This guide aims to help national and subnational governments work collaboratively on climate resilient development policies, plans and strategies, through multi-level governance (MLG). Multi-level governance (MLG) can be further enhanced by government championing a whole-of-society approach whereby meaningful participation of different stakeholder (public and private) in collective forums are engage in consensus-oriented decision making. This guide includes tools, methods and tips for effective multi-level governance (MLG) collaboration for climate resilient development. Although our findings are based on deep-dive experience in two African cities, and further enhanced with experience in other African cities, most elements of this guide would be useful to those working on multi-level governance (MLG) in other global contexts.
- Chapter 1 begins with a general overview if global warming and climate change, setting a common understanding around climate change concepts.
- Chapter 2 provides information about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the global climate policy landscape that is guiding climate change related policies in most countries.
- Chapter 3 focuses on alignment of country efforts under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Paris Agreement and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. This chapter introduces the concept of alignment as it relates to these policy processes.
- Chapter 4 follows on and explores how countries can get started on aligning different subnational policy processes specifically with their National determined contributions (NDCs) by defining alignment objectives, identifying entry points and putting enabling factors in place.
- Chapter 5 unpacks collaboration and how collaboration can enhance measures for effectiveness related to climate resilient development.
- Chapter 6 looks at how multi-level governance is instrumental in ensuring effective and responsive urban climate resilient development.
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