#COP27: Research identifies capacities of Nigeria, Ghana and Gambia to deliver on climate change commitments
Research commissioned by the Center for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has revealed whether three West African countries are able to meet their climate change commitments.< /p>
The results, the result of intensive investigation and extensive research by climate experts, were released by CJID ahead of the Conference of Parties (COP) to be held in Egypt in November.
Written by Gideon Ofosu-Peasah, Obasanjo Oyedele, Onu Kingsley and Fatou Jeng, the research was funded by the Ford Foundation, as part of the CJID Climate Change Project.
An excerpt from the report suggests that the African continent is currently between a rock and a hard place in the face of the challenges posed by climate change.
BackgroundWith its profound and devastating impact on the natural and human ecosystem, climate change is causing social and economic devastation in Africa. The recent devastating floods, one of the worst in human history, would be an example of the dangerous effects of climate change in Nigeria and other African countries.
Experts say Africa's vulnerability to climate change suggests governments must join the rest of the world in taking ambitious climate action to increase the continent's resilience and ability to adapt to climate change .
However, according to these experts, the reality is that most African economies are poor, highly dependent on the exploitation of natural resources and struggling with a heavy debt burden. Therefore, they believe that poorly thought out climate action, globally and within countries, can undermine prospects for economic growth and lock the continent into poverty.
Based on encouragement from international development partners, several African countries have recently made ambitious climate action commitments through their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), long-term visions and strategies. term (LTV/LTS), and more recently through -zero ads. These efforts, at first glance, are encouraging.
However, a major question remains whether Africa can meet the ambitious climate commitments it is making, especially with widespread apprehension about the feasibility of African climate commitments.
“There are concerns that the ambitious climate goals set by African countries are not aligned with the political and economic realities of these countries and that this could lead to a huge implementation and credibility gap in the years to come. come," noted the CJID. in a post.
To researchFocusing on three West African countries – Nigeria, Ghana and The Gambia – CJID has coordinated major research to explore the feasibility of climate commitments made by East African countries. West, under the guidance of world-renowned professor of climate change, Chukwumerije Okereke.
The research aimed to determine the forces that led to the setting of these goals, the likelihood of the goals being achieved, the barriers that impede action, and some options for driving credible and context-sensitive climate action in Africa from West.
Extensive research has shown that the ability of countries to implement ambitious climate policies to drive the transformation to low-carbon economies depends on a number of specific dimensions of 'feasibility' and 'conditions enablers” that operate at multiple scales, including political, socio-economic, technological and institutional factors.
Building on the background and conceptual framework above, the chapters provided a brief overview of the main social, political and economic facts of the case study countries, provided an overview of climate policy in the case study countries, with a focus on events after the Paris Agreement - when the NDCs were submitted, when they were revised, if there are long-term strategies (LTS) , and critically assessed the feasibility of climate commitments in the case study countries.
In assessing the feasibility of climate commitments in the case study countries, the research focuses on the political, economic, social and institutional dimensions of feasibility. For the political dimension, it focuses on the extent to which the political situation and processes in the country make it more or less likely that countries will honor their commitments. And for financial feasibility, it focuses on the likelihood that countries will have the financial resources to deliver on their promises.
When it comes to the social dimensions of feasibility, the emphasis...
Research commissioned by the Center for Journalism Innovation and Development (CJID) has revealed whether three West African countries are able to meet their climate change commitments.< /p>
The results, the result of intensive investigation and extensive research by climate experts, were released by CJID ahead of the Conference of Parties (COP) to be held in Egypt in November.
Written by Gideon Ofosu-Peasah, Obasanjo Oyedele, Onu Kingsley and Fatou Jeng, the research was funded by the Ford Foundation, as part of the CJID Climate Change Project.
An excerpt from the report suggests that the African continent is currently between a rock and a hard place in the face of the challenges posed by climate change.
BackgroundWith its profound and devastating impact on the natural and human ecosystem, climate change is causing social and economic devastation in Africa. The recent devastating floods, one of the worst in human history, would be an example of the dangerous effects of climate change in Nigeria and other African countries.
Experts say Africa's vulnerability to climate change suggests governments must join the rest of the world in taking ambitious climate action to increase the continent's resilience and ability to adapt to climate change .
However, according to these experts, the reality is that most African economies are poor, highly dependent on the exploitation of natural resources and struggling with a heavy debt burden. Therefore, they believe that poorly thought out climate action, globally and within countries, can undermine prospects for economic growth and lock the continent into poverty.
Based on encouragement from international development partners, several African countries have recently made ambitious climate action commitments through their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), long-term visions and strategies. term (LTV/LTS), and more recently through -zero ads. These efforts, at first glance, are encouraging.
However, a major question remains whether Africa can meet the ambitious climate commitments it is making, especially with widespread apprehension about the feasibility of African climate commitments.
“There are concerns that the ambitious climate goals set by African countries are not aligned with the political and economic realities of these countries and that this could lead to a huge implementation and credibility gap in the years to come. come," noted the CJID. in a post.
To researchFocusing on three West African countries – Nigeria, Ghana and The Gambia – CJID has coordinated major research to explore the feasibility of climate commitments made by East African countries. West, under the guidance of world-renowned professor of climate change, Chukwumerije Okereke.
The research aimed to determine the forces that led to the setting of these goals, the likelihood of the goals being achieved, the barriers that impede action, and some options for driving credible and context-sensitive climate action in Africa from West.
Extensive research has shown that the ability of countries to implement ambitious climate policies to drive the transformation to low-carbon economies depends on a number of specific dimensions of 'feasibility' and 'conditions enablers” that operate at multiple scales, including political, socio-economic, technological and institutional factors.
Building on the background and conceptual framework above, the chapters provided a brief overview of the main social, political and economic facts of the case study countries, provided an overview of climate policy in the case study countries, with a focus on events after the Paris Agreement - when the NDCs were submitted, when they were revised, if there are long-term strategies (LTS) , and critically assessed the feasibility of climate commitments in the case study countries.
In assessing the feasibility of climate commitments in the case study countries, the research focuses on the political, economic, social and institutional dimensions of feasibility. For the political dimension, it focuses on the extent to which the political situation and processes in the country make it more or less likely that countries will honor their commitments. And for financial feasibility, it focuses on the likelihood that countries will have the financial resources to deliver on their promises.
When it comes to the social dimensions of feasibility, the emphasis...
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