Transferring water management knowledge : how actors, interaction and context influence the effectiveness of Dutch-funded projects in Romania

Kruijf, Joanne Vinke‐de

doi:10.3990/1.9789036535397

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“…The reason for highlighting the inclusion of the third actor is that, this actor shares some characteristics of both the implementing and target actors. This is different from the study of knowledge transfer processes by Vinke de-Kruijf (2013) where the "external actors (2013: 147) have completely different characteristics than the target group and the implementers of the policy process".…”

Section: Adding and Highlighting The Third Actormentioning

confidence: 86%

“…Some examples of the more recent studies that have used CIT as the theoretical framework include Vinke-de Kruijf (2013) who in her thesis focused on how the actors' characteristics, interactions and contextual factors shape the process and outcomes, and influence the effectiveness of international water projects that involve the transfer of knowledge. Kotzebue (2012) has used the CIT to analyse how EU policies spatially misfit with the place of implementation.…”

Section: A Brief History Of the Contextual Interaction Theory (Cit)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The theory considers that the three actor characteristics (motivations, cognitions and power) are "not only intrinsic to the actors and influenced by the process, but are also influenced by many external factors from a multi-layered context" (De Boer, 2012: 28). To highlight the importance of context, Vinke-de Kruijf (2013) found "an analysis of actor characteristics provides a deeper understanding of the process, but is of limited use if not complemented with descriptions of the process and its context" (2013: 146). Source: Bressers (2009) As Figure 3.3 illustrates, context is separated into three parts for better analysis.…”

Section: The Multiple Contexts Model and Its Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Taking this context into consideration ensures that all elements influencing the policy implementation process are analysed to provide an explanation of the observed results. As expressed by Vinke-de Kruijf (2013), "an analysis of actor characteristics provides a deeper understanding of the [interaction] process, but it is of limited use if not complemented with descriptions of the process and its context " (2013: 146). On the other hand, the wider context consists of elements of problem, political, economic, cultural and technological contexts 26 (Bressers, 2009).…”

Section: Using the Cit Framework For This Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Table 3.1, I define the variables: motivation, cognitions and resources and power as adapted from Bressers (2004Bressers ( , 2009Owens (2008);De Boer and Bressers (2011) and Vinke-de Kruijf (2013) . I also define the concepts that I use in the structural context where I analyse the multi-level governance influence on policy implementation in my cases and make a brief reference to the wider contexts.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Governments face increasing urgency to adapt to climate change. However, there is a persistent gap between needed and implemented adaptation. The implementation of adaptation often takes place at the local level, making municipalities crucial actors, particularly regarding mainstreaming adaptation into various sectors. While mainstreaming has the potential to bring many benefits, it does not necessarily result in the implementation of adaptation. Its contribution to the adaptation process over time and the resulting implementation at the local level remain poorly understood, exacerbating the adaptation implementation gap. To advance the understanding of mainstreaming for implementation, we synthesize the emerging debates on adaptation mainstreaming with the literature on environmental policy integration and offer a framework towards a nuanced conceptualization of mainstreaming. Our results from a case study of two Dutch municipalities show that managerial actions precede the acceleration of implementation in the built environment and point to a learning curve. Furthermore, mainstreaming focuses on the water sector, built environment and green infrastructure, with little attention paid to the intersection of heat stress and drought with other sectors, while differences in the implementation of adaptation in the two cases hint at the influence of the local context. We conclude that there is no blueprint to implement adaptation, and while local preferences determine the sectors where integration and implementation occur, consideration of long-term future climate change is lacking in both cities’ mainstreaming of adaptation implementation. Our framework allowed identifying the potential and pitfalls of mainstreaming adaptation towards implementation at the local level.

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Evaluation of Policy Transfer Interventions: Lessons from a Dutch-Romanian Planning Project

Kruijf¹,

Augustijn²,

Bressers

2012

Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning

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The transfer of environmental knowledge from one country to another is a widespread practice. This paper presents an evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness of projects that involve such a transfer. It focuses on project-based interventions that are supported by actors of the transferring country. The developed framework is based on the recognition that policy transfer interventions are multi-actor processes and are, therefore, best understood as processes of social interaction. Whether such processes contribute to goal achievement depends on the engagement of users in the process. We further argue that the realization of ultimate outcomes can be estimated or explained on the basis of changes in the characteristics of actors involved. The framework is applied to a Dutch-funded project on flood risk planning in Romania. The ultimate goal of this intervention was to contribute to the solving of water-related problems in Romania and to generate follow-up projects for the Dutch water sector. Central to the project was the active involvement of regional stakeholders in the development of regional spatial plans. Application of the framework shows that the case study is unlikely to contribute to the realization of the desired ultimate outcomes. Process explanations include poor institutional embedding, limited diffusion of project results and a lack of adaptive management. The active involvement of local and regional stakeholders created a shared motivation and knowledge base. However, the project got stuck due to a lack of resources as actors with decision-making power were not involved and ignored the project results.

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Transferring water management knowledge : how actors, interaction and context influence the effectiveness of Dutch-funded projects in Romania

Cited by 5 publications

References 106 publications

Implementing the South African free basic alternative energy policy

Implementing the South African free basic alternative energy policy

Implementing climate change adaptation through mainstreaming at the local level—a comparative case study of two municipalities in the Netherlands

Evaluation of Policy Transfer Interventions: Lessons from a Dutch-Romanian Planning Project

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