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WWF: A Transversal Bridging Organization. Exploring the Role of WWF in the Urban Climate Governance Arena.

Cavalleri, Sofia Anna Enrica LU (2019) In IIIEE Master Thesis IMEN56 20191
The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
Abstract
In the last years, a lack of trust in multi-lateral agreements has been rising, in part because of the absence of a global legally binding environmental regime, since the end of the Kyoto Protocol. The urban climate governance arena has been emerging as a much more promising scenario for climate action. Municipalities have been setting an ambitious climate agenda, planning for climate mitigation and adaptation at the local level in order to build resilient communities. This has been possible also thanks to the collaboration of municipal bodies with new, emerging non-state actors, such as bridging organizations. The role of these stakeholders has still not been defined, mapped, or institutionalized. This thesis aims to examine the role... (More)
In the last years, a lack of trust in multi-lateral agreements has been rising, in part because of the absence of a global legally binding environmental regime, since the end of the Kyoto Protocol. The urban climate governance arena has been emerging as a much more promising scenario for climate action. Municipalities have been setting an ambitious climate agenda, planning for climate mitigation and adaptation at the local level in order to build resilient communities. This has been possible also thanks to the collaboration of municipal bodies with new, emerging non-state actors, such as bridging organizations. The role of these stakeholders has still not been defined, mapped, or institutionalized. This thesis aims to examine the role Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) is playing in the urban climate governance arena, finally providing recommendations to three audiences: namely WWF, municipalities and researchers. After producing a comprehensive literature review matrix, twenty-four interviews were carried out with relevant stakeholders, guided by pre-selected key themes derived from the literature streams. The qualitative data obtained from these semi-structured interviews were synthesized through an integrated analytical framework, built on both stakeholder mapping and middle-out theory. The key findings of this thesis have led both to a practical and theoretical contribution, by identifying WWF as a bridging organization and by contributing to an in-depth analysis of this new emerging stakeholder role. (Less)
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author
Cavalleri, Sofia Anna Enrica LU
supervisor
organization
course
IMEN56 20191
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
urban climate governance, bridging organizations, stakeholder mapping, WWF
publication/series
IIIEE Master Thesis
report number
2019:07
ISSN
1401-9191
language
English
id
8992269
date added to LUP
2019-08-19 13:28:52
date last changed
2019-08-19 13:28:52
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  abstract     = {{In the last years, a lack of trust in multi-lateral agreements has been rising, in part because of the absence of a global legally binding environmental regime, since the end of the Kyoto Protocol. The urban climate governance arena has been emerging as a much more promising scenario for climate action. Municipalities have been setting an ambitious climate agenda, planning for climate mitigation and adaptation at the local level in order to build resilient communities. This has been possible also thanks to the collaboration of municipal bodies with new, emerging non-state actors, such as bridging organizations. The role of these stakeholders has still not been defined, mapped, or institutionalized. This thesis aims to examine the role Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) is playing in the urban climate governance arena, finally providing recommendations to three audiences: namely WWF, municipalities and researchers. After producing a comprehensive literature review matrix, twenty-four interviews were carried out with relevant stakeholders, guided by pre-selected key themes derived from the literature streams. The qualitative data obtained from these semi-structured interviews were synthesized through an integrated analytical framework, built on both stakeholder mapping and middle-out theory. The key findings of this thesis have led both to a practical and theoretical contribution, by identifying WWF as a bridging organization and by contributing to an in-depth analysis of this new emerging stakeholder role.}},
  author       = {{Cavalleri, Sofia Anna Enrica}},
  issn         = {{1401-9191}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  series       = {{IIIEE Master Thesis}},
  title        = {{WWF: A Transversal Bridging Organization. Exploring the Role of WWF in the Urban Climate Governance Arena.}},
  year         = {{2019}},
}