Realist review on just transition towards low emission, climate resilient and more inclusive societies in developing countries

Theodora Yeung, Lekha Tlhotlhalemaje, Camilla Roman, Archi Rastogi, Martin Prowse, Gemma Norrington-Davies, Agata Makowska, Rob Macquarie, Maikel Lieuw-Kie-Song, Yeonji Kim, Daisuke Horikoshi, Zephaniah Danaa and Catherine Cameron

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Abstract: Just transition describes the transformation towards greener, more inclusive, and more resilient economies and societies. This realist review provides a rigorous summary of global evidence on interventions targeting outcomes contributing towards a just transition in developing countries, spanning energy, agriculture and food, infrastructure, and ecosystem services. We found common enablers for just transition interventions across all or most sectors, including robust funding and financing mechanisms, strong alignment with needs and priorities, political will and ownership, social dialogue and stakeholder engagement. Hard and soft enablers differed across sectors. We also found common barriers to successful just transition across all sectors, including bureaucratic and legal barriers, exclusion and unequal distribution of benefits.

Keywords: agriculture and food; ecosystem services; energy; infrastructure; just transition; realist review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J01 R14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 61 pages
Date: 2026-01-05
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Published in European Journal of Development Research, 5, January, 2026. ISSN: 0957-8811

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