Urban Climate Adaptation and Leadership

Carmin, JoAnn; Dodman, David; Chu, Eric

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“…As a result, the convening of consultative panels does not inherently guarantee inclusive outcomes, social empowerment, or the expression of democratic citizenship (Burton & Mustelin, 2013;Cooke & Kothari, 2001;Few, Brown, & Tompkins, 2007). For example, in many cities in the Global South that receive external capacity and finance for climate change actions, participation is often an item on a donor checklist rather than a genuine learning process that builds local capacity (Carmin, Dodman, & Chu, 2013;Ensor & Harvey, 2015).…”

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“…For example, a study of several Australian cities highlighted the disproportionate role private property developers played in driving local climate change agendas (Taylor, Wallington, Heyenga, & Harman, 2014). Although cities like Durban, South Africa, and Toronto, Canada, are considered early leaders of climate action, they also face push-back from property speculators, unsupportive legal environments, and occasional climate denialism among their local leadership (Carmin et al, 2013). Finally, in the USA, cities in Florida, North Carolina, and elsewhere are discouraged from using the language of climate change due to ideologically driven state mandates (Shi, Chu, & Debats, 2015).…”

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“…Uncertain climate projections and scenarios can impede the coherence of climate change messages aimed at redirecting planning priorities (Patt & Dessai, 2005;Whitmarsh, 2011). Furthermore, planning departments often face deficiencies in financing, technical skills, staffing capacity, and legal provisions, which constrain their abilities to work beyond day-to-day tasks (Carmin et al, 2013). In some cases, cities have rejected new sources of data and finance because of the anticipated additional paperwork, reporting burdens, or expertise.…”

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The Dilemmas of Citizen Inclusion in Urban Planning and Governance to Enable a 1.5 °C Climate Change Scenario

Chu

Schenk

Patterson

2018

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Cities around the world are facilitating ambitious and inclusive action on climate change by adopting participatory and collaborative planning approaches. However, given the major political, spatial, and scalar interdependencies involved, the extent to which these planning tools equip cities to realise 1.5°C climate change scenarios is unclear. This article draws upon emerging knowledge in the fields of urban planning and urban climate governance to explore complementary insights into how cities can pursue ambitious and inclusive climate action to realise 1.5°C climate change scenarios. We observe that urban planning scholarship is often under-appreciated in urban climate governance research, while conversely, promising urban planning tools and approaches can be limited by the contested realities of urban climate governance. By thematically reviewing diverse examples of urban climate action across the globe, we identify three key categories of planning dilemmas: institutional heterogeneity, scalar mismatch, and equity and justice concerns. We argue that lessons from urban planning and urban climate governance scholarship should be integrated to better understand how cities can realise 1.5°C climate change scenarios in practice.

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The Dilemmas of Citizen Inclusion in Urban Planning and Governance to Enable a 1.5 °C Climate Change Scenario

Chu

Schenk

Patterson

2018

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“…Rather, experience from other communities, such as the biodiversity, illustrates that mainstreaming environmental issues into core policy documents, sector and finance ministries, programmes and projects is driven by a number of factors. Notably successful mainstreaming requires: (a) time; (b) leadership from "champions" of the issue; (c) a convincing evidencebase founded on scientific and socio-economic data; (d) effective multi-stakeholder engagement and communication; (e) alignment with core government priorities; and (f) a robust monitoring and evaluation framework (Carmin et al 2013;Huntley and Redford, 2014;Drutschinin, et al, 2015).…”

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Mainstreaming Adaptation in National Development Planning

