Local climate change policy and rural development in Colombia's post-peace agreements context. Issue 7 (15th December 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Howland, Fanny
• Is Part Of: International journal of agricultural sustainability. Volume 20:Issue 7(2022)
• Page Start: 1260
• Page End: 1277
• Publication Date: 2022-12-15
• Subjects: Climate change -- post-peace agreement -- political anthropology -- Colombia; Agriculture -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Agricultural ecology -- Periodicals; 338.14
• DOI: 10.1080/14735903.2022.2098641
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1473-5903

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This study provides information on the gap between policy discourse and policy implementation of climate change (CC) management and peace governance. Following international commitments, the Colombian government developed national policies that respond to CC or extremes, coinciding with peace-agreements made with the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces. Indeed, CC and peace are embedded issues. Conflict negatively impacts the environment and increases vulnerability to CC or extremes. Moreover, both policy areas aim for effective agricultural development. This study addresses CC adaptation and peace-agreements management as traveling models translated into policies within the agriculture sector. Drawing from development and political anthropology and the notion of a policy mix derived from political science, the analysis method employs semi-structured interviews of governmental and non-governmental actors. Accordingly, gaps exist between policy models and their local translation within the policy mix. CC management and peace governance embrace diverse actors implementing a multiplicity of dispositives concentrated along the Pan-American highway, with distinct durations, responding to diverse interests, and using several approaches. Within the scope of the policy mix, this study observes fragmentation, discontinuity, extraversion, coherence building and fight for local power. The findings can help formulate and implement more relevant policies to improve CC management and peace governance.