Session: Policy advice on Inclusive Green Economy (IGE)

The second part of Jan 31 (Monday's) class time (15:15-16:30) is quite special (and a voluntary non-core course activity).

It's an opportunity for you to listen in as civil servants (enrolled in a Sida funded capacity building program called IGE in practice) from five eastern African countries get advice on and discuss questions regarding policy analysis and design with both academic experts on environmental policies, their peers, EfD based Policy Engagement Specialists and MSc and PhD students based in Gothenburg (Sweden) and Nairobi (Kenya).

This is hence a seminar which focus on questions that these civil servants (from various ministries sucha as ministry of finance, planning, agriculture) have on policy instruments.

You're main role in this session is mainly to listen in, and learn from getting to experience this dialogue. But at least one break-out session will be facilitated for you to engage in the discussions.

Questions to be discussed during session

A - How can we make implementation of policy instrument as effective as possible?

B - In developing countries like Ethiopia, there is absence of good system like absence of proper functioning fee collection system (for example at lower administration level …), lack of tracking system to check whether the collected fund is used for the appropriate purpose (most of the funds are not ear tagged), lack of proper policy implementation/enforcement, etc,. So in your opinion do you think introduction of price based policy instruments will be successful in countries with lack of properly functioning system.

C - In terms of policy instruments, in some cases, different countries (even neighbours) have different policies or their enforcement. E.g. Transboundary river protection cannot be effective if all the countries sharing the river basin / catchment do not share efforts. How can IGE made effective in such conditions (partnership can be there but leadership may be different).

D - How environmental policy can help in reducing emissions resulting from the use of fossil fuel in vehicles in poor African countries unable to afford electric cars?