Climate Change Governance: Emerging Legal and Institutional Frameworks for Developing Countries

摘要: Climate change is a relatively new governance area in which policy and practice tend to precede theory or advance simultaneously. Establishing effective legal institutional frameworks crucial its management. This chapter conducts comparative analysis of the climate four developing countries, namely, Philippines, Mexico, South Africa, Kenya, all have enacted propose legislations, M. Oulu (*) Environment, Energy Change Consultant, Inscape Research Consulting, Nairobi, Kenya e-mail: ochiengmoulu@gmail.com # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2015 W. Leal Filho (ed.), Handbook Adaptation, DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-38670-1_9 227 strategies, related structures decentralized governments. These are contrasted with UK, first globally enact framework law. The results indicate that despite being timeand resource consuming, enactment stand-alone legislation preferred over piecemeal amendments relevant laws. Another key finding overwhelming adoption mainstreaming as an important approach managing change. Moreover, both adaptation mitigation considered equally important, seen function adaptation. disabuses notion countries do not should focus much on mitigation. Institutionally, establishment (often) high-level crosssectoral coordinating institution domiciled office and/or chaired by head state common. Such institutions offer general guidance supported at lower levels advisory panel experts technical administrative secretariat. Procedures ensure clear coordination between central devolved governments many instances outlined. finance sources management strategies mixed. Sharing experiences strong support for national legislations under ongoing post-Kyoto negotiations recommended.