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This document discusses the socioeconomic dimensions of water policy and integrated water resource management (IWRM). It addresses several key points:
1) IWRM aims to balance economic, social, and environmental needs in water allocation and management. However, implementation faces challenges in integrating different sectors and balancing universal vs. region-specific policies.
2) Water demand is growing due to population, economic growth, and climate change, putting pressure on existing supplies. Reallocating water from irrigation could impact regions socioeconomically.
3) The document outlines important socioeconomic trends to consider in water policy, like income, unemployment, poverty, food security, and climate change. It also discusses tensions, transitions, and
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This document discusses integrated water resource management (IWRM) and related socioeconomic policy issues. It makes three main points:
1) IWRM aims to balance environmental, social, and economic needs when allocating water resources, but implementation faces challenges integrating different sectors and balancing regional differences. Overly general policies may be counterproductive.
2) Growing water demand, a changing climate, and potential reallocation of water from irrigation could significantly impact regional socioeconomies depending on how reallocation is implemented.
3) Key socioeconomic factors that must be considered in water policy include income trends, unemployment, poverty, food security, governance, and climate change. Balancing these tensions while enabling flexible policies to
Gender and Urban Climate Policy. Gender-Sensitive Policies Make a DifferenceGotelind Alber
Author. Gotelind Alber
Co-Editors: Miriam Eimermacher (GIZ), Daniel Schütt (GIZ)
Published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in collaboration with United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and GenderCC-Women for Climate Justice
2015
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Poverty alleviation and the environmental governancePari Doll
World population has grown significantly from 1.6 billion in 1900 to over 6 billion in 2003, and is projected to exceed 8 billion by 2025. This rapid population growth, combined with rising incomes in developing countries, is expected to place much greater demands on food and environmental resources. The UN has identified goals around reducing poverty and hunger and ensuring environmental sustainability. South Asia faces particular challenges due to high population density and limited natural resources per capita. Globalization is changing economies in South Asia from agriculture-based to more industrial and service-oriented. This integration risks increased environmental degradation if not managed properly. Strategic policy shifts are needed to empower the poor and engage them as partners in pro-poor environmental governance initiatives.
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This document discusses climate change adaptation in semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. It notes that these regions are vulnerable to climate impacts like droughts and flooding due to existing challenges like poverty, harsh climates, and lack of resources. The ASSAR project aims to help communities in 11 countries adapt to climate change in ways that reduce vulnerability and promote long-term resilience through stakeholder engagement, interdisciplinary research, and informing adaptation practices and policies. Key barriers to adaptation include lack of development, inequitable gender roles, and governance issues, while enablers include new technologies, gender-inclusive approaches, and stronger climate policies.
This report summarizes research on climate resilience options for slums and informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. It finds that population density exacerbates flood impacts within the slums. Analysis of rainfall data from four stations shows flooding occurs mainly during two rainy seasons and is associated with extreme short-term rainfall events as well as El Niño rains. Flooding hotspots were identified in all three studied slums. However, non-climatic factors like location in ecologically fragile areas and poor drainage and waste management also increase vulnerability. The report recommends adaptation actions including climate-proofed housing, flood early warning systems, climate-proofed infrastructure, cooperation between organizations, strengthened disaster response institutions, and education on risk reduction. Data
Tamimi - socioeconomic dimension of water policyWANA forum
This document discusses the socioeconomic dimensions of water policy and integrated water resource management (IWRM). It addresses several key points:
1) IWRM aims to balance economic, social, and environmental needs in water allocation and management. However, implementation faces challenges in integrating different sectors and balancing universal vs. region-specific policies.
2) Water demand is growing due to population, economic growth, and climate change, putting pressure on existing supplies. Reallocating water from irrigation could impact regions socioeconomically.
3) The document outlines important socioeconomic trends to consider in water policy, like income, unemployment, poverty, food security, and climate change. It also discusses tensions, transitions, and
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This document discusses integrated water resource management (IWRM) and related socioeconomic policy issues. It makes three main points:
1) IWRM aims to balance environmental, social, and economic needs when allocating water resources, but implementation faces challenges integrating different sectors and balancing regional differences. Overly general policies may be counterproductive.
2) Growing water demand, a changing climate, and potential reallocation of water from irrigation could significantly impact regional socioeconomies depending on how reallocation is implemented.
