Climate Policy Processes, Local Institutions, and Adaptation Actions : Mechanisms of Translation and Influence

This paper focuses on the experience of the national-level adaptation planning efforts and the lessons that can be derived for more effective adaptation from an examination of local governance of development and natural resources. After examining national level adaptation plans, particularly the NAPAs (National Adaptation Programmes of Action), the paper analyzes the range of institutional instruments and relationships visible in contemporary decentralization reforms. The analysis derives four important lessons for adaptation planning, with special attention to the articulation between local and national level adaptation processes. The paper underlines: a) the diversity of local institutions; b) adaptation strategies, and identifies factors that promote; c) greater accountability; and d) greater equity in national/local relationships.

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Main Authors:	Agrawal, Arun, Perrin, Nicolas, Chhatre, Ashwini, Benson, Catherine, Kononen, Minna
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-08
Subjects:	ABUSE OF POWER, ACCOUNTABILITY, ADAPTATION, ADAPTATION ACTIONS, ADAPTATION EFFORTS, ADAPTATION INTERVENTIONS, ADAPTATION ISSUES, ADAPTATION NEEDS, ADAPTATION PLANNING, ADAPTATION PLANS, ADAPTATION POLICIES, ADAPTATION PROCESSES, ADAPTATION PROJECTS, ADAPTATION STRATEGIES, ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE, ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE VARIABILITY, ADAPTING, ADAPTIVE CAPACITIES, ADAPTIVE RESPONSES, ADAPTIVE STRATEGIES, ADMINISTRATIVE APPARATUS, ADMINISTRATIVE BODIES, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES, ALLOCATION OF WATER, ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATION, ASSESSMENT OF ADAPTATION PRACTICES, BIOSPHERE, CAPACITY BUILDING, CARBON, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CASH TRANSFERS, CENTRAL AGENCIES, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS, CHEMISTRY, CITIZENS, CIVIL SOCIETY, CLIMATE, CLIMATE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE IMPACTS, COLLECTIVE ACTION, CORRUPTION, COUNCILS, DECENTRALIZATION, DECENTRALIZATION REFORMS, DECISION MAKERS, DECISION MAKING, DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY, DECISION MAKING BODIES, DECISION-MAKERS, DECISION-MAKING, DEFORESTATION, DEMOCRACY, DEMOCRATIC LOCAL GOVERNANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EFFECTIVE ADAPTATION, ELECTED OFFICIALS, ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, EQUITABLE RESOURCE ALLOCATION, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION, FLOOD, FLOODING, FOREIGN AID, FOREST, FOREST GOVERNANCE, FOREST MANAGEMENT, FOREST SECTOR, FORESTRY, FORESTS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FUTURE ADAPTATION, GOVERNANCE OBJECTIVES, GOVERNANCE STRATEGIES, GOVERNMENT LEVELS, GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, HEAT, HUMAN ADAPTATIONS, HUMAN RESOURCE, HUMAN RIGHTS, IMPLEMENTATION OF ADAPTATION, IMPLEMENTATION OF ADAPTATION PROJECTS, INSTITUTIONAL ANALYSIS, INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, INSTITUTIONAL AUTONOMY, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS, INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, LAND USE, LEGITIMACY, LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY, LOCAL ADAPTATION, LOCAL AUTHORITIES, LOCAL AUTHORITY, LOCAL AUTONOMY, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, LOCAL DECISION MAKING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL KNOWLEDGE, LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS, LOCAL WATER USERS, MINISTRIES OF ENVIRONMENT, MITIGATION, NATIONAL ADAPTATION, NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLANNING, NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL PLANNING, NATIONAL PLANS, NATIONAL POLICIES, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONS, NATURAL RESOURCES, PHYSICS, POLITICAL ELITES, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, POLITICIANS, PP, PROPERTY RIGHTS, PUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, RADIATIVE FORCING, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, REVOLUTION, RIVERS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL GROUPS, SOCIAL VULNERABILITY, SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT, TAX SYSTEMS, TRANSPARENCY, URBANIZATION, VOTING, WATER MANAGEMENT, WATER SYSTEMS, WATER USERS, WELLS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/08/12322685/climate-policy-processes-local-institutions-adaptation-actions-mechanisms-translation-influence https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11111
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