Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance
Purpose As adaptation and mitigation are separated in international and national policies, there is also a division in the financial resources mobilized by the international community to help developing countries deal with climate change. Given that mitigation activities can benefit or hinder adapta...
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| author | Locatelli, Bruno Fedele, G. Fayolle, A. Baglee, A. |
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As adaptation and mitigation are separated in international and national policies, there is also a division in the financial resources mobilized by the international community to help developing countries deal with climate change. Given that mitigation activities can benefit or hinder adaptation, and vice versa, promoting activities that contribute to both objectives can increase the efficiency of fund allocation and minimize trade-offs, particularly in land-related activities such as agriculture and forestry. The purpose of this study is to analyze how climate funding organizations consider the integration of adaptation and mitigation.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors interviewed representatives of climate funds directed toward forestry and agriculture to gain a better understanding of how they perceive the benefits, risks and barriers of an integrated approach; whether they have concrete activities for promoting this approach; and how they foresee the future of adaptation–mitigation integration.
Findings
Interviews revealed a diverse range of perceived benefits, risks and barriers at local, national and global scales. Most interviewees focused on the local benefits of this integration (e.g. increasing the resilience of forest carbon projects), whereas others emphasized global risks (e.g. decreasing global funding efficiency because of project complexity). Despite the general interest in projects and policies integrating adaptation and mitigation, few relevant actions have been implemented by organizations engaged in climate change finance.
Originality/value
This paper provides new insight into how the representatives of climate funds perceive and act on the integration of adaptation and mitigation in forestry and agriculture. The findings by the authors can inform the development of procedures for climate change finance, such as the Green Climate Fund. While managers of climate funds face barriers in promoting an integrated approach to adaptation and mitigation, they also have the capacity and the ambition to overcome them. |
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| spelling | CGSpace946142025-12-08T10:29:22Z Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance Locatelli, Bruno Fedele, G. Fayolle, A. Baglee, A. adaptation mitigation climate change Purpose As adaptation and mitigation are separated in international and national policies, there is also a division in the financial resources mobilized by the international community to help developing countries deal with climate change. Given that mitigation activities can benefit or hinder adaptation, and vice versa, promoting activities that contribute to both objectives can increase the efficiency of fund allocation and minimize trade-offs, particularly in land-related activities such as agriculture and forestry. The purpose of this study is to analyze how climate funding organizations consider the integration of adaptation and mitigation. Design/methodology/approach The authors interviewed representatives of climate funds directed toward forestry and agriculture to gain a better understanding of how they perceive the benefits, risks and barriers of an integrated approach; whether they have concrete activities for promoting this approach; and how they foresee the future of adaptation–mitigation integration. Findings Interviews revealed a diverse range of perceived benefits, risks and barriers at local, national and global scales. Most interviewees focused on the local benefits of this integration (e.g. increasing the resilience of forest carbon projects), whereas others emphasized global risks (e.g. decreasing global funding efficiency because of project complexity). Despite the general interest in projects and policies integrating adaptation and mitigation, few relevant actions have been implemented by organizations engaged in climate change finance. Originality/value This paper provides new insight into how the representatives of climate funds perceive and act on the integration of adaptation and mitigation in forestry and agriculture. The findings by the authors can inform the development of procedures for climate change finance, such as the Green Climate Fund. While managers of climate funds face barriers in promoting an integrated approach to adaptation and mitigation, they also have the capacity and the ambition to overcome them. 2016-01-11 2018-07-03T11:01:30Z 2018-07-03T11:01:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94614 en Open Access Emerald Publishing Limited Locatelli, B., Fedele, G., Fayolle, A., Baglee, A.. 2016. Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 8 (1) : 112-128. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijccsm-07-2014-0088 |
| spellingShingle | adaptation mitigation climate change Locatelli, Bruno Fedele, G. Fayolle, A. Baglee, A. Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance |
| title | Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance |
| title_full | Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance |
| title_fullStr | Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance |
| title_short | Synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance |
| title_sort | synergies between adaptation and mitigation in climate change finance |
| topic | adaptation mitigation climate change |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/94614 |
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