3) Key socioeconomic factors that must be considered in water policy include income trends, unemployment, poverty, food security, governance, and climate change. Balancing these tensions while enabling flexible policies to
Gender and Urban Climate Policy. Gender-Sensitive Policies Make a DifferenceGotelind Alber
Author. Gotelind Alber
Co-Editors: Miriam Eimermacher (GIZ), Daniel Schütt (GIZ)
Published by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in collaboration with United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and GenderCC-Women for Climate Justice
2015
Could we achieve goal 13 of the sdgs within the existing international econom...Md. Zahirul Islam
Sustainable development (SD) is a pattern of resource use, that aims to meet human needs while preserving the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present but also for generations to come (sometimes taught as ELF -Environment, Local people, Future)
Poverty alleviation and the environmental governancePari Doll
World population has grown significantly from 1.6 billion in 1900 to over 6 billion in 2003, and is projected to exceed 8 billion by 2025. This rapid population growth, combined with rising incomes in developing countries, is expected to place much greater demands on food and environmental resources. The UN has identified goals around reducing poverty and hunger and ensuring environmental sustainability. South Asia faces particular challenges due to high population density and limited natural resources per capita. Globalization is changing economies in South Asia from agriculture-based to more industrial and service-oriented. This integration risks increased environmental degradation if not managed properly. Strategic policy shifts are needed to empower the poor and engage them as partners in pro-poor environmental governance initiatives.
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Semi-Arid Regions of We...weADAPT
This document discusses climate change adaptation in semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. It notes that these regions are vulnerable to climate impacts like droughts and flooding due to existing challenges like poverty, harsh climates, and lack of resources. The ASSAR project aims to help communities in 11 countries adapt to climate change in ways that reduce vulnerability and promote long-term resilience through stakeholder engagement, interdisciplinary research, and informing adaptation practices and policies. Key barriers to adaptation include lack of development, inequitable gender roles, and governance issues, while enablers include new technologies, gender-inclusive approaches, and stronger climate policies.
This report summarizes research on climate resilience options for slums and informal settlements in Nairobi, Kenya. It finds that population density exacerbates flood impacts within the slums. Analysis of rainfall data from four stations shows flooding occurs mainly during two rainy seasons and is associated with extreme short-term rainfall events as well as El Niño rains. Flooding hotspots were identified in all three studied slums. However, non-climatic factors like location in ecologically fragile areas and poor drainage and waste management also increase vulnerability. The report recommends adaptation actions including climate-proofed housing, flood early warning systems, climate-proofed infrastructure, cooperation between organizations, strengthened disaster response institutions, and education on risk reduction. Data
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Semi-Arid Regions of Ea...weADAPT
This document discusses climate change adaptation in semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. It notes that these regions are home to hundreds of millions of people and are vulnerable to climate impacts due to existing challenges like poverty, harsh climates, and lack of resources. The ASSAR project aims to understand how to empower communities, organizations, and governments to adapt to climate change in ways that reduce vulnerability and promote long-term resilience across 11 countries. It does this through interdisciplinary research on vulnerabilities, adaptation strategies, and engaging stakeholders at all levels of governance.
To Review the Impact and Copping Strategies of Climate Change in Developing C...AI Publications
Rapid change in climate is set to alter the delicate balance that exists between man and nature. The literature to this effect points out that the poorest countries and communities are likely to suffer the most because of their geographic locations, low income and low institutional capacity, as well as their greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture. Even if climate mitigations plans are implemented properly there will be some degree of warming due to inertia of emissions already released. As such, there is a strong consensus about the need of adaptation to changing climatic conditions. Adaptation to climate change is given increasing international attention as the confidence in climate change projections is getting higher. Developing countries have specific needs for adaptation due to high vulnerabilities, and they will in this way carry a great part of the global costs of climate change although the rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations are mainly the responsibility of industrialized countries. Adaptation is believed to enhance the resilience against increasing climate variability. In this backdrop, the objective of the present paper is, therefore, to systematically and critically review the existing literature on the impacts of climate change and choice of adaptations across countries and draw insights for suggesting a comprehensive policy framework particularly for developing countries in this regard. The paper finds that the role of government and civil society is crucial for enabling efficient adaptation methods. Development policies and programs having synergy effect with climate change initiatives help adapt with the changing climate better. However, the availability of clean technology in developing countries will play the decisive role in controlling their growth rate of emission.
The document discusses building climate resilience in Pakistan. It provides climate and environmental data showing Pakistan's high vulnerability to climate impacts like floods and droughts. Possible approaches are discussed, including focusing directly on resilience or taking a co-benefits approach. Building resilience will require strengthening knowledge and capacity, encouraging private sector solutions, facilitating provincial action, and protecting vulnerable groups. The government can play a role in monitoring progress, financing initiatives, and supporting strategic, climate-integrated policies and signature projects.
Local participation in REDD+ programs can provide benefits but also faces challenges. A study in Indonesia investigated the conditions needed for successful local measurement, reporting, and verification (PMRV) of carbon emissions. Four key conditions were identified: activities must be relevant to local people, build on existing technical capacity, utilize reporting structures informed by other systems, and incorporate local knowledge into verification. However, PMRV also requires broader international support and institutional capacity beyond what can be addressed at the local level alone.
