Governance National and Sub -national Institutions

1. International SeminaronClimateChange and Natural ResourcesMangement GovernanceNational and Sub-national Institutions Marshall Adams (GHANA) Mwiche Kabwe (ZAMBIA) Iris Suazo (DOMINICAN REPUBLIC) Camilo Thompson (MEXICO) Beno Ningisere (PAPUA NEW GUINEA) Joram Kagombe (KENYA)

2. OUTLINE KENYA • WHAT WE DO? • PROBLEM STATEMENT • PROBLEM TREE • KEY QUESTIONS • INSTITUTIONAL STATUS • EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN GOVERNANCE • AREAS OF POTENTIAL PROGRESS • RECOMENDATIONS AND ACTIONS • FUTURE RESEARCH ZAMBIA PAPUA NEW GUINEA GHANA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC MÉXICO

3. “Climate Change is a key site of the Global Transformation of a World Order” Miller and Edwards News.vice.com

4. GOVERNANCE Refers to "all of processes of governing, whether undertaken by a government, market or network, whether over a family, tribe, formal or informal organization or territory and whether through the laws, norms, power or language.“ Principles Rule of law; Transparency; Accountability; Respect for rights; Participation / inclusiveness; Performance / effectiveness; Consensus seeking; Capacity; Anti-corruption; Gender equality.

5. METHODOLOGY 1. Intensive discussions 2. Defined roles 3. Problem Tree 4. Problem statement 5. Research 5. Prepared outline 6. Results 7. Opinion and engagement of the ISCC-USFS

6. PROBLEM STATEMENT Weak Governance on Climate Change to Effectively Undertake Adaptation and Mitigation Actions

7. Ineffective implementation of programs and policies; • Waste of resources • Corruption • Lack of sustainability / follow up • Lack of equitable benefits distribution • Lack of compliance of international agreements Effects Weak Governance on Climate Change to Effectively Undertake Adaptation and Mitigation Actions Causes • Weak policies and legislation • Lack of transparency • Inadequate capacities (human, Technologies and institutional) • Accountability • Weak Partnership • Education and awareness needs • Financial problems

8. KEY QUESTIONS What is the status of climate change governance in our national and subnational jurisdictions? Why are efforts of strengthening governance do not seem to work? 3. What do we have to do to improve governance?

9. STATUS ON INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS & LEGAL FRAMEWORK

10. STATUS ON INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS, LEGAL FRAMEWORK

11. BARRIERS IN GOVERNANCE • Lack of Participation • Gender Perspective • Weak Enforcement • Corruption • Weak Tenure Rights • Lack of Transparency • Incomplete or Conflicting Laws • Weak Coordination

12. Whyeffortsof strengtheninggovernance do notseemtowork? Lack of politicalcommitment Unclearlandtenurerights Activitiesjustimplemented at the nationallevel (resourcesflow) Lackof clear incentives and benefit Inadequateawareness of CC amongstakeholders, policymakers and community c Inadequate experise c c Absence of gender inclusion c Inadequate Public Awareness c Weak enforcement of regulations c c c

13. What do we have to do to improve governance? • Increaselevel of publicengagementwhendevelopingnational and subnationalclimatechangeplans • Assesment of gaps and synergies in existingpolicy and legislations as well as institutionalframeworks • Institutional and legal reforms • Prioritize and implementcapacitybuilding • Developmechanismforbenefitsharing and gendermainstreaming

14. Recommendations • MultiLeveldiscussionforums and committees • Directfundsto NGO orotherlocalsstakeholdersdirectly; • Technicalevaluation and publicparticipationonlaw and regulationreforms • Involvestakeholders in planningfrominception • Identifykeyareas of capacitybuildinganbuildthiscapacity • Engageyouthacrossnetworksand multisectorial programs • developdocumentsneeedforComplianceoninternationalcommitments

15. Areas of future research • Benefit sharing mechanisms in CC • Effective institutions framework in CC • Social Environmental and Safety Assessment • Research on the way laws, institutions and processes in a society interact • Trends in transparency and accountability, respect for rights, participation and inclusiveness, performance, effectiveness and equity and observing the rule of law

16. Efforts to Strengthen Governance • Case study from GCF sub-national jurisdictions

18. R I O B R A N C O D E C L A R A T I O N . 1. Inquire the international community to partner with GCF states and provinces for sustainable development; 2. Commitment to reduce deforestation by 80% by 2020, only when funding (payment for performance) is sufficient and adequate; 3. An equitable distribution of benefits, payment based on results focused on forest management, small farmers and indigenous communities, As well the compliance of environmental and social safeguards;

19. In MÉXICO there is an Sub National Alliance between Environmental and land Ministries to create a Low Emission Rural Development Strategies as well as Sustainable Forest Management OBJECTIVE Generate a continuous process of collaboration for the exchange of knowledge, skills and design policies and programs of state order and within the framework of its competence, in order to accelerate the transition to a low Emissions Rural Development in the states, including specific state contributions, to reduce deforestation and degradation, adaptation based on ecosystems and improving communities governance across saveguards implementation.

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