Institutional Demensions of Climate Change

Ruth Meinzen-Dick Coordinator, CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights www.capri.cgiar.org

Climate Change
Mitigation
Adaptation
Within Agriculture
Raised awareness of climate change on agriculture and resources
Community-based weather monitoring and forecasting
Natural resource management
Drought and pest resistant crops
Out of Agriculture
Occupational diversification
Migration
Remittances
Coping Strategies
Local safety nets
Insurance
Disaster Management
Early warning systems
Disaster preparedness
Disaster and Emergency response
GHG Emission Reduction
Energy diversification
Regulations including Cap and Trade
Carbon Sequestration
CDM: Payments for Environmental Services
Voluntary Emission Reductions
Voluntary Carbon Markets
REDD

Time Short Long Space Plot Com-munity Nation Global Property Rights Coordination Inter national State Transboundary River Basins Forests Reservoirs Watershed management Ponds Terracing New seeds Carbon Markets Agroforestry Soil Carbon IPM Irrigation Seed Systems

GHG Emission Reduction —national or international level cooperation
Energy diversification
Biofuels
Renewable Energy
Regulations including Cap and Trade—PR to pollute?

Carbon Sequestration
CDM: Payments for Environmental Services—PR , scale often prohibit smallholders from participating, CA can help overcome these barriers
Voluntary Emission Reductions—role for CA?
Voluntary Carbon Markets—may be more geared to smallholders because of goodwill, willing to work with groups rather than individuals?
REDD—will depend on how PR are defined for participation

Raised awareness of climate change on agriculture and resources
Role for CA in reaching farmers, links to larger institutions
Community-based weather monitoring and forecasting
Role for CA, links to larger institutions
Natural resource management
Drought and pest resistant crops

Time Short Long Space Plot Com-munity Nation International Property Rights Coordination International State Co llec tive Act ion New Seeds Seed supply Developing new varieties

Local safety nets
CA can be effective in delivery of safety nets (mutual insurance societies, community seed reserves
But don’t idealize
Insurance
CA can manage idiosyncratic risk, but not covariate risk
Need for higher level institutions

Early warning systems
State and CA
Disaster preparedness
State and CA
Disaster and Emergency response
State and CA
PR implications for rebuilding after disasters (who is compensated, do property boundaries shift)

Occupational diversification
Individual, with state support and social networks
Migration and remittances
Individual, with state support and social networks

Institutional diversity increases resilience
Range of local organizational forms for CA
Range of property rights regimes
Local institutions are critical, but no specific community level mandates: allow local organizations to select strategy compatible with their needs and context
Government policies, international mandates more effective if they established ecological and human rights standards, then support variety of institutional strategies

Harmonization between spheres and sectors
Large overarching goals at the highest level
More detailed, task oriented programs at the national level
Complex programs at community levels tailored to diverse needs
Connect community and higher level organizations

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