Environmental management refers to a systematic approach to reducing negative environmental impacts and conserving resources like water, energy, and materials. Achieving national sustainable development goals through environmental management strategies can be difficult for several reasons. First, there is a lack of education and awareness about sustainability issues among the general public in many countries. Second, developing countries often face financial constraints that limit their ability to plan and implement sustainable practices. Third, corruption can reduce funds for sustainability projects. Achieving truly sustainable development requires strategies that consider many interconnected factors, are adaptable to changes, and have some redundancy to withstand disruptions.
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE T...vijay kumar sarabu
There is direct relationship between environment and economic development. Economic development without environmental considerations can cause serious environmental damage in turn impairing the quality of life of present and future generations. In the process of economic development, the environmental problems have been ignored or less concentrated. Any country’s environmental problems are related to the level of its economic development, the availability of natural resources and the lifestyle of its population. In India, rapid growth of population, poverty, urbanization, industrialization and several related factors are responsible for the rapid degradation of the environment. Environmental problems have become serious in many parts of the country, and hence cannot be ignored. The main environmental problems in India relate to air and water pollution particularly in metropolitan cities and industrial zones, degradation of common property resources (Tanks, Ponds Lakes, Rivers, Forests etc.) which affect the poor adversely as they depends on them for their livelihood, threat to biodiversity and inadequate system of solid waste disposal and sanitation with consequent adverse impact on health, infant mortality and birth rate.
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2. Population growth, economic development, and climate change are increasing demands for water, energy, and food globally. Coordinated policies and stakeholder participation are needed to develop solutions that balance these growing needs with environmental sustainability.
3. Media and communication play an important role in raising awareness of issues, facilitating stakeholder participation in decision-making, and promoting cooperation around managing the WEF nexus.
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The natural resources sector in New Zealand comprises several government organizations responsible for managing the country's natural assets. These resources are central to New Zealand's identity, economy, and Māori interests. However, some resources are becoming scarce, so improved management is needed. The briefing recommends forming a group of natural resource ministers to take a holistic, long-term approach to complex issues that cut across different areas of government. It also proposes reviewing the resource management system to improve decision-making, integration, and use of information.
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International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Semi-Arid Regions of Ea...weADAPT
This document discusses climate change adaptation in semi-arid regions of Africa and Asia. It notes that these regions are home to hundreds of millions of people and are vulnerable to climate impacts due to existing challenges like poverty, harsh climates, and lack of resources. The ASSAR project aims to understand how to empower communities, organizations, and governments to adapt to climate change in ways that reduce vulnerability and promote long-term resilience across 11 countries. It does this through interdisciplinary research on vulnerabilities, adaptation strategies, and engaging stakeholders at all levels of governance.
To Review the Impact and Copping Strategies of Climate Change in Developing C...AI Publications
Rapid change in climate is set to alter the delicate balance that exists between man and nature. The literature to this effect points out that the poorest countries and communities are likely to suffer the most because of their geographic locations, low income and low institutional capacity, as well as their greater reliance on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture. Even if climate mitigations plans are implemented properly there will be some degree of warming due to inertia of emissions already released. As such, there is a strong consensus about the need of adaptation to changing climatic conditions. Adaptation to climate change is given increasing international attention as the confidence in climate change projections is getting higher. Developing countries have specific needs for adaptation due to high vulnerabilities, and they will in this way carry a great part of the global costs of climate change although the rising atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations are mainly the responsibility of industrialized countries. Adaptation is believed to enhance the resilience against increasing climate variability. In this backdrop, the objective of the present paper is, therefore, to systematically and critically review the existing literature on the impacts of climate change and choice of adaptations across countries and draw insights for suggesting a comprehensive policy framework particularly for developing countries in this regard. The paper finds that the role of government and civil society is crucial for enabling efficient adaptation methods. Development policies and programs having synergy effect with climate change initiatives help adapt with the changing climate better. However, the availability of clean technology in developing countries will play the decisive role in controlling their growth rate of emission.
The document discusses building climate resilience in Pakistan. It provides climate and environmental data showing Pakistan's high vulnerability to climate impacts like floods and droughts. Possible approaches are discussed, including focusing directly on resilience or taking a co-benefits approach. Building resilience will require strengthening knowledge and capacity, encouraging private sector solutions, facilitating provincial action, and protecting vulnerable groups. The government can play a role in monitoring progress, financing initiatives, and supporting strategic, climate-integrated policies and signature projects.
