Polycentric Climate Governance and the Amazon Tipping Point Polycentric governance and Low-Emission Rural Development: Prolonging the Amazon´s tipping point.

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Global climate adaptation governance in the Amazon through a polycentricity lens

Publication . Wit, Fronika; Martins De Freitas, Paula

The 2015 Paris agreement has made adaptation to climate change a global goal and increased the polycentricity of the governance landscape. This study uses insights from polycentric governance theory to analyze the emergence of adaptation governance (AG) in Brazil and its implications for the state of Acre, situated in the Amazon region. By using a qualitative data analysis, including subnational climate policies and semi-structured interviews, we aim to analyze the advantages and challenges of polycentric AG in Acre and provide recommendations for improved AG in the region.

2019Journal article

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Interweaving Knowledge Systems Through Sustainability Governance

Publication . Mourato, João; Bussler, Alexandra; Wit, Fronika

2020Book part

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