Capacity building for proportionate climate policy
Lessons from India and South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6298698 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Prabhat Upadhyaya (0000-0001-9576-9936, World Wide Fund for Nature – South Africa, South Africa), Manish Kumar Shrivastava (0000-0003-4746-2686, TERI School of Advanced Studies, India, corresponding author), Ganesh Gorti (0000-0002-3977-915X, University of Colorado System), Saliem Fakir (African Climate Foundation, South Africa) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 130-145 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0192512120963883 |
| OpenAlex | W3097761731 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 26 |
Countries must develop their capacity to credibly revise their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) proportionate to the global climate goal. This paper argues that long-lasting capacity is necessarily embedded in the institutions governing cooperation between state and non-state actors. This institutional capacity for cooperation is determined by the two interactive processes of conception and calibration, where the state plays a definitive role in mediating between competing interests. In conception, the state uses its discretionary power to set the long-term vision, whereas during calibration it exercises flexibility to accommodate concerns and capacity of other actors. We conclude that proportionality of policy response is better understood, and achieved, through the convergence of both these processes. Drawing on climate policy experiences of India and South Africa, we recommend that successful implementation and enhancement of NDCs would require a greater emphasis on capacity building for calibration in developing countries
Adaptive capacity · Capacity building · Climate change · Economic growth · Economic system · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · Management · Political science · Set (abstract data type · State (computer science · State-building · Climate Change Policy and Economics · Computer Science · International Development and Aid · Law · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
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| Citations per year | 0.83 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |