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Assessing development impacts: lessons from a case study in Ghana
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ECN
Policy Studies
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3-6-2014
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ECN-O--14-014
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Other
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46
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Abstract:
There is a growing need to understand the impacts
of countries actions from both a development and
mitigation perspective. Development activities are
increasingly being judged against their compatibility
with climate change. At the same time, the dialogue
around climate change is being reframed to recognise
the national priorities of developing countries
to improve their economies, societies and environment.
Although there is a relatively long history of
assessing sustainable development impacts of lowcarbon
projects, e.g. in relation to the Clean Development
Mechanism (CDM), there are few tools available
to decision-makers at the national or sector level.
In recognition of this, a Development Impact Assessment
(DIA) visual was developed by the U.S. National
Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the Energy research
Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), the International
Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
and GIZ within the LEDS Global Partnership (LEDS
GP). The DIA visual links an action’s development
impacts with its mitigation potential and cost in order
to provide a more comprehensive basis for decision
making and communication - as compared to
mitigation analysis using marginal abatement cost
curves (MACCs) alone. The output can be used within
government or with development partners and
other stakeholders to help demonstrate priorities,
communicate impacts and compare different lowcarbon
actions. The process and results attempt to
combine climate impacts – which are often relevant
to an international audience of negotiators and donors
– alongside development impacts – which are
most relevant for domestic stakeholders.
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