Local participation in REDD+ programs can provide benefits but also faces challenges. A study in Indonesia investigated the conditions needed for successful local measurement, reporting, and verification (PMRV) of carbon emissions. Four key conditions were identified: activities must be relevant to local people, build on existing technical capacity, utilize reporting structures informed by other systems, and incorporate local knowledge into verification. However, PMRV also requires broader international support and institutional capacity beyond what can be addressed at the local level alone.
Environmental management refers to a systematic approach to reducing negative environmental impacts and conserving resources like water, energy, and materials. Achieving national sustainable development goals through environmental management strategies can be difficult for several reasons. First, there is a lack of education and awareness about sustainability issues among the general public in many countries. Second, developing countries often face financial constraints that limit their ability to plan and implement sustainable practices. Third, corruption can reduce funds for sustainability projects. Achieving truly sustainable development requires strategies that consider many interconnected factors, are adaptable to changes, and have some redundancy to withstand disruptions.
Weekly Wetlands Sustainability Report - NET Africa (www.netafrica.be)NET Africa
This week we focus on SDG 13 Climate Action, SDG 11 sustainable cities and communities and SD6’ Clean water and sanitation, SDG 4 Education. We also focus on World Environment Day.
Green Sustainability Plans: an introduction to their international sucessElizabeth Baker
Huey D. Johnson awards Mike Taugher first ever Truth in Environmental Reporting Award; describes the history of environmentalism from Ancient Rome and China forward; describes proven, decades-long success of Green Plans as solution for environmental management including the causes of climate change.
Cities are both major contributors to climate change and highly vulnerable to its impacts. They generate over 70% of global CO2 emissions through industries, vehicles, energy use and waste. However, cities will also face many dangerous consequences of climate change like flooding, stronger storms, disease spread and sea level rise which threatens coastal cities. While cities cannot control climate change's impacts, they can take mitigation and adaptation actions to reduce their contributions and strengthen infrastructure. Many cities already aim to become more energy efficient, use renewable energy and reduce emissions. If well-planned and equipped, cities can lead initiatives to combat climate change through low-carbon practices and sustainable development.
Analysis of poverty environmental degradation nexus among arable crop farmers...Alexander Decker
This document analyzes the relationship between poverty and environmental degradation among crop farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria. It finds that 42% of surveyed farming households live below the poverty line. Factors like the quantity of wood collected, number of grazing animals, and length of grazing time were found to significantly increase poverty levels by degrading the environment. Increasing farm size and knowledge of conservation, on the other hand, were found to decrease poverty by reducing environmental degradation. The study concludes that poverty and environmental degradation are strongly linked, with each exacerbating the other in a vicious cycle. It recommends targeting poverty programs at the local level and introducing environmental aid to break this cycle.
MDBS Climate change cross-cutting paper v6b Final - namesDr Seán Doolan, MBA
Climate change is already affecting Ghana's economic development and poses challenges to achieving development goals. It acts as a "stress-multiplier" exacerbating existing vulnerabilities. Both adaptation and mitigation efforts are needed, requiring leadership across sectors to build climate resilience. Climate change impacts different regions and populations in Ghana in varying ways, increasing risks for the most vulnerable groups. Responses are needed at national, sectoral, and local levels to safeguard development gains and pursue low-carbon growth opportunities in the face of a changing climate.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT - WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE T...vijay kumar sarabu
There is direct relationship between environment and economic development. Economic development without environmental considerations can cause serious environmental damage in turn impairing the quality of life of present and future generations. In the process of economic development, the environmental problems have been ignored or less concentrated. Any country’s environmental problems are related to the level of its economic development, the availability of natural resources and the lifestyle of its population. In India, rapid growth of population, poverty, urbanization, industrialization and several related factors are responsible for the rapid degradation of the environment. Environmental problems have become serious in many parts of the country, and hence cannot be ignored. The main environmental problems in India relate to air and water pollution particularly in metropolitan cities and industrial zones, degradation of common property resources (Tanks, Ponds Lakes, Rivers, Forests etc.) which affect the poor adversely as they depends on them for their livelihood, threat to biodiversity and inadequate system of solid waste disposal and sanitation with consequent adverse impact on health, infant mortality and birth rate.
1. The document discusses the water-energy-food nexus (WEF-N), which recognizes the interconnectedness between water, energy, and food resources and policies. Managing these resources requires cooperation across government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders.
2. Population growth, economic development, and climate change are increasing demands for water, energy, and food globally. Coordinated policies and stakeholder participation are needed to develop solutions that balance these growing needs with environmental sustainability.
3. Media and communication play an important role in raising awareness of issues, facilitating stakeholder participation in decision-making, and promoting cooperation around managing the WEF nexus.
