REDD+ as Result‐based Aid: General Lessons and Bilateral Agreements of Norway. Issue 2 (19th June 2016)
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- Journal Article
- Title:
- REDD+ as Result‐based Aid: General Lessons and Bilateral Agreements of Norway. Issue 2 (19th June 2016)
- Main Title:
- REDD+ as Result‐based Aid: General Lessons and Bilateral Agreements of Norway
- Authors:
- Angelsen, Arild
- Abstract:
- Abstract: The initiative known as Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) officially became part of the international climate agenda in 2007. At that time, REDD+ was an idea regarding payment to countries (and possibly also projects) for reducing emission from forests, with funding primarily from carbon markets. The initiative has since become multi‐objective in nature; the policy focus has changed from a payments for environmental services (PES) approach to broader policies, and international funding primarily originates from development aid budgets. This "aidification" of REDD+ has made the program similar to previous efforts using conditional or results‐based aid (RBA). However, the experience of RBA in other sectors has scarcely been addressed in the REDD+ debate. The alleged advantages of RBA are poorly backed by empirical research. This paper reviews the primary challenges in designing and implementing a system of RBA, namely, donor spending pressure, performance criteria, reference levels, risk sharing, and funding credibility. It then reviews the four partially performance‐based, bilateral REDD+ agreements that Norway has entered with Tanzania, Brazil, Guyana, and Indonesia. These agreements and the aid experience provide valuable lessons for the design and implementation of future REDD+ mechanisms.
- Is Part Of:
- Review of development economics. Volume 21:Issue 2(2017:May)
- Journal:
- Review of development economics
- Issue:
- Volume 21:Issue 2(2017:May)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 21, Issue 2 (2017)
- Year:
- 2017
- Volume:
- 21
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2017-0021-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 237
- Page End:
- 264
- Publication Date:
- 2016-06-19
- Subjects:
- Economic development -- Periodicals
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/rode.12271 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 1363-6669
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