Dedicated versus mainstreaming approaches in local climate plans in Europe
Date
2019-09Keywords
Local climate policy/ planning
Mitigation
Adaptation
Urban areas/ cities
Urban audit
Europe
EU-28
Mainstreaming
Mitigation/ adaptation tracking
Mitigation/ adaptation stocktaking
Monetoring and evaluation (M&E)
Abstract
Cities are gaining prominence committing to respond to the threat of climate change, e.g., by developing local climate plans or strategies. However, little is known regarding the approaches and processes of plan development and implementation, or the success and effectiveness of proposed measures. Mainstreaming is regarded as one approach associated with (implementation) success, but the extent of integration of local climate policies and plans in ongoing sectoral and/or development planning is unclear. This paper analyses 885 cities across the 28 European countries to create a first reference baseline on the degree of climate mainstreaming in local climate plans. This will help to compare the benefits of mainstreaming versus dedicated climate plans, looking at policy effectiveness and ultimately delivery of much needed climate change efforts at the city level. All core cities of the European Urban Audit sample were analyzed, and their local climate plans classified as dedicated or ...
Type
article