Transcript Governance: National and Sub

International Seminar on Climate Change and
Natural Resources Mangement
Governance
National and Sub-national Institutions
Marshall Adams (GHANA) Mwiche Kabwe (ZAMBIA) Iris Suazo (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC)
Camilo Thompson (MEXICO) Beno Ningisere (PAPUA NEW GUINEA) Joram Kagombe (KENYA)
OUTLINE
 WHAT WE DO?
KENYA
ZAMBIA
 PROBLEM STATEMENT
 PROBLEM TREE
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
 KEY QUESTIONS
 INSTITUTIONAL STATUS
GHANA
 EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN
GOVERNANCE
 AREAS OF POTENTIAL PROGRESS
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
 RECOMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS
 FUTURE RESEARCH
MÉXICO
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GOVERNANCE
Refers to "all of processes of governing, whether undertaken
by a government, market or network, whether over a family,
tribe, formal or informal organization or territory and whether
through the laws, norms, power or language.“
Principles
Rule of law;
Accountability;
Participation / inclusiveness;
Consensus seeking;
Anti-corruption;
Transparency;
Respect for rights;
Performance / effectiveness;
Capacity;
Gender equality.
METHODOLOGY
1. Intensive discussions
2. Defined roles
3. Problem Tree
4. Problem statement
5. Research
5. Prepared outline
6. Results
7. Opinion and engagement
of the ISCC-USFS
PROBLEM STATEMENT
Weak Governance on Climate Change to Effectively
Undertake Adaptation and Mitigation Actions
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Ineffective implementation of programs and policies;
Waste of resources
Corruption
Lack of sustainability / follow up
Lack of equitable benefits distribution
Lack of compliance of international agreements
Effects
Weak Governance on Climate Change to Effectively
Undertake Adaptation and Mitigation Actions
Causes
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Weak policies and legislation
Lack of transparency
Inadequate capacities (human, Technologies and institutional)
Accountability
Weak Partnership
Education and awareness needs
Financial problems
KEY QUESTIONS
1. What is the status of climate change governance in our
national and subnational jurisdictions?
2. Why are efforts of strengthening governance do not seem
to work?
3. What do we have to do to improve governance?
STATUS ON INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS & LEGAL FRAMEWORK
NATIONS
LAWS & REGULATIONS
INSTITUTIONS
KENYA
1. National CC Strategy
2. REDD+ Strategy
3. CC Act
1. Kenya Forest Service
2. National Env. Management
Authority
3. Kenya Forestry Research Institute
4. REDD+ secretariat
5. Community based groups
6. Civil society
GHANA
1. Preparation of CC National
Action Plan
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PAPUA
NEW
GUINEA
1. C.C. Policy
2. REDD + Guideline
1. Climate Change Authority
2. PNG Forest Authority
3. Dept. Env. & Conservation
National Planning Comission
Env. Protection Agency
Forestry Comission
Ministry of Food and Agriculture
STATUS ON INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK
NATIONS
LAWS & REGULATIONS
INSTITUTIONS
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC
1. Environment Law 2000
2. National Strategy for
Development 2030
3. National Adaptation Plan
1.Ministry of Environment
2. Council of CC and CDM
3. Climate Change Dept in Ministry of
Agriculture
4. Technical Comission REDD+
ZAMBIA
1. Environmental Management
Act 2011
2. National Policy on CC
3. National Climate Change
Response Strategy
1. Ministry of Lands, Natural Resources
and Environmental Protection
2. Interim Climate Change Secretariate
3. Zambia Environmental Management
Agency
MEXICO
1. C.C. General Act & Sustainable
Forest Law
2. C.C. National Strategy
3. National Inventary of forest
and soil
4. REDD+ National Visión &
Strategy
1. Ministry of Environment
2. National Institution on Ecology and
CC
3. National System of CC
4. Intersecretarial Comission in CC
5. National Strategy on REDD+
6. National Technical Comission on
REDD+
BARRIERS IN GOVERNANCE
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Lack of Participation
Gender Perspective
Weak Enforcement
Corruption
Weak Tenure Rights
Lack of Transparency
Incomplete or Conflicting Laws
Weak Coordination
Why efforts of strengthening governance do
not seem to work?
Lack of political commitment
c
Unclear land tenure
rights
Inadequate
c experise
Absence of gender
inclusion
c
Inadequate Public
c Awareness
Weak enforcement
of
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regulations
Activities just implemented at the
c
national level (resources flow)
Lack of clear incentives
and benefit
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Inadequate awareness of CC among
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stakeholders, policy makers and community
What do we have to do to improve
governance?
• Increase level of public engagement when
developing national and subnational climate change
plans
• Assesment of gaps and synergies in existing policy
and legislations as well as institutional frameworks
• Institutional and legal reforms
• Prioritize and implement capacity building
• Develop mechanism for benefit sharing and gender
mainstreaming
Recommendations
• Multi Level discussion forums and committees
• Direct funds to NGO or other locals stakeholders
directly;
• Technical evaluation and public participation on law
and regulation reforms
• Involve stakeholders in planning from inception
• Identify key areas of capacity building an build this
capacity
• Engage youth across networks and multisectorial
programs
• develop documents neeed for Compliance on
international commitments
Areas of future research
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Benefit sharing mechanisms in CC
Effective institutions framework in CC
Social Environmental and Safety Assessment
Research on the way laws, institutions and
processes in a society interact
• Trends in transparency and accountability,
respect for rights, participation and inclusiveness,
performance, effectiveness and equity and
observing the rule of law
Efforts to Strengthen Governance
• Case study from GCF sub-national jurisdictions
SUBNATIONAL
CHIAPAS
LAWS & REGULATIONS
1. Climate Change Adaptation
and Mitigation Law
2. Sustainable Foresta
Development Law
3. Climate Change Action
Program (PACCCH)
4. REDD+ Vision
5. REDD+ Strategy
INSTITUTIONS
1. Ministry for Environment and
History;
2. Land and Agricultural Ministry
Participate
3. Planing Ministry
4. Intersecretarial Comission in CC
5. REDD+ Technical Advisory Chiapas (CTC REDD+ CH)
RIO BRANCO DECLARATION.
1. Inquire the international community to partner with GCF
states and provinces for sustainable development;
2. Commitment to reduce
deforestation by 80% by 2020, only
when funding (payment for
performance) is sufficient and
adequate;
3. An equitable distribution of
benefits, payment based on results
focused on forest management, small
farmers and indigenous communities,
As well the compliance of
environmental and social safeguards;
In MÉXICO there is an Sub National Alliance between Environmental and land
Ministries to create a Low Emission Rural Development Strategies as well as
Sustainable Forest Management
OBJECTIVE
Generate a continuous process of collaboration for the exchange of
knowledge, skills and design policies and programs of state order
and within the framework of its competence, in order to accelerate
the transition to a low Emissions Rural Development in the states,
including specific state contributions, to reduce deforestation and
degradation, adaptation based on ecosystems and improving
communities governance across saveguards implementation.
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