Kwadwo TutuEconomics Department, University of Ghana,

Legon

Mainstreaming – Rio 1992 Objective of Adaptation Strategies – SD Meanstreaming and Integration Inter-Sectoral Cooperation as a Means of

Adaptation Practical Steps Begins from this Workshop

• Why Mainstream?• Rio 1992, Lack of SD• History of SAPs, PRSPs –short and medium

term• Need for long term Plans• Environment Issues not incorporated in

Plans• Need to Mainstream SD, Incorporate

Environment

• Important issue of mainstreaming and integration

• Confusion of Mainstreaming and integration• Mainstream interchange with integration• Mainstream just incorporate environment• Integration crucial but not easy• Identify interlinkages among and across

sectors in terms of policies and programs• Address these

Lack of Integration affects SD Integration is addressing linkages Examples Policies Forestry policies/projects

deforestation agric lands rivers drying up reduced rainfall

Examples of interlinkages of Sectors Need Sectoral Cooperation

• Adaptation is about Sustainable Development

• Question of abandoning Agric and diversify into non-agric sectors is adaptation

• It is development since that is reason for non-development of Africa

• CC will derail SD of Economies• Ensure SD of countries

Start with participants Work with relevant sectors, eg. water,

agriculture, forestry and energy Indentify linkages of policies/projects of one

sector on another. Easy to start with participants in this

workshop T21 Modeling for integration

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