Experimentalist governance in climate finance: the case of REDD plus in Brazil

Autor(es)

Pinsky, Vanessa C. ^[1] ; Kruglianskas, Isak ^[1] ; Victor, David G. ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Sch Econ Management & Accounting, Ave Prof Luciano Gualberto 908, BR-05508010 Sao Paulo, SP - Brazil

^[2] Univ Calif San Diego, Sch Global Policy & Strategy, La Jolla, CA 92093 - USA

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: CLIMATE POLICY; v. 19, n. 6, p. 725-738, JUL 3 2019.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

One of the most significant impacts of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been the establishment of a participatory process for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). We analyse the case of Brazil, the country whose land-use emissions from deforestation and forest degradation have declined the most. Through semi-structured interviews with 29 country policy experts - analysed in full text around 7 categories of activities that existing literature identifies as central elements of an effective governance system - we find weak links between the international REDD+ system and what actually happens on the ground inside Brazil. The greatest weaknesses are rooted in the absence of any formal learning system, which prevents higher-level efforts from obtaining useful feedback from lower-level entities responsible for implementation. Analytically our approach is rooted in the idea of `experimentalist governance' in which local policy experiments map the space of what is possible and effective with transformative land policy. These experiments provide information to broader international initiatives on how local implementation shapes the ability and strategy to reach global goals. The Brazilian experience suggests that even when international funding is substantial, local implementation remains a weak link. REDD+ reforms should focus less on the total amount of money being spent and much more on how those funds are used to generate useful local policy experiments and learning. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 14/21877-0 - Contribuição das políticas públicas para o fomento de inovações orientadas para a sustentabilidade: uma análise comparativa entre os estados da Califórnia (EUA) e de São Paulo
• Beneficiário: Vanessa Cuzziol Pinsky
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Doutorado Direto
• Processo FAPESP: 14/11950-2 - Condicionantes do desempenho de projetos de inovação sustentável e o papel das políticas públicas
• Beneficiário: Vanessa Cuzziol Pinsky
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto