How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC)
The design and implementation of targeted policies and programmes are crucial to addressing climate challenges. In this study, we sought to understand the means by and extent to which the Central American Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy (EASAC) has contributed to addressing the specific climate c...
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| author | Howland, Fanny Le Coq, Jean-francois Collazos, Sara Arana, Jose Blundo, Genowefa Castellanos, Andrea Martinez Baron, Deissy |
| author_browse | Arana, Jose Blundo, Genowefa Castellanos, Andrea Collazos, Sara Howland, Fanny Le Coq, Jean-francois Martinez Baron, Deissy |
| author_facet | Howland, Fanny Le Coq, Jean-francois Collazos, Sara Arana, Jose Blundo, Genowefa Castellanos, Andrea Martinez Baron, Deissy |
| author_sort | Howland, Fanny |
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| description | The design and implementation of targeted policies and programmes are crucial to addressing climate challenges. In this study, we sought to understand the means by and extent to which the Central American Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy (EASAC) has contributed to addressing the specific climate challenges facing the regional agricultural sector. We applied a theory-based evaluation and contribution analysis to examine this policy and identified 252 changes at the national and regional levels that align with the EASAC theory of change (ToC). Contribution analysis revealed that none of the 23 changes we assessed could be attributed solely to the EASAC; however, it contributed directly, in combination with other actors and institutions, to 10 such changes. Our results question the efficacy of non-binding regional policies, such as the EASAC, in influencing national policy changes and highlight the dependency of climate policy implementation on international cooperation in the Central American Integration System region. Intersectoral and actor coordination, the availability of technical and research expertise, and research input appear critical to the successful implementation of regional climate policy. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1522772025-10-26T12:55:36Z How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC) Howland, Fanny Le Coq, Jean-francois Collazos, Sara Arana, Jose Blundo, Genowefa Castellanos, Andrea Martinez Baron, Deissy evaluation climate change cambio climático climate-smart agriculture-climate smart agriculture gobernanza evaluación policy analysis análisis de políticas governance systems dry corridor-central american dry corridor sica-central american integration system sica The design and implementation of targeted policies and programmes are crucial to addressing climate challenges. In this study, we sought to understand the means by and extent to which the Central American Climate-Smart Agriculture Strategy (EASAC) has contributed to addressing the specific climate challenges facing the regional agricultural sector. We applied a theory-based evaluation and contribution analysis to examine this policy and identified 252 changes at the national and regional levels that align with the EASAC theory of change (ToC). Contribution analysis revealed that none of the 23 changes we assessed could be attributed solely to the EASAC; however, it contributed directly, in combination with other actors and institutions, to 10 such changes. Our results question the efficacy of non-binding regional policies, such as the EASAC, in influencing national policy changes and highlight the dependency of climate policy implementation on international cooperation in the Central American Integration System region. Intersectoral and actor coordination, the availability of technical and research expertise, and research input appear critical to the successful implementation of regional climate policy. 2024-11-25 2024-09-18T10:58:32Z 2024-09-18T10:58:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152277 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Howland, F.; Le Coq, J.; Collazos, S.; Arana, J.; Blundo, G.; Castellanos, A.; Martinez Baron, D. (2024) How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC). Climate Policy, Online first paper (2024-09-05). ISSN: 1469-3062 |
| spellingShingle | evaluation climate change cambio climático climate-smart agriculture-climate smart agriculture gobernanza evaluación policy analysis análisis de políticas governance systems dry corridor-central american dry corridor sica-central american integration system sica Howland, Fanny Le Coq, Jean-francois Collazos, Sara Arana, Jose Blundo, Genowefa Castellanos, Andrea Martinez Baron, Deissy How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC) |
| title | How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC) |
| title_full | How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC) |
| title_fullStr | How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC) |
| title_full_unstemmed | How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC) |
| title_short | How can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture? Evaluating the climate-smart agriculture strategy for Central America (EASAC) |
| title_sort | how can regional policy help address climate impacts in agriculture evaluating the climate smart agriculture strategy for central america easac |
| topic | evaluation climate change cambio climático climate-smart agriculture-climate smart agriculture gobernanza evaluación policy analysis análisis de políticas governance systems dry corridor-central american dry corridor sica-central american integration system sica |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152277 |
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