Bringing the Global to the Local: the challenges of multi-level governance for global policy implementation in Africa

Croese, Sylvia; Oloko, Michael; Simon, David; Valencia, Sandra

doi:10.1080/19463138.2021.1958335

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“…Research shows that in developing countries, the management of the urbanization process according to the SDGs contributes to the global development agenda (Sietchiping & Omwamba, 2020). In their research, some authors indicate that in order for the SDGs implementation process to be effective, it is necessary to create a framework for multi‐stakeholder engagement and coordination at all levels of governance, especially between national authorities and cities (Croese et al, 2021). Harmonization and coordination of bottom‐up and top‐down mechanisms of governance require a metagovernance approach.…”

Section: Global Empowerment Of Subnational Authorities – Practical Qu...mentioning

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Contribution of subnational authorities to multilateralism from the EU perspective—Implementation of the SDGs

Dulak

2023

Global Policy

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The report of UN Secretary General titled Our Common Agenda argues that growing tensions between states and accumulation of global problems is a wake‐up call for international society. The choice now is either to follow the beaten track of dealing with global issues and risk a perpetual crisis or to undertake the effort to achieve a more solidary international system. One of the main protagonists of the new UN blueprint for securing multilateralism are cities and local and regional governments. The aim of the article is to examine how the EU, as a complex system of multilevel governance, supports sub‐national actors in their efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and whether this support is sufficient. I will also concentrate on Voluntary Local Reviews, which are a new extra‐state tools of foreign activities of subnational actors and try to explain why the intra‐EU channel needs to adapt to this challenge. The results show that the EU institutions facilitated subnational actors in monitoring the SDGs by providing methodological assistance. However, local and regional governments face structural problems that may hinder the process of localizing SDGs. Therefore, they need specific capacity‐building competencies. This is a challenge for the EU in the future.

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Section: Global Empowerment Of Subnational Authorities – Practical Qu...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Contribution of subnational authorities to multilateralism from the EU perspective—Implementation of the SDGs

Dulak

2023

Global Policy

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“…In particular, cascaded structures through multi-level governance has been noted to enhance credible commitment and shift responsibility (Ciasullo et al, 2020). It is posited widely as a credible strategy to remedy political transaction costs and which seems pertinent in developing countries, where public sector decision-makers take advantage of political institutions that are often devoid of checks and control mechanism (Ciasullo et al, 2020;Croese, Oloko, Simon, & Valencia, 2021). Similarly, it has been observed that notwithstanding partner's important and enduring differences, the use of multilevel mechanisms for coordination enables partners involved in renegotiating common understandings in the partnership (Henderson & Smith-King, 2015;Le Ber & Branzei, 2010).…”

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Governing Multi-Sectorial Partnerships in Emergencies: The Case of the Uganda COVID-19 Task Force

Onyoin¹,

Galimaka²,

Nabatanzi-Muyimba³

2022

Responsible Management of Shifts in Work Modes – Values for a Post Pandemic Future, Volume 1

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Cross sector collaboration, particularly the use of Multi Sectorial Partnerships, has recently developed as a crucial element of efforts to deliver and improve public service outcomes across developing countries. Yet for collaborations initiated to respond to emergencies, these have to cope with both a fluid problem and the context of operation. We utilize a literature grounded framework and draw on publically accessible data on the empirical case study of the National Covid19 Task Force (NTF) in Uganda to discern important considerations for effective governance of cross-sector initiatives in emergencies. Based on the analysis, we argue that a careful mix of considerations in the structures, processes and actors realms enable collaborative initiatives to remain effective in a continually evolving and wide scale response in emergency contexts. We specifically underscore the primacy of the adoption of whole-of-government approach, cascading of identical collaboration structures to lower levels of government, adoption of a unified communication strategy, participatory resource mobilization and active involvement of initiative's champions. We have reinforced the enduring relevance of cross sector initiatives for addressing wicked problems, foreshadowed ingredients for more agile partnerships, and mainstreamed the consideration of evolving context in the collaboration discourse.

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“…Overall, there is a need for a governance system, where national, regional, and local decision-making centres collaborate (CIESIN). Therefore, multilevel governance is considered an overarching prerequisite in all urban governance processes (UN-Habitat; Croese et al, 2021), including climate change adaptation planning and implementation. Moreover, multilevel governance is required nowadays since most local governments or their departments seldom have the needed resources, power, and/or governance structure to carry out their responsibilities effectively and govern their constituencies in response to public policy challenges (UN-Habitat; Croese et al, 2021;van der Heijden, 2019).…”

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“…Alexander Aylett's, 2015 adaptationfocused analysis of the UCGS highlights the different institutional structures utilised by different cities, different tactics for mainstreaming climate change into local government processes, and major challenges to local climate change action (Aylett, 2015). In the Global South, acting on climate change becomes more complex with pressing development needs, limited resources, and in many cases the lack of local autonomy (Croese et al, 2021). In addition, the variation in governance structures across the globe and especially within the Global South challenges the ability to replicate structures and solutions (Croese et al, 2021).…”

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“…In the Global South, acting on climate change becomes more complex with pressing development needs, limited resources, and in many cases the lack of local autonomy (Croese et al, 2021). In addition, the variation in governance structures across the globe and especially within the Global South challenges the ability to replicate structures and solutions (Croese et al, 2021). Urban climate governance requiring multilevel governance becomes even more challenging within centralised governments, where local action is hampered by limited power and jurisdictions of the local level governments (Romero-Lankao et al 2018a, b;van der Heijden, 2019).…”

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Urban Climate Change Governance within Centralised Governments: a Case Study of Giza, Egypt

Eissa

Khalil

2021

Urban Forum

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Urban climate governance on the subnational and local government levels requires multilevel governance and local autonomy. Within centralised governments, climate action becomes challenging. Moreover, in developing countries, development needs are usually prioritised, while climate action is viewed as an unaffordable luxury. In a centralised, middle-income country like Egypt, climate action is a challenge for all government levels. This research investigates the current state and the prospect of urban climate change governance on the subnational level in Egypt. A twofold methodology is used. First, through desk research, a comprehensive list of urban climate governance enabling factors was extracted. The list was used to assess the practices of 3 international case studies (Delhi, Durban, and Amman) and then refined and used to assess the first subnational level climate change strategy in Egypt. Second, semi-structured interviews were conducted with a few selected experts working on climate change and urban policies in Egypt. Two sets of recommendations were formulated to expedite urban climate change governance in Egypt, especially on the subnational and local levels. While the research focuses on Egypt, the methodology and recommendations could be adopted and adapted by local governments functioning within centralised systems.

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Bringing the Global to the Local: the challenges of multi-level governance for global policy implementation in Africa

Cited by 33 publications

References 36 publications

Contribution of subnational authorities to multilateralism from the EU perspective—Implementation of the SDGs

Contribution of subnational authorities to multilateralism from the EU perspective—Implementation of the SDGs

Governing Multi-Sectorial Partnerships in Emergencies: The Case of the Uganda COVID-19 Task Force

Urban Climate Change Governance within Centralised Governments: a Case Study of Giza, Egypt

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