REDD+ on hold: Lessons from an emerging institutional setup in Laos

The prospects of receiving funding for REDD+ have set many developing countries on a pathway of policy reforms to integrate REDD+ in national legislation. Progress has been slow partly due to the lengthy international negotiations on REDD+ but also because the policy reforms have not been backed by sufficient commitment to make REDD+ implementation feasible. To contribute to a better understanding of why policy and institutional reforms have not been successful in taking REDD+ implementation further, we analyse the institutional landscape of the forestry and environmental sectors in Laos as a case in point. We interviewed stakeholders from national to village levels and found that REDD+ has been effectively on hold in Laos. This is because of recent institutional transformations, rapid staff turnover and limited implementation capacity of government agencies at the national and sub-national levels all of which have led to a heavy reliance on international support and external consultants. The result is that Laos may not be ready to benefit from the international agreement on REDD+. The situation in Laos provides a compelling example of how difficult REDD+ implementation has proven to be in countries where institution building is still in process.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Vongvisouk, Thoumthone, Lestrelin, Guillaume, Castella, Jean-Christophe, Mertz, Ole, Broegaard, Rikke Brandt, Thongmanivong, Sithong
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales, P40 - Météorologie et climatologie, P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières, P33 - Chimie et physique du sol, forêt, forêt tropicale, séquestration du carbone, réduction des émissions, politique de l'environnement, accord international, législation, gouvernance, institution politique, climatologie, changement climatique, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3062, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24904, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331583, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_331597, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2597, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3915, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4253, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_37882, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_50284, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1671, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1666, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12076, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7260,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/582967/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/582967/1/2016_Vongvisouk_REDD%20on%20hold.pdf
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