Climate change is threatening Nepal's natural resources, livelihoods, and development. Nepal is highly vulnerable to climate impacts like changing precipitation patterns, glacial melt, floods, landslides, and droughts. Average temperatures in Nepal have been rising, rainfall is becoming more variable, and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense. Key vulnerable sectors include water resources, agriculture, ecosystems, and communities in poverty. Urgent national measures are needed to address current and future climate vulnerabilities and their effects on water availability, natural disasters, and livelihoods in order to promote sustainable development.
The natural resources sector in New Zealand comprises several government organizations responsible for managing the country's natural assets. These resources are central to New Zealand's identity, economy, and Māori interests. However, some resources are becoming scarce, so improved management is needed. The briefing recommends forming a group of natural resource ministers to take a holistic, long-term approach to complex issues that cut across different areas of government. It also proposes reviewing the resource management system to improve decision-making, integration, and use of information.
In our Rural Climate Dialogues program, we work with rural communities to develop and implement plans to strengthen community resilience in the face of climate change. The state convening took place in Saint Paul, inviting residents of Winona, Itasca, and Stevens County to discuss sustainability goals and collaboration with state agencies.
Climate change adaptation is important to address the complex challenges it poses for development in Africa. Agricultural production and food security on the continent will likely be severely compromised by climate change, with crop yields projected to fall substantially. ACCRA seeks to understand how existing social protection, livelihood and disaster risk reduction projects build adaptive capacity, and influence actors to improve climate adaptation. The research is being conducted in Ethiopia, Uganda and Mozambique to provide evidence to support vulnerable communities and inform humanitarian and development work.
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This document summarizes a presentation on sustainable ecosystem management for climate change adaptation in Sudan. It outlines Sudan's regional context, climate impacts on its ecosystems, key country priorities, and proposed next steps. Sudan is highly vulnerable to climate impacts due to its large arid areas and limited resources. Climate change is expected to exacerbate problems like water scarcity and loss of wildlife. The presentation identifies priorities such as water resources management, access to natural resources, and capacity building. Short-term solutions proposed include boosting drought-resilient farming and supporting pastoralists, while long-term goals involve mainstreaming the environment into planning and strengthening governance.
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This document summarizes the challenges of integrating ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) approaches into national policy in Caribbean nations. It finds that EbA is absent from national policies in six of the seven Caribbean countries studied, despite ecosystem management policies being present in all countries. Key barriers to integrating EbA identified include climate change being a lower priority than economic development, climate change being framed primarily as an environmental rather than socioeconomic issue, a lack of understanding of the economic benefits of EbA, and insufficient climate funding for adaptation projects in Caribbean nations. However, opportunities also exist, such as linking EbA to existing ecosystem management practices and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre acting as an accredited entity for the Green Climate Fund
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
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Paper CCIAM conference 2014_ donald kasongi final.pdf
1. “Reducing Climate Change challenges through forestry and other land uses practices"
“Why good enough governance is a critical driver for addressing climate change challenges at
community level-Lessons from local authorities around Lake Victoria-Tanzania”
Author: Donald Kasongi
Governance Links Tanzania
P.O Box 1923
Mwanza-Tanzania
E-mail:donaldkasongi@yahoo.co.uk
Abstract
The search for locally appropriate approaches on climate compatible development continues .The
enabling of comprehensive responses to climate change amongst competing value laden land uses
through the convergence of science and politics of delivery remains contentious. Meanwhile, it is a fait
accompli that the ultimate evidence on successful scaling up of good practices and innovations must
reconcile land management, communities, science and policy making. The complexity of driving change
with multiple structures and levels require a uniting force, without which interventions remain insular
and fragmented. Local Government reforms in Tanzania offer a menu of promises for effectively
promoting resilience at community level through promoting core norms of good governance. However,
despite the national level commitment demonstrated through the 2007 National Adaptation
Programme of Action, the 2012 National Climate, Change Strategy, and the 2013 National REDD+
Strategy and Action Plan, there is no evidence of Local Government Authorities taking independent
initiatives to develop context-specific land-based responses except in few project-driven cases..
Lessons from local government authorities around Lake Victoria indicate that, whereas the science part
of the equation is evidently delivering in building knowledge base and advancing cross-sectoral
scenarios for action, putting leadership in the process is an unavoidable requisite towards institutional
mainstreaming of climate change. Institutional capacity and financing have always been cited as the
constraints. This reality signals the need for political engagement, suggesting that good, context-
informed land governance should therefore guide the pathways. We refer to it as Good Enough
Governance.
