Mainstreaming Climate Change in Development Cooperation
Theory, Practice and Implications for the European Union

Tackles the politically sensitive, complex issues of climate change, development and development cooperation, offering theoretical, political, and practical perspectives.

Joyeeta Gupta (Edited by), Nicolien van der Grijp (Author)

9780521197618, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 29 April 2010

368 pages
25.4 x 18 x 2.1 cm, 0.86 kg

Climate change, development and development cooperation are, individually and jointly, three politically sensitive, complex issues, especially in the context of relations between developed and developing countries. This book tackles these issues by combining theoretical, political, and practical perspectives, analysing the dominant paradigms and exploring the meaning of the concept of mainstreaming. At the practical level, it presents the results of case studies focusing on assistance provided by the European Union and key member states and the climate needs articulated by developing countries. At the political level, it highlights the sensitivities between developed and developing countries and examines the mainstreaming debate in various fora. This book is valuable for policymakers, academics, politicians and non-state actors working in the fields of development studies, international law, politics, international relations, economics, climate change, and environmental studies.

List of contributors
Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Part I. Introduction: 1. Climate change, development and development cooperation Joyeeta Gupta and Nicolien van der Grijp
Part II. Theoretical Exploration: 2. Development and development cooperation theory Joyeeta Gupta and Michael Thompson
3. Mainstreaming climate change: a theoretical exploration Joyeeta Gupta
Part III. Governance: 4. Global governance: development cooperation Joyeeta Gupta
5. Global governance: climate cooperation Joyeeta Gupta, Harro van Asselt and Michiel van Drunen with section by Joanne Linnerooth-Bayer
6. Mainstreaming climate change into EU development cooperation policy Nicolien van der Grijp and Thijs Etty
7. Mainstreaming climate change in EU Member States' development cooperation Harro van Asselt and Joyeeta Gupta
Part IV. Case Studies: 8. The need for climate assistance Nicolien van der Grijp and Joyeeta Gupta
9. The supply of aid and the need-supply nexus Nicolien van der Grijp and Joyeeta Gupta
Part V. Conclusions: 10. Prospects for mainstreaming climate change in development cooperation Joyeeta Gupta and Nicolien van der Grijp
Index.

Subject Areas: International environmental law [LBBP], Environmental economics [KCN]