Project properties
Title Tracking climate change adaptation policy progress in developing countries
Group Public Administration and Policy
Project type thesis
Credits 32 or more
Supervisor(s) Dr Robbert Biesbroek
Examiner(s) Dr Robbert Biesbroek
Contact info Robbert.biesbroek@wur.nl
Begin date 2017/10/01
End date 2019/09/30
Description Metrics and indicators are important policy tools to assess how countries are progressing in developing adaptation policies and is an important part of the Paris Agreement (i.e. ‘global stocktake on adaptation’). This topic is part of a larger research project which covers a variety of questions, such as: what are the key challenges developing countries face in developing adaptation metrics?; how are metrics used in allocating funding from the global climate funds to developing countries?; how are metrics adopted within States and translated across administrative scales?; how legitimate are certain sets of existing adaptation indicators?; what is the politics for setting adaptation policy metrics in developing countries and/or at global levels?; which (sets of) metrics are already used to track progress in developing countries?; How can exiting metrics be used to develop specific adaptation metrics?; how can new adaptation metrics be integrated in the everyday policy practices?; what function do these metrics have (or not) in adaptation processes?; how do adaptation metrics differ from metrics on disaster risk reduction, sustainable development, development aid?

You are free to develop your own proposal around one of the above questions, or you can directly relate to some of the projects that are ongoing
Used skills Depending on the research question, the student might consider more qualitative or quantitative methods. Systematic review methods (e.g. content analysis) will most likely be used.
Requirements Background in policy is preferred