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10. Climate Change Governance and Local Democracy: Synergy or Dissonance

verfasst von : Emmanuel O. Nuesiri

Erschienen in: Climate Change and Its Impacts

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This chapter focuses on governance arrangements in the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, plus the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries (REDD+) initiative. The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD Programme) supports developing countries adopting REDD+, and commits to strengthen local democracy as a safeguard such that REDD+ benefits to local people are not captured by elites. The chapter questions whether the UN-REDD funded Nigeria-REDD program meets this safeguard requirement. Research methods included literature review, semi-structured interviews, focus group meetings and participant observation. The study finds that the design of Nigeria-REDD was not inclusive of democratically elected local government authority. The UN-REDD approved the Nigeria-REDD proposal, trusting that NGOs who were involved in designing Nigeria-REDD, will push for democratic governance. However, NGOs do not have a mandate to democratically respond to the needs of local people. The chapter recommends that UN-REDD should not only engage with NGOs, but also with elected local government authority, if it is to strengthen local democracy as a safeguard against elite capture of REDD+ benefits.

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Titel: Climate Change Governance and Local Democracy: Synergy or Dissonance
verfasst von: Emmanuel O. Nuesiri
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Climate Change and Its Impacts
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-77543-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-77544-9

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77544-9_10

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