Corruption risk management in locally led climate action
Session 3 of the webinar series on Climate Change and Corruption, organized by the SDC’s CDE and PGE Networks together with U4.
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Locally-led climate initiatives promise greater ownership and accountability, but local capture, elite influence, and weak monitoring may persist. The session aims at assessing how decentralized, locally-led or community-based approaches in climate action reduce or shift corruption risks.
Guiding Questions:
- Are locally-led climate initiatives inherently less prone to corruption?
- What types of risks appear at subnational and community levels?
- How can local transparency and accountability mechanisms be strengthened?
- What lessons emerge from country or pilot experiences for SDC staff involved in locally led climate initiatives?
Inputs by:
- U4, presenting findings from the study “Corruption and Devolved Climate Finance Mechanisms in Kenya”.
- SDC staff involved in locally led climate adaptation project
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Andreas Weber (Policy Adviser, Governance and Anti-Corruption) and André Wehrli (Sector Policy Advisor for Climate, DRR and Environment CDE) at SDC
David Aled Williams (Principal Adviser Natural Resources and Energy) and Saul Mullard (Senior Adviser Climate Change and Civil Society) at U4