... and effective transition of marine carbon sinks from ecological resources into ecological capital within a market framework, robust policy and legislative support is essential. This paper aims at illustrating China’s practice in enhancing ocean carbon sinks through market mechanisms from the perspective...

... on the role of governance, policy and institutional interventions. Research limitations/implications The scope of the research is limited to the African continent. Practical implications This research shed light on how inadequate governance structures and insufficient institutional support...

.... While numerous policies and institutions have been established to address these challenges, they lack financial backing, coordination and synergy that cut across the broad objectives of environmental, social and economic agendas. Additionally, weak, eroding trust and manipulating of institutions...

...Hurgesa Hundera Hirpha; Sylvester Mpandeli; Amare Bantider Dagnew; Temesgen Chibsa; Cherinet Abebe Purpose Policy framework has significant roles in minimizing the impact of climate change in agrarian societies like Ethiopia. The purpose of this paper is to assess the integration of issues related...

...Joseph M. Njoroge; Beate M.W. Ratter; Lucy Atieno Purpose There is a growing recognition in Kenya that citizens should play a role in contributing to policy formation. This is a shift from a conventional approach where the elite in society or selected few would largely define policy problems...

...Bruno Locatelli; Giacomo Fedele; Virginie Fayolle; Alastair Baglee Purpose – As adaptation and mitigation are separated in international and national policies, there is also a division in the financial resources mobilized by the international community to help developing countries deal...

...Assistant Prof. Fátima Alves, Dr Sandra Caeiro and Professor Ulisses Miranda Azeiteiro; Dina Abbott; Gordon Wilson Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the importance of lived experiences, as complementary knowledge to that provided by the sciences, for policy and intervention...

...Emmanuel Kanchebe Derbile; Raymond Abudu Kasei Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze vulnerability of food crop production to heavy precipitation in north-eastern Ghana, specifically, the upper east region (UER) and the policy implications for adaptation. Heavy precipitation events...