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This article explores the politicization of climate issues in the Latin American context. In other words, to what extent climate change is a relevant issue for political parties and coalitions. This is a key aspect to analyze in order to have a better understanding of the opportunities and obstacles that affect the development of the climate agenda in a given political system. Specifically, the article addresses three key issues. First, it analyses the patterns of politicization of the climate problem prevailing among mainstream political parties and coalitions in countries of the region. Second, it addresses what factors influence the level of politicization of the climate agenda in Latin America. Finally, it explores the consequences of a greater or lesser level of politicization.

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This article identifies and analyzes some of the main knowledge gaps that affect the development of climate adaptation policies in the Latin American context. It is based on a comparative analysis of online survey results conducted among government officials working on climate adaptation in six countries of the region: Argentina,

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This article explores the issue of designing government institutions in charge of the climate agenda in the Latin American context. To this end, it identifies some key political challenges facing climate institutions in the countries of the region. In particular, it discusses four topics: First, the cross cutting nature of the climate agenda; second, the long-term perspective (and levels of uncertainty) posed by climate problems against the tighter time frames of political cycles; third, the power asymmetry between the government agencies in charge of climate issues and other areas of government; finally, the implementation deficits of climate policies. The article also discusses different types of institutional design responses to address each of these challenges and the advantages and limitations of each one.

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En esta entrevista, el doctor Daniel Ryan sintetiza algunos de los hallazgos más importantes de sus investigaciones relacionadas con la política y las políticas públicas climáticas desarrolladas durante más de una década. La entrevista cubre las relaciones entre la emergencia de la agenda climática global y sus repercusiones en América Latina, los avances en la producción y uso de conocimiento técnico-científico en la toma de decisiones, así como las iniciativas impulsadas en varios niveles de gobierno, sectores y grupos de la sociedad. Por último, plantea temas de investigación de interés para jóvenes investigadores.