Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia

Cities' responses to the challenge of climate change mainly relate to urban spatial planning and capacity-building initiatives. Those are enhanced by supportive climate adaptation policies at the sub-national level, which open up potential benefits and opportunities. Using the city of Melaka as...

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Main Authors:	Zen, Irina Safitri, Al-Amin, Abul Quasem, Doberstein, Brent
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Language:	English English
Published:	Elsevier BV 2019
Subjects:	GE Environmental Sciences
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spelling	iium-749292019-10-09T02:30:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74929/ Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia Zen, Irina Safitri Al-Amin, Abul Quasem Doberstein, Brent GE Environmental Sciences Cities' responses to the challenge of climate change mainly relate to urban spatial planning and capacity-building initiatives. Those are enhanced by supportive climate adaptation policies at the sub-national level, which open up potential benefits and opportunities. Using the city of Melaka as a case study, this paper examines the importance of supportive climate adaptation policies using ‘good practices’ within a multi-level climate governance framework. This framework is evaluated by horizontal and vertical dimensions which assess policy actions designed to close the gap between national and local levels. Melaka is aiming to become a greener city, and its carbon reduction target is intended to support climate mitigation. This is discussed in relation to dynamic horizontal and vertical interactions at various scales. This study also examined why Melaka is considered a testing ground for climate mitigation projects that may subsequently be applied in other Malaysian states. A dual, collaborative, top-down and bottom-up approach and likely ways forward are also discussed as elements of good multi-level governance. The findings of this study should inform the application of multi-level governance in other states in Malaysia and elsewhere with similar ecological and economic contexts. Elsevier BV 2019-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74929/1/74929_Mainstreaming%20climate%20adaptation.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74929/2/74929_Mainstreaming%20climate%20adaptation_SCOPUS.pdf Zen, Irina Safitri and Al-Amin, Abul Quasem and Doberstein, Brent (2019) Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia. Urban Climate, 30. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2212-0955 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212095519300045 10.1016/j.uclim.2019.100501
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spellingShingle	GE Environmental Sciences Zen, Irina Safitri Al-Amin, Abul Quasem Doberstein, Brent Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia
description	Cities' responses to the challenge of climate change mainly relate to urban spatial planning and capacity-building initiatives. Those are enhanced by supportive climate adaptation policies at the sub-national level, which open up potential benefits and opportunities. Using the city of Melaka as a case study, this paper examines the importance of supportive climate adaptation policies using ‘good practices’ within a multi-level climate governance framework. This framework is evaluated by horizontal and vertical dimensions which assess policy actions designed to close the gap between national and local levels. Melaka is aiming to become a greener city, and its carbon reduction target is intended to support climate mitigation. This is discussed in relation to dynamic horizontal and vertical interactions at various scales. This study also examined why Melaka is considered a testing ground for climate mitigation projects that may subsequently be applied in other Malaysian states. A dual, collaborative, top-down and bottom-up approach and likely ways forward are also discussed as elements of good multi-level governance. The findings of this study should inform the application of multi-level governance in other states in Malaysia and elsewhere with similar ecological and economic contexts.
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author	Zen, Irina Safitri Al-Amin, Abul Quasem Doberstein, Brent
author_facet	Zen, Irina Safitri Al-Amin, Abul Quasem Doberstein, Brent
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title	Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia
title_short	Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia
title_full	Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia
title_sort	mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in melaka, malaysia
publisher	Elsevier BV
publishDate	2019
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Mainstreaming climate adaptation and mitigation policy: towards multi-level climate governance in Melaka, Malaysia

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