Political Dimensions of Climate Change Adaptation: Conceptual Reflections and African Examples

Eguavoen, Irit; Schulz, Karsten; Wit, Sara de; Weisser, Florian; Müller‐Mahn, Detlef

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“…Similarly, donor support has also dominated sources of financing adaptation at the local level. As shown in Burkina Faso, the syndrome of aid dependency has characterised LGs’ financing of climate change (see Eguavoen and Wahren, 2015). This situation is not different from Ghana, as a piece of the central government’s budget is financed from donor aid.…”

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“…Within the landscape of climate change, a similar top-down financing system is noticeable. ‘Top-down and supply-driven financing (TDSD)’ as used in this paper refers to the kind of global financial mechanism developed and administered by a developed country or a multilateral agency to support poorer countries in need of financial resources to adapt to climate change risk (Ayers and Huq, 2009; Basak, 2017; Birdsall, 2012; Eguavoen and Wahren, 2015). Such forms of financing mechanism come with strict regulations from their trustees, creating principal-agent related challenges (Basak, 2017; Birdsall, 2012).…”

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“…The second type of TDSD financing mechanism includes funds flowing from bilateral and multilateral donors. These donors are increasing their investment portfolios and integrating adaptation into their programmes (Eguavoen and Wahren, 2015). Their direct investments in both infrastructural and institutional capacity building in developing countries significantly reduce adaptation financing gaps.…”

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“…Similarly, Ghana’s Third National Communications report to the UNFCCC indicates that, during the period 2011–2014, external support in the form of grants and loans comprised about 80% of total climate-related inflows. Aid dependency syndrome has therefore characterised the financing of adaptation initiatives in Africa (Eguavoen and Wahren, 2015).…”

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“…Additional challenges include high transaction costs for accessing existing funding and unclear guidelines for the various funds (Ahenkan and Musah-Surugu, 2015; Ayers and Huq, 2009). The bottom line is that most TDSD adaptation funding sources are complicated and rule-bound: they demand high technical know-how that most LGs lack, requiring extensive fiduciary responsibilities and accountability mechanisms that deter LGs from accessing them (Eguavoen and Wahren, 2015). To close the climate change financing gaps due to the challenges with the TDSD mechanism a BUDD mechanism has emerged.…”

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Local Government Financing of Climate Change in Ghana: Politics of Aid and Central Government Dependency Syndrome

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Uncertainties about the amount of resources needed to combat climate change, dwindling local resources, limited local autonomy and limited expertise constrain local governments (LGs) in their response to the effects of climate change. As a result, financing climate change remains a major nightmare for LG actors across diverse nested territorial containers. It certainly requires the embracing of a multifaceted approach – the use of system thinking where local governments’ resource husbandry is optimised to support external aid and central government transfer. A multifaceted approach brings onboard blended resources, diverse stakeholders, diverse resource mobilisation skills and schemes, and accountability measures. Also, given projected increases in future climate-induced public expenditure, albeit with uncertainties, reliance on a single resource mobilisation approach will be a recipe for inefficiency. This article argues that developmental aid and central government’s transfer remains inadequate to meet the increasing demand for adaptation cost at the local level in Ghana. In the face of the unequivocal impact of climate change risk, we contend that local resource husbandry must be optimised through different innovations to complement other major sources of financing. Our contention resonates with the school of thought that argues local level resources are more resilient to politicisation, are stable, and are predictable compared to international aid and central government transfer. Through qualitative in-depth interviews, empirical data has been drawn from local governments in Ghana to justify our claims.

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Reflexive decision-making is posited as a step towards transformative adaptation. There is a wealth of literature on reflexivity and transformation, which this chapter summarizes in terms of the relationship between agency, adaptation pathways, and participatory development. The chapter begins by connecting these fields to different types of stakeholder engagement, before focusing on a change process called "transformative scenario planning." Discussions revolve around the alignment between this participatory process and transformative adaptation, which is illustrated using the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions project (the ASSAR project) as a case study. Reflexivity as a form of agency is explained and used to show how scenario planning creates change in theory and practice. Best practice principles are outlined according to their fit with the practicalities of designing a change process towards transformative adaptation. Regional comparisons are made based on literature authored by the ASSAR

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Upcoming Challenges in Land Use Science—An International Perspective

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This chapter provides an overview on relevant concepts, such as ecosystem services, sustainability, multifunctionality and social-ecological systems/frameworks applied in land use sciences. Current discussions, political debates and challenges in terms of methodological aspects, actor enrolment or project design are raised. Future research topics particularly related to the often non-coherent UN Sustainable Development Goals and their mutual trade-offs are raised and challenges in how to advance land use science are provided. An outlook is provided how co-development of knowledge and co-design of land use system research could be conceived in the future. Keywords Land use science • Social-ecological systems • Co-development • Co-design • Integrated modelling and assessment

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Political Dimensions of Climate Change Adaptation: Conceptual Reflections and African Examples

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Local Government Financing of Climate Change in Ghana: Politics of Aid and Central Government Dependency Syndrome

Local Government Financing of Climate Change in Ghana: Politics of Aid and Central Government Dependency Syndrome

Enabling Reflexive Decision-Making Towards Transformative Adaptation

Upcoming Challenges in Land Use Science—An International Perspective

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