Key words: climate change, complexity, land, local government, good enough governance, Lake Victoria,
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1.0 Introduction
The best available evidence indicate that climate change is real , and the science is clear about the
scenarios for now and in future .Whether driven by natural or human forcing, can lead to changes in the
likelihood of the occurrence or strength of extreme weather and climate events or both. The stakes are
definitely high across communities and sectors ranging from water, through human health to food
sovereignty. Since the IPCC Annual Report 4, the observational basis has increased substantially, so that
some extremes are now examined over most land areas (Cubasch, U.et al (2013) .The most compelling
evidence of climate change derives from observations of the atmosphere, land, and water bodies. In situ
observations by various land users can no longer be contested. Responses for mitigation and adaptation
need to be articulated at various levels from global to local level, ensuring that frameworks and
processes are consistently equitable and participatory.
2.0 Land as a base natural capital
Dramatic changes around food, climate, energy, and finance in recent years have pushed questions of
land use and land control back onto the centre stage of development discourse, at the very moment
when the same conditions are spurring an unprecedented rush for land and water across the globe (
Borras and Franco, 2012).
Besides human capital, land is the greatest asset in Tanzania. It is the eventual source of basic services
on which livelihoods and broader development are anchored. In all development discourses, including
the National Development Vision 2025 seeking to drive the country to middle income, will need to fall
back on land as the foundation for investments in social and economic parameters. Nevertheless, land
is a finite resource, becoming increasingly under pressure as time unfolds. Factors such as climate
change, demographic shifts, and changing patterns of work and habitation are already creating
insurmountable challenges. Also, as these pressures intensify, so will the demands we make on our land.
This is already happening as we seek maximizing economic returns while recognizing that the potential
to yield benefits in diverse areas such as ecosystem services, mitigating climate change, and wellbeing.
Deciding how to balance these competing pressures and demands is a major challenge that should
addressed at all governance levels and from policies to practice , and one that is all the more pressing
due to the time required to roll out new land use policies.
The land reforms alongside decentralisation by devolution in the country provide a useful platform for
addressing land management intricacies. Land and water are central elements in the climate crisis.
Industrialization and economic growth depend greatly on the exploitation of land and water, and their
capture to serve energy production, mining, industry, agriculture, technology parks, tourism, recreation
and urban expansion, continues unabated in every region of the world. Land cover and land-use changes
are the oldest global impacts of humankind and result in significant changes to the amount of carbon
that is stored and released into the atmosphere. Forests and wetlands store more carbon than
grasslands, which in turn store more carbon than croplands. (Guttal and Monsalve, 2011).The most
challenging policy question is how to make better use of land across the country for climate mitigation,
adaptation and supporting transition to a sustainably greener society. Unfortunately, the current policy
architecture does not reflect addressing this narrative. The country is witnessing heightening natural
resource conflicts, as seen in the weakening farmer-pastoralist co-existence. In some places, the
conflicts are reaching crisis levels leading to violent conflicts.
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3.0 The inextricable but evident land-climate nexus
It is an accomplished fact that land use will play an exceptionally role in both climate change mitigation
and adaptation. The nascent appreciation of this fact by decision makers both at policy and field levels
consistently suggests that more contextual research to inform local action on the complex interaction
between the effect of climate change on land itself, and the use of land to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, is needed. The ultimate decisions should therefore be integrated into local governance
policies to avoid land use and management changes undermining coping strategies and resilience.
In trying to understand Tanzania’s readiness to leveraging institutional responses to climate change at
various levels, we find no explicit evidence of strategic responses across the board. The National
Climate Change Strategy emphasizes the need to build capacities in research within public sector and
silent about what should happen at community level. While Tanzania has been identifying many
potential climate change activities through plans and strategies, these have not been translated and
prioritised into deliverable interventions at local level, largely due to less mentioned limited capacity to
enable the mainstreaming of climate change across all stakeholder groups, both government and non-
governmental, policy confusion in steering processes and finance oriented planning ignoring existing
coping strategies.
Reflecting on land as natural capital for most development interventions, the concerns on land reform
directly fall into the arena of governance. The parameters of governance in general are under
substantial change. In policy and legal terms this is evidenced in texts of constitutions, national and local
government natural resource management legislations. For effective legal discourses ,land interests
must be accorded respect and to which new land policies and laws must themselves adhere,
establishing core principles through which land along with other resources will be governed.
4.0 Lessons from the Lake zone Local Government Authorities
Tanzania’s Lake zone(Lake Victoria) on mainland Tanzania is not administrative unit, but used for
convenient reflection on some common socio-economic and cultural characteristics. The zone covers six
regions of Geita, Kagera, Mara, Mwanza, Simiyu and Shinyanga. The regions are divided further into 31
local government authorities .According to the national population and housing census of 2012, the
zone hosted close to 12 million people, about 28% of the mainland population, with average annual
growth ranging from the lowest 1.8% in Simiyu to the highest 3.2% in Kagera. The most dominant land
uses are agro-pastoralism, settlements, wildlife protected areas forests (both reserved and in public
land), fishing and infrastructure.
