The Context of REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in Burkina Faso : Drivers, agents and institutions

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REDD+, transformational change and the promise of performance-based payments: a qualitative comparative analysis

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) has emerged as a promising climate change mitigation mechanism in developing countries. This paper examines the national political context in 13 REDD+ countries in order to identify the enabling conditions for achieving progress with the implementation of countries REDD+ policies and measures. The analysis builds on a qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) of various countries' progress with REDD+, conducted in 12 REDD+ countries in 2012, which highlighted the importance of factors such as already initiated policy change, and the presence of coalitions calling for broader policy change A follow-up survey in 2014 was considered timely because the REDD+ policy arena, at international and at country levels, is highly dynamic and undergoes constant evolution, which affects progress with REDD+ policy making and implementation. Furthermore, we will now examine whether the 'promise' of performance-based funds has played a role in enabling the establishment of REDD+. The results show a set of enabling conditions and characteristics of the policy process under which REDD+ policies can be established. The study finds that the existence of broader policy change, and availability of performance-based funding in combination with strong national ownership of the REDD+ policy process may help guide other countries seeking to formulate REDD+ policies that are likely to deliver efficient, effective, and equitable outcomes

Multi-level governance and adaptive capacity in West Africa

In most regions in West Africa, livelihoods depend heavily on forest ecosystem goods and services, often in interplay with agricultural and livestock production systems. Numerous drivers of change are creating a range of fundamental economic, ecological, social and political challenges for the governance of forest commons. Climate change and its impacts on countries’ and regions’ development add a new dimension to an already challenging situation. Governance systems are challenged to set a frame for formulating, financing and implementing adaptation strategies at multiple layers, often in a context of ongoing institutional changes such as decentralisation. A deeper understanding of actors, institutions and networks is needed to overcome barriers in socio-ecological systems to adaptation and enable or enhance adaptive capacity. In this paper, we explore the relationship between governance and adaptive capacity, and characterise and assess the effects of a set of variables and indicators related to two core variables: Institutional flexibility, and individual and organisational understandings and perceptions. We present a comparative analysis with multiple methods based on a number of case studies undertaken at different levels in Burkina Faso and Mali. One of the key findings indicates the importance and influence of discourses and narratives, and how they affect adaptive capacity at different levels. Revealing the ideological character of discourses can help to enable adaptive capacity, as it would break the influence of the actors that employ these narratives to pursuit their own interests

Déterminants socio-économiques de l’adoption de la motorisation en zones cotonnières ivoiriennes.

International audienceCotton cultivation has always been the essential pillar of economic development in the savannah regions of Côte d'Ivoire. To promote this crop, the State and cotton companies have invested significant human, financial and material resources to ensure the mechanization of farms. In spite of these enormous efforts, motorization has not been widely adopted. This article therefore aims to study the determinants of investment and intensity of use of motorization, which actors in the sector must act upon to facilitate the sustainable adoption of this technology by producers. To achieve our objective, econometric analyses based on the two-stage Heckman model were performed on a sample of 725 farm managers randomly drawn from a parent population of 7254 producers. The results show that the determinants that explain the adoption and intensity of use of motorization are related to socio-demographic and economic variables, but especially to institutional variables.La culture du coton a toujours été le pilier essentiel du développement économique des régions des savanes de Côte d’Ivoire. Pour promouvoir cette culture, l’Etat et les sociétés cotonnières ont investi d’importants moyens humains, financiers et matériels pour assurer la mécanisation des exploitations agricoles. Malgré ces énormes efforts, la motorisation reste très peu adoptée. Cet article vise donc à étudier les déterminants de l’adoption et de l’intensité d’utilisation de la motorisation, sur lesquels les acteurs de la filière doivent agir pour faciliter l’adoption durable de cette technologie par les producteurs. Pour atteindre notre objectif, des analyses économétriques basées sur le modèle Heckman en deux étapes ont été effectuées sur un échantillon de 725 chefs d’exploitations tirés au hasard, dans une population mère de 7254 producteurs. Les résultats obtenus montrent que les déterminants qui expliquent l’adoption et l’intensité d’utilisation de la motorisation sont liées aux variables sociodémographiques, économiques mais surtout aux variables institutionnelles

Déterminants socio-économiques de l’adoption de la motorisation en zones cotonnières ivoiriennes.

International audienceCotton cultivation has always been the essential pillar of economic development in the savannah regions of Côte d'Ivoire. To promote this crop, the State and cotton companies have invested significant human, financial and material resources to ensure the mechanization of farms. In spite of these enormous efforts, motorization has not been widely adopted. This article therefore aims to study the determinants of investment and intensity of use of motorization, which actors in the sector must act upon to facilitate the sustainable adoption of this technology by producers. To achieve our objective, econometric analyses based on the two-stage Heckman model were performed on a sample of 725 farm managers randomly drawn from a parent population of 7254 producers. The results show that the determinants that explain the adoption and intensity of use of motorization are related to socio-demographic and economic variables, but especially to institutional variables.La culture du coton a toujours été le pilier essentiel du développement économique des régions des savanes de Côte d’Ivoire. Pour promouvoir cette culture, l’Etat et les sociétés cotonnières ont investi d’importants moyens humains, financiers et matériels pour assurer la mécanisation des exploitations agricoles. Malgré ces énormes efforts, la motorisation reste très peu adoptée. Cet article vise donc à étudier les déterminants de l’adoption et de l’intensité d’utilisation de la motorisation, sur lesquels les acteurs de la filière doivent agir pour faciliter l’adoption durable de cette technologie par les producteurs. Pour atteindre notre objectif, des analyses économétriques basées sur le modèle Heckman en deux étapes ont été effectuées sur un échantillon de 725 chefs d’exploitations tirés au hasard, dans une population mère de 7254 producteurs. Les résultats obtenus montrent que les déterminants qui expliquent l’adoption et l’intensité d’utilisation de la motorisation sont liées aux variables sociodémographiques, économiques mais surtout aux variables institutionnelles