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Integrating Concerns with Climate Change into Local Development Planning in Cambodia

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  • Va Dany
  • Louis Lebel

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Integration of climate change adaptation with development planning at multiple scales is widely seen as preferable to reactive, fragmented, or highly centralized responses. At the same time, there are growing concerns on when intervention is most appropriate, the transaction costs of coordination, and the adequacy of institutional capacity at local levels, especially in developing countries. This article examines entry points and mechanisms for integrating concerns with climate change into local development planning in Cambodia. An institutional ethnography of the planning process indicates that subnational planning is participatory and flexible; and thus, provides plausible entry points to integrate climate change concerns. Case study methods applied to two externally supported, climate‐resilient development projects identify promising mechanisms and strategies, as well as obstacles to integration. A vulnerability reduction assessment tool and top‐up grant scheme both included promising deliberative and participatory elements from which lessons for future and elsewhere can be drawn. At the same time, key stakeholders concede that local integration more widely is hampered by multiple obstacles, including weak institutional capacity, low community participation, and lack of resources and incentives. Addressing these challenges requires political commitments for good governance, capacity development, and additional resources. 气候变化关切与柬埔寨地方发展规划一体化 气候变化适应与多重层面的发展规划一体化被广泛视为优于反应式、分散式或高度集中式的响应。同时,就干预措施何时最为适宜,协调的交易成本,以及地方层面机构能力的充足性而言存在越来越多的关切,尤其是在发展中国家。本文检验了气候变化关切与柬埔寨地方发展规划一体化的切入点和机制。一项规划过程的机构民族志显示,地方规划具有参与性和灵活性;并因此为整合气候变化关切提供了合理的切入点。案例研究方法应用于两个受外部支持的气候韧性发展项目,识别了有希望的机制和战略,以及一体化所面临的阻碍。一个用于评估脆弱性降低的工具和一个额外拨款计划都包含了有希望的商讨和参与机制,从中可得出未来和其他地方可用到的经验。同时,关键利益攸关方承认,地方层面的一体化在更广的范围内受到多重阻碍,包括机构能力不足、社群参与度低、以及缺少资源和激励。应对这些挑战需要在善治、能力发展和额外资源方面作出政治承诺。 Integrando preocupaciones con el cambio climático en la planificación del desarrollo local en Camboya La integración de la adaptación al cambio climático con la planificación del desarrollo a múltiples escalas se considera ampliamente preferible a las respuestas reactivas, fragmentadas o altamente centralizadas. Al mismo tiempo, existen crecientes preocupaciones sobre cuándo la intervención es más apropiada, los costos de transacción de la coordinación y la adecuación de la capacidad institucional a nivel local, especialmente en los países en desarrollo. Este artículo examina los puntos de entrada y los mecanismos para integrar las preocupaciones con el cambio climático en la planificación del desarrollo local en Camboya. Una etnografía institucional del proceso de planificación indica que la planificación subnacional es participativa y flexible; y por lo tanto, proporciona puntos de entrada plausibles para integrar las preocupaciones sobre el cambio climático. Los métodos de estudio de caso aplicados a dos proyectos de desarrollo resilientes al clima con respaldo externo identifican mecanismos y estrategias prometedores, así como obstáculos para la integración. Una herramienta de evaluación de reducción de vulnerabilidad y un esquema de subsidio de reposición incluyeron elementos deliberativos y participativos prometedores de los que se pueden extraer lecciones para el futuro y en otros lugares. Al mismo tiempo, las partes interesadas clave reconocen que la integración local en general se ve obstaculizada por múltiples obstáculos, incluida la capacidad institucional débil, la baja participación de la comunidad y la falta de recursos e incentivos. Abordar estos desafíos requiere compromisos políticos para el buen gobierno, el desarrollo de capacidades y recursos adicionales.

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  • Va Dany & Louis Lebel, 2020. "Integrating Concerns with Climate Change into Local Development Planning in Cambodia," Review of Policy Research, Policy Studies Organization, vol. 37(2), pages 221-243, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:revpol:v:37:y:2020:i:2:p:221-243
    DOI: 10.1111/ropr.12367
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