A participatory qualitative assessment conducted by Governance Links Tanzania in collaboration with six
regional authorities in the Lake zone in January 2014 was an attempt to establish some baseline
understanding of how climate policies and interventions are being articulated in local government
authorities. Despite that the early findings were not surprising at all; it was disheartening to learn that
little is happening at local level to engage communities in the climate change discourse. The following
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finding emerged from the participatory qualitative study with the of the 36 local government authorities
of which 31 are mainly rural and 5 are urban authorities (The results represent summarized institutional
responses rather than responses from individuals)
*In 83% of the local government authorities, executives and elected leaders in indicated to be aware of
the climate change and its impacts,
*44% of the local government authorities reported to have built institutional knowledge of what is
supposed to happen
*only 11% provided evidence on how they were including climate change in their local development
policies and plans,
*Only 8% were able to demonstrate adaptive mitigation and adaptive practices
*11% indicated urban authorities needed to contextually plan differently from rural authorities,
*17% had gone through and rolling out capacity building for extension and advisory services teams
* Only 5.5% had begun rolling out Community Based Climate Change Adaptation plans with the support
of donors through special projects.
The findings from this rapid study indicate that:
There is a policy disconnect between central government and local government in the
implementation and particularly localization of responses to climate change
Local government authorities through regional administrations take the vulnerabilities to
climate change as thins
Institutional responses to climate changes in local government are expected to happen as
“finance driven projects” than “life projects” of communities
It is not clear how local government authorities can demonstrate localism on climate change
taking advantages of decentralisation by devolution in which decisions at relevant local level are
accorded priority in local policies and actions
There is no evident for climate relevant institutional actors working together to guide local
government authorities setting up institutional responses to climate change
Local governments may be waiting for capacity building on climate change adaptation instead of
striving towards competence building to tackle the cross cutting issue
Unless well guided by central government, institutional arrangements for land-climate nexus are
likely to sit uncomfortably with ownership of land and property rights.
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5.0 Why Good and Enough Governance for the Land -Climate change nexus
Governance is an elusive and much debated concept, but many agree that the contemporary
connotation is the set of rules and norms that govern relationships in any society and in this case the
institutional relationships across government, civil society, private sector and communities. The search
for novel governance at central and local governance levels is being lauded, and for the case of local
governmental reforms moving towards genuinely decentralised, shared, collective and inclusive
decision-making. Governance challenges are not fundamentally about one set of people getting another
set of people to behave better. They are about both sets of people finding ways of being able to act
collectively in their own best interests. Getting good governance requires that improvements that span
across almost all aspects of the public sector from institutions setting rules for economic and political
interaction, to decision-making structures that determine priorities among public problems and allocate
resources to respond to them, to organizations that manage administrative systems and deliver goods
and services to citizens, to human resources that staff government bureaucracies, to the interface of
officials and citizens in political and bureaucracy.
The concept of good enough governance provides a platform for questioning the long menu of
institutional changes and capacity-building initiatives currently deemed important (or essential) for
development. The concept admits that given the limited resources of money, time, knowledge, and
human and organisational capacities, practitioners are correct in searching for the best ways to move
towards better governance in a particular country context (Grindle, 2007)
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The need for working across sectors has been emphasized by mainstreaming of policies and practices.
While Climate change as a policy matter is assigned to particular central government authority, the Vice
President’s Office in the case of Tanzania, its visibility fades with delegation of responsibilities to sub
national and local government levels. Lessons from other cross-cutting issues like Gender and HIV /AIDS
have consistently shown that institutional willingness should not be assumed to deliver change but
formally driven commitments is a prerequisite to be able to address questions characterizing how norms
of good governance particularly the rule of law, inclusion , participation ,equity and transparency ,
accountability can be operationalized and compared across or within contexts at different moments in
time in ways that are verifiable. Given limited resources of money, time, knowledge, and human and
organisational capacity, what are the best ways to move towards good enough governance getting
policies and practices right?
Not surprisingly, advocating good governance raises a host of questions about what needs to happen ,
when it needs to happen and how it would be expected to happen . The direction provides a platform
for questioning the long list of institutional changes and capacity-building initiatives deemed necessary
at any point in time. A key lesson is that reforms should be sequences and not attempting to achieve
changes in every aspect at the same time. For anchoring climate change in the local context,
popularizing the conceptual framework is the critical initial step towards ownership of subsequent policy
articulation and rolling out interventions. The Critical point of choice for governance is deciding whether
to address the climate change-land nexus challenges in an incremental and piecemeal fashion, or aiming
for a more coherent and consistent approach to managing land use or just a combination of the two.
