Mitigating Climate Change in Africa: Barriers to Financing Low-Carbon Development

• Published in: World development Vol. 100; pp. 123 - 132
• Main Authors: Adenle, Ademola A., Manning, Dale T., Arbiol, Joseph
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2017; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Africa; Banking; Capacity building approach; Carbon; Climate change; Climate change mitigation; Climate policy; Constraints; Correlation analysis; Developed countries; Developing countries; Environmental policy; Finance; Financing; Global climate; Global environment; Industrialized nations; Institution building; institutional capacity; Interest groups; LDCs; low-carbon development pathway; Mitigation; mitigation action; Participation; Partnerships; Policy making; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative research; R&D; Research & development; Africa; mitigation action; low-carbon development pathway; institutional capacity; Africa

•Lack of institutional capacity limits the implementation of mitigation actions in Africa.•Fewer implementation of GEF-financed mitigation projects is due to lower institutional capacity.•Establishing a regional institution is key to filling the existing institutional gaps in the continent. Meeting...