Casado‐Asensio

Drutschinin

Corfee-Morlot

et al. 2016

OECD Development Co-Operation Working Papers

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OECD Development Co-operation Working PapersOECD Working Papers should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its member countries. The opinions expressed and arguments employed are those of the authors.Working Papers describe preliminary results or research in progress by the author(s) and are published to stimulate discussion on a broad range of issues on which the OECD works. Comments on the present Working Paper are welcomed and may be sent to juan.casadoasensio@oecd.org -the Development Cooperation Directorate, OECD, 2 rue André-Pascal, 75775 Paris Cedex 16, France.This document and any map included herein are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty over any territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area.You can copy, download or print OECD content for your own use, and you can include excerpts from OECD publications, databases and multimedia products in your own documents, presentations, blogs, websites and teaching materials, provided that suitable acknowledgement of OECD as source and copyright owner is given. All requests for public or commercial use and translation rights should be submitted to rights@oecd.org. COPYRIGHT © OECD 2016 1 MAINSTREAMING ADAPTATION IN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLANNING Mainstreaming Adaptation in National Development PlanningJuan Casado-Asensio, Anna Drutschinin, Jan Corfee-Morlot, and Gisela Campillo Abstract:This Working Paper explores progress in the integration or mainstreaming of adaptation and related objectives into national development planning. It first provides an overview of the international mechanisms, including finance, to support the mainstreaming of climate change adaptation into development planning and policies in developing countries. Through a review of relevant planning documents in fifteen developing countries, it then examines key features in adaptation planning and mainstreaming of adaptation into development planning. These countries were because they have been amongst the highest recipients of adaptation-related bilateral development finance. The research provides a snapshot of current practice. Despite heightened international efforts to support developing countries, evidence of mainstreaming adaptation was only found in a few of the countries and in a few of the sectors studied here. It also found that where mainstreaming is occurring, linkages exist with other policy objectives including poverty reduction, promoting biodiversity and ecosystems, and urban and rural development. The findings may be a useful starting point to guide policy-relevant research, such as to what extent mainstreaming may be occurring on the ground (or not) and how well this progress is reflected in planning documents, as well as how to improve the effectiveness of development co-operation targeting adaptation. The paper may also help inform international efforts under the UNFCCC that are designed to support developing countries to mainstream adaptation priorities int...

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“…The quest for more collaboration appears to have found particularly fertile ground at the urban level, as highlighted by Carmin et al (2013) who present several examples of city based, stakeholder engagement partnerships aimed at adaptation to climate change in diverse contexts including large cities such as Toronto, Quito, London and smaller urban centres such as Walvis Bay in South Africa (Carmin et al, 2013, p. 24-25). This coincides with the realization that cities form a pivotal part in pursuing internationally agreed policy goals, including climate mitigation and adaptation, as well as disaster risk reduction and climate risk management (Bulkeley and Castán Broto, 2013).…”

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You never adapt alone – the role of Multi-Sectoral Partnerships in addressing urban climate risks

Surminski¹,

Leck²

Climate Change and Law Collection

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The Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) was established by the University of Leeds and the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to advance public and private action on climate change through innovative, rigorous research. The Centre is funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council. Its second phase started in 2013 and there are five integrated research themes: 1. Understanding green growth and climate-compatible development 2. Advancing climate finance and investment 3. Evaluating the performance of climate policies 4. Managing climate risks and uncertainties and strengthening climate services 5. Enabling rapid transitions in mitigation and adaptation More information about the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy can be found at: http://www.cccep.ac.uk. The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to bring together international expertise on economics, finance, geography, the environment, international development and political economy to create a worldleading centre for policy-relevant research and training. The Institute is funded by the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and the Global Green Growth Institute. It has nine research programmes: 1. Adaptation and development 2. Carbon trading and finance 3. Ecosystems, resources and the natural environment 4. Energy, technology and trade 5. Future generations and social justice 6. Growth and the economy 7. International environmental negotiations 8. Modelling and decision making 9. Private sector adaptation, risk and insurance More information about the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment can be found at: http://www.lse.ac.uk/grantham. This working paper is intended to stimulate discussion within the research community and among users of research, and its content may have been submitted for publication in academic journals. It has been reviewed by at least one internal referee before publication. The views expressed in this paper represent those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the host institutions or funders.

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Urban Climate Adaptation and Leadership

Cited by 28 publications

References 47 publications

The Dilemmas of Citizen Inclusion in Urban Planning and Governance to Enable a 1.5 °C Climate Change Scenario

The Dilemmas of Citizen Inclusion in Urban Planning and Governance to Enable a 1.5 °C Climate Change Scenario

Mainstreaming Adaptation in National Development Planning

You never adapt alone – the role of Multi-Sectoral Partnerships in addressing urban climate risks

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