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6.0 Actions and Inaction on Climate change in Local Government
Do we wait for a major climate scandal to act ?Understandably, there are no tensions between
responses to climate change and leveraging land use in any context , but It is acknowledged that
idealism is not the way to act on climate change. It is about better positioning to the “new normal”.
Effort to build resilience in need to consider initiatives that would not only aim to reduce the
vulnerability but also proactively support communities and systems to adapt. Major institutional
challenges will be stimulating commitments of local government authorities and creating space for
innovation than waiting for prescriptions from central government. Unfortunately, it appears that
climate change responses are expected to be “projectised” , and therefore the usual suspect for inaction
is finance. While the climate finance frustration is looming across the global, local governments do not
seem prepared to begin with the baby steps that can be pursued without project-based finance,
particularly promoting Community based adaptation.
7.0 Conclusions
Tanzania has experienced strong economic growth over the last decade, partly due to increased
government spending, and also through investments that aim to achieve the national vision of Tanzania
becoming a middle-income country by 2025. Maintaining and even increasing the growth rate will need
to take into account the need for adaptation to the new climate normal. Adaptation is not an objective
or end point, a process of continual adjustment which, if successful, will enable socio-economic or
environmental goals to be achieved despite a changing climate context. There is no clear measure or
benchmark that signals that an adaptation programme is ‘successful’, and adaptation will never be fully
achieved within a normal programming cycle. This means that tracking adaptation often relies on a wide
range of proxy measures which relate to the achievement of broader societal aims. This can make it
difficult, and not necessarily desirable, to separate adaptation from overall sustainable development
objectives. A paradigm shift is therefore necessary towards climate-resilient development pathways,
shifting away from practices that are incompatible with the challenges of climate change.
8.0 Policy Implications
The strong linkages between climate change and development priorities are both direct and indirect.
The issue is not only whether the linkages exist, but how to reflect them in a manner that drives
sufficient action at all governance levels, while accounting for the strengths and limitations of each
policy framework. There is therefore a strong case for governments at national, sub national and local
levels to develop an over-arching approach cognizant of the fact that a response to climate change has a
cross-cutting nature over land across different user sectors and adopting a long-term perspective taking
into account the impact of changing circumstances. There are different ways to integrate climate action
into local governance, and effective mainstreaming will require setting up climate smart goals within
and across sectors (including ‘climate-smart’ goals with targets that deliver ‘a triple win of ending
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poverty, shifting to low carbon development, and enabling adaptation, disaster risk management and
resilience to environmental shocks and stresses’). This reality signals the need for political engagement,
suggesting that good, context-informed land governance should therefore guide the pathways.
Good enough governance supported paradigm shift changes in reconciling the climate-land nexus for
sustainable development call for an overarching perspective with the following recommendations:
I. Local government authorities in collaboration with other key actors particularly the meteorology
department assessing community-level vulnerabilities and encouraging research-based policies
to spur institutional commitments
II. Leveraging land governance beyond land use planning in its broad sense including how land is
valued and incentives for its use well established for delivering expected benefits across all
users.
III. Given the growing demands being placed on land, and with unpredictable conflicting needs of
individual households, communities, local authorities should consider strengthening economic
and regulatory mechanisms to deliver the best value of land. Local government authorities
urgently need to build competencies (not only expertise) amongst their governance structures
to deliver effective regulation.
IV. Establishment of a highly inclusive incentive schemes for better land governance in relation to
provision of public goods and basic social services, with increased participation of corporate
sector which is taking an increasing share of service delivery.
V. Carefully balance the emphasis on technological solutions with participation of local
communities and indigenous knowledge to avoid leaving behind those with low cost potential
for contributing to resilience building.
VI. Promoting biodiversity governance in which the ecosystem services approach is the overarching
framework supported by complementary schemes like REDD+ thus providing a comprehensive
way of harnessing the value of forests and catchments
VII. A move towards promoting more Flexible and Forward-looking Decision Making (FFDM) is being
proposed at all governance levels from national to local, to help communicate and promote the
principles that link land use and climate change across the spectrum of policy makers and
practitioners
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10.0 References
1. Cubasch, D. Wuebbles, D. Chen, M.C. Facchini, D. Frame, N. Mahowald, and J.-G. Winther, 2013:
Introduction. In: Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis
2. Grindle,Merille S(2007): Good Enough Governance Revisited in Development Policy Review, 25
(5): 553-574
3. Guttal, Shalmali and Sofia Monsaldve ,Society for International Development ,2011-Climate
Crises: Defending the land
4. Saturnino M. Borras Jr. and Jennifer C. Franco, July 2012; Land Sovereignty’ Alternative?
Towards a Peoples’ Counter-Enclosure