Alignment between nationally determined contributions and the sustainable development goals for West Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAntwi- Agyei Philip
dc.contributor.authorDougill J. Andrew
dc.contributor.authorAgyekum P. Thomas
dc.contributor.authorStringer C. Lindsay
dc.contributor.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8599-474X
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-15T12:23:42Z
dc.date.available2023-12-15T12:23:42Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionThis article is published by TANDFONLINE.COM and is also available at https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2018.1431199
dc.description.abstractThe UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2015 Paris Agreement are two of the most important policy frameworks of the twenty-first century. However, the alignment of national commitments linked to them has not yet been analysed for West African states. Such analyses are vital to avoid perverse outcomes if states assess targets and develop SDG implementation plans, and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, without integrated planning and cross-sectoral alignment. This article provides a situation analysis guided by the following questions: (a) Which priority sectors are mentioned in relation to adaptation and mitigation in West African NDCs? (b) Are the NDCs of West African states well aligned with the SDGs? (c) What are the co-benefits of NDCs in contributing towards the SDGs? and (d) How are West African states planning to finance actions in their NDCs? The study uses iterative content analysis to explore key themes for adaptation and mitigation within NDCs of 11 West African states and their alignment to selected SDGs. A national multi-stakeholder workshop was held in Ghana to examine the co-benefits of the NDCs in contributing towards the SDGs and their implementation challenges. Results show that agriculture and energy are priority sectors where NDCs have pledged significant commitments. The analysis displays good alignment between mitigation and adaptation actions proposed in NDCs and the SDGs. These represent opportunities that can be harnessed through integration into national sectorial policies. However, cross sectorial discussions in Ghana identify significant challenges relating to institutional capacity, a lack of coordination among institutions and agencies, and insufficient resources in moving towards integrated implementation of national planning priorities to address successfully both NDC priorities and the SDGs.
dc.description.sponsorshipKNUST
dc.identifier.citationhttps://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2018.1431199
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tcpo20
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14881
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherTANDFONLINE.COM
dc.relation.ispartofseriesSRI Papers (Online) ISSN 1753-1330; Climate Risk Management 19 (2018) 83–93
dc.titleAlignment between nationally determined contributions and the sustainable development goals for West Africa
dc.typeArticle
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