Central African Republic Country Climate and Development Report

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Table of Contents

• MAIN DOCUMENT 1
• Resilient and Inclusive Growth Sustainable Solutions for CARs Future 1
• CCDR GLANCE 3
• Contents 6
• CCDR GLANCE ....................................................................................................................... 3 6
• 1. The Link Development-Fragility-Climate Change ..................................................... 23 6
• 2. Climate Commitments Policies and Capacities ..................................................... 31 6
• ............................................ 42 6
• 4. Macro and Distributional Impacts ............................................................................. 63 6
• 5. Summary and main recommendations .................................................................... 77 7
• References ............................................................................................................................. 81 7
• List of Acronyms 8
• Acknowledgement 11
• Executive Summary 12
• Vicious Cycle of Underdevelopment Fragility and Climate Change 12
• Significant Climate Risks to Economy Sectors and Households 13
• Palpable Urgency Moving Beyond Business-as-Usual 15
• Integrated Coordinated Approach for Breaking the Cycle 17
• 1. The Link Development-Fragility-Climate Change 23
• 1.1. Economic and social development 23
• 1.2. Climate Change 24
• 1.3. Fragility 26
• The Nexus Development-Fragility-Climate 27
• 1.3.1. Conceptual Framework Development-Fragility-Climate Nexus 27
• 1.4. The way forward 28
• 2. Climate Commitments Policies and Capacities 31
• 2.1. Navigating the Nexus Through Institutional and Governance Reform 31
• 2.2. Development Aspirations 32
• 2.3. Climate Commitments 33
• 2.4. Climate commitments and national and sectoral strategies 34
• 2.4.1. Climate-informed legislation and coordination mechanisms 34
• 2.4.2. Institutional readiness for Climate Change Action 35
• 2.4.3. Enhancing Institutional Frameworks for Effective Climate Action 37
• 2.5. Climate Finance 38
• 2.6. Solutions to enhance climate commitments policies and strategies 39
• 2.7. The Way Forward on the Nexus 40
• 3. Wealth Climate and Fragility A Sector Perspective 42
• 3.1. Introduction 42
• 3.2. Understanding CARs Vicious Cycle 42
• 3.2.1. Development and Fragility in CAR 42
• 3.2.2. Climate Vulnerability 43
• 3.2.3. Human Capital Education and Health 49
• 3.2.4. Physical Capital Urban Development Transport and Energy