Abstract
AbstractEvidence-based policies are recommended for the enhanced chances of efficacy in achieving policy goals. Achieving this in the policy development process may however require approaches that are not as simple especially in less developed countries, where the research-policy linkage is not commonly the case. This chapter provides a guide to a practical approach that could assist policy makers in similar societies based on the steps adopted in the development of the National Adaptation Strategy and Plan of Action on Climate Change (NASPA-CCN) for Nigeria. The NASPA–CCN has been acknowledged as among the models of climate change policy development that other countries could aim for. It is therefore positioned to offer lessons on policy development in a less developed country environment. The focus in this chapter however is not so much on the subject of climate change but the practical experiences and lessons learnt from the process involved in developing the NASPA-CCN providing lessons learned to mainstream climate change research evidence into policy.
Highlights
Climate change negatively impacts sustainable development across the world (World Bank 2019)
These include gender consideration in all activities that led to developing of NASPACCN, using evidence-based approach in developing the document – using concrete evidence from research and pilot projects, engaging/consulting relevant stakeholders in the process, and ensuring that all priority sectors affected by climate change were identified and considered in the process of developing the document
This chapter documented the experience and knowledge gained about the process of evidence-based policy making as well as adaptation to climate change impacts at the community level, acquired from implementing the Building Nigeria’s Response to Climate Change (BNRCC)
Summary
Climate change negatively impacts sustainable development across the world (World Bank 2019). BNRCC first commissioned experts of different sectors (agriculture, freshwater resources, coastal water resources and fisheries, forests, biodiversity, health and sanitation, human settlements and housing, energy, transportation and communications, industry and commerce, disaster, migration and security, livelihoods, vulnerable groups, and education) to produce the Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Technical Report (CCASTR) using inputs/finding from BNRCC’s research and pilot projects and other relevant studies. The team designed three templates/tables for analyzing and synthesizing inputs from BNRCC’s research and pilot projects and other relevant studies These tables included Hazard-Impact-Vulnerability-Adaptation Matrix for all sectors in all ecozones in Nigeria; Policies, Programs, Adaptation Options Addressed, Implementing Agency and Cost Table; and Evaluation of Proposed Policies Table (see NEST and Tegler 2011 for details). The main focus of NASPA-CCN was priority policies, programs, plans, and actions
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