser

2024

Sustainability

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The promotion of active travel is deemed a crucial component of the transition to sustainable urban mobility. Several barriers hinder its policy implementation and uptake. Some evidence suggests that capacity building could be a useful tool for deepening sustainability efforts. This concept involves the development and deployment of skills and resources. However, a clear framework for understanding the dimensions of capacity building for active travel is lacking. Furthermore, most research and findings use cases within a Global North context, constricting implications and transferability to the Global South, especially to African cities. This study responds to the dearth of scholarly work exploring Global South cases and fills a knowledge gap regarding capacity building in the case of active travel. Through a literature review, we examined the dimensions of capacity building that are necessary to improve active travel in selected African countries. We focus on multilevel transportation governance with highlights from five African cities. Our findings suggest that the literature and policies on transport in Africa have key dimensions for capacity building for active travel but lack the introduction of key instruments and strategic pathways to meet these requirements for improved sustainable mobility. We propose a thematic guiding framework that delineates the strategic application of capacity building at three levels of governance. This framework helps integrate capacity building for active travel policies and implementation at the institutional, individual, and environmental levels.

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“…Our main theoretical point is that meeting national climate goals is strongly dependent on the organizational capacity of the state at the local level of government to be able to implement the required forward-looking climate policies 17,18 . Hence, state apparatuses with a low organizational capacity to process the complexity of certain public policies may distort, interrupt, and even ruin well-designed climate policies 19,20 .…”

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“…Finally, recovering the capacity of the state literature in research and policymaking is crucial since there is evidence of the existence of a gap between the sophistication of climate policy design and the organizational capacity of the state, particularly at local levels, to channel them. For instance, proposed climate policies unfold through the existing state apparatus of the different countries that often lack the required human, organizational, and financial capacities, particularly in the developing world 17 .…”

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The study of climate change: the need to “bring the state back in”

Chudnovsky,

Fernandez

2024

npj Clim. Action

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How to address a “super wicked problem” like climate change is not only a policy sciences discussion but also a public administration one. Surprisingly, climate change has received little attention from the public administration field and public policy literature has given marginal attention to the role of the state apparatus in climate action. Especially, at the local level where it is crucial to address most of the adaptation agenda. This a serious problem since Latin America faces an especially challenging situation since the organizational capacity at the local level in the public sector is poor. State apparatuses with a low organizational capacity to process the complexity of certain public policies may distort and even ruin well-designed climate policies. Furthermore, empirical research on the role of public administrations in addressing climate change at the local level, despite its importance, remains extremely limited. Much of the discussion focuses on the design of policies to achieve this goal. If the organizational capacity of the agencies of the state is built only around specific policies to address very local challenges, we will miss the fact that they are tied up with systemic and intractable organizational practices and capacities. To examine the organizational capacity at the Latin American public sector local level to address climate challenges is as important as designing technically accurate policies and the debate on state capacity can shed light on how to do so. Finally, this article aims to open an agenda for research and a claim for local action.

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The knowledge politics of capacity building for climate change at the UNFCCC

Cited by 11 publications

References 39 publications

Integration of Climate Change Strategies into Policy and Planning for Regional Development: A Case Study of Greece

Integration of Climate Change Strategies into Policy and Planning for Regional Development: A Case Study of Greece

Towards a Sustainable Transport System: Exploring Capacity Building for Active Travel in Africa

The study of climate change: the need to “bring the state back in”

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