Climate Policy Integration: Towards Operationalization

Imran Ahmad

Working Papers from United Nations, Department of Economics and Social Affairs

Abstract: The climate change debate raises the issue of often identified, but as yet little explored, requirement to incorporate climate policy into other policy sectors, often termed climate “mainstreaming” or climate policy integration (CPI). This paper explores the imperative for CPI, the state of current understanding, and proposals for implementation at the crucial national policy scale. The paper draws on the longer-standing field of environmental policy integration, noting that literature’s scant coverage of climate issues but its greater focus on policy and administrative structures and processes, and concludes that more attention needs to be given to these implementation mechanisms for CPI.

Keywords: Climate change; public policy; environment; sustainable development; international cooperation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F59 H11 Q54 Q56 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2009-03
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