Report International experience in transboundary mountain governance: insights for Andean cooperation BALSIGER, Jörg, DUPUITS, Emilie Françoise, SCOLOBIG, Anna & United Nations Environment Programme Reference BALSIGER, Jörg, DUPUITS, Emilie Françoise, SCOLOBIG, Anna & United Nations Environment Programme. International experience in transboundary mountain governance: insights for Andean cooperation. Geneva : United Nations Environment Programme, 2020, 126 p. Available at: http://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:145756 Disclaimer: layout of this document may differ from the published version. 1 / 1 International Experience in Transboundary Mountain Governance: Insights for Andean Cooperation Jörg Balsiger, Emilie Dupuits, Anna Scolobig October 2020 Institute for Environmental Governance and Territorial Development, University of Geneva, Switzerland Proposed citation Balsiger, J., Dupuits, E., Scolobig, A. 2020. International Experience in Transboundary Mountain Go!ernance" Insights $or Andean %ooperation. Geneva" Institute $or Environ&ental Go!ernance and Territorial Develop&ent, University of Geneva. Corresponding author J(rg Balsiger, Institute o$ Environ&ental overnance and Territorial Develop&ent, 'niversity o$ Geneva, Boulevard Carl)*ogt 6+, 120- Geneva, S.it/erland. Contact" [email protected]# Acknowledgments T#is report .as produced t#rough an agree&ent .it# '1 Environ&ent 2rogra&&e, 34ce for 5atin A&erica and t#e %aribbean 6SS7A85atin A&erica %aribbean8%%89++820,:;, .it# <nancial support by t#e pro=ect “Accelerating Cli&ate Action under Eurocli&a?@. T#e report .as elaborated at t#e 'niversity o$ enevaAs Institute o$ Environ&ental Go!ernance and Territorial Develop&ent, wit# inputs fro& %arolina Adler, Executive Director of t#e Mountain Researc# Initiative. T#e reportAs contents are t#e sole responsibility o$ its aut#ors and do not necessarily reCect t#e vie.s of U1 Environ&ent Progra&&e. T#e aut#ors .is# to t#anD t#e staE o$ t#e '1 Environ&ent 2rogra&&e o4ce in 2ana&a and o$ %ondesan for t#eir support and co&&ents on t#e .orD as .ell as $or t#e organi/ation o$ a dedicated session at t#e Ministerial %onsultation o$ t#e Andean Mountain Initiative #eld in Fuito on ,G)20 1ove&ber 20,:. Table of Contents Executive Su&&ary.....................................................................................................................- Abbreviations............................................................................................................................,H ,. %ontext and objectives...........................................................................................................,- 2. I#at &aDes &ountain go!ernance .orDJ............................................................................,+ 2., Assess&ent fra&e.orD..................................................................................................................,+ 2.,., Analytical concepts.................................................................................................................,+ 2.2 E&pirical scope of t#e assess&ent................................................................................................,9 2.H Assess&ent approac#....................................................................................................................,: 2.H., Sources and met#ods.............................................................................................................,: 2.H.2 Analysis...................................................................................................................................,G H. Insig#ts $ro& &ountain go!ernance around t#e .orld........................................................,G H., Overvie. of mountain range go!ernance pro<les.........................................................................,G H.,., Europe.....................................................................................................................................,G H.,.2 Asia..........................................................................................................................................21 H.,.H A$rica.......................................................................................................................................22 H.,.K Nort# A&erica........................................................................................................................22 H.2 Institutional features of t#e regional go!ernance opportunity structure.....................................22 H.2., Territoriality............................................................................................................................23 H.2.2 Institutional for&ality............................................................................................................24 H.2.H Sectoral integration...............................................................................................................2- H.2.4 Civil society participation.......................................................................................................29 H.2.- Science)policy interface........................................................................................................2: H.2.+ Cli&ate c#ange......................................................................................................................29 K. Mainstrea&ing ecosyste&)based adaptation......................................................................H0 4., EbA and Eco)DBB8%%A in post)20,- global policy agree&ents..................................................H2 4.2 EbA and C%A in Mountain Range Go!ernance..............................................................................HH 4.2., Carpat#ian Convention..........................................................................................................HK 4.2.2 Alpine Convention.................................................................................................................HK 4.H EbA in Sout# A&erica....................................................................................................................H- 4.H., Regional and subregional policy instru&ents.......................................................................H: 4.4 In)dept# case analysis...................................................................................................................HG 4.4., T#e TacanL Iaters#eds transboundary .ater go!ernance t#rough local co&&unity ecosyste&)based action (Mexico)Guate&ala;, Central A&erica..................................................HG 4.4.2 Sustainable &ountain ecosyste&s &anage&ent in t#e Mig# 2a&ir and 2a&ir)Alai Mountains (Ta=iDistan)Nyrgy/stan;, Central Asia..........................................................................KK 4.4.H Upscaling EbA in Peru...........................................................................................................K+ 4.4.4 Isar river ecosyste&)based restoration (Austria)Ger&any;, Europe..................................K: 4.- Regional governance opportunity structure..................................................................................-, Balsiger et al. 62020;" International Experience in Transboundary Mountain o!ernance , 4.-., Territoriality............................................................................................................................-, 4.-.2 Institutional for&ality............................................................................................................-2 4.-.H Sectoral integration...............................................................................................................-H 4.-.4 Vertical integration...............................................................................................................-K 4.-.- CS3 participation..................................................................................................................-- 4.-.+ Science)policy interface........................................................................................................-+ 4.-.9 Funding arrange&ents..........................................................................................................-9 4.+ Conclusions for EbA Mainstrea&ing.............................................................................................-G -. Begionalization efforts in 5atin A&erica...............................................................................+, -., Cata&ayo)%#ira transboundary river basin, Ecuador)2eru..........................................................+, Territoriality.....................................................................................................................................+, 7or&ality and funding.....................................................................................................................+2 %ross)sectoral and vertical integration..........................................................................................+2 %S3 Participation...........................................................................................................................+K Science)policy interaction..............................................................................................................+K %li&ate c#ange adaptation............................................................................................................+K Institutional fit and Transition pat#s..............................................................................................+-