[Ngo Climate Change] working paper on subnational strategies for low carbon development

[Konstantinidis Dorothea GIZ VN]

Dear colleagues,

as  the Green Growth Action Plan is now approved find below a link to download a CDKN working paper with recommendations on how to develop strategies on the subnational level for climate compatible development.

http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/CDKN_ICLEI-Subnational-CCD-Strategies1.pdf

In the paper: Close to home: Subnational strategies for climate compatible development the authors  argue that the battle for climate compatible development will be won or lost in provinces, districts and cities.  There are distinct challenges at subnational level¨C for example, future climate data for local and subnational levels is more uncertain than at larger scales, and subnational decision-makers face intense local pressure to act on the negative impacts of climate extremes and disasters. There are also unique opportunities. Subnational decision-makers often have a sound understanding of climate trends in their area, based on first-hand experience and local and indigenous knowledge. They have a good sense of solutions that are effective in the local context and they have the ability to mobilise local resources for implementation, including people¡¯s time and knowledge.

Effective strategies for subnational climate compatible development respond to these challenges and build on these opportunities. Such strategies:

¡ñ use flexible modes of decision-making available at the subnational level to go beyond national mandates for climate compatible development and to innovate solutions.

¡ñ raise the awareness of climate ¡®champions¡¯ in subnational government and bolster their climate leadership.

¡ñ build a strong case for action through effective, locally relevant communications about climate change impacts and the benefits of low-carbon, climate-resilient development.

¡ñ mobilise local expertise and support including in-kind resources, and forge alliances among civil society, businesses, researchers (including climate scientists), government decision-makers and civil servants.

¡ñ secure additional resources from outside the locality where necessary.

CDKN¡¯s and ICLEI¡¯s programme experience demonstrates that these strategies yield promising results at the subnational level. However, the scale of the global climate challenge is huge. Alone, individual subnational initiatives do not achieve enough. It will take a global transformation in the way that society approaches development if we are to achieve a low-carbon, climate-resilient future. Successful subnational climate compatible strategies must be rapidly scaled up and scaled out to meet this challenge.

Best Regards

Thea Konstantinidis (Mrs.)
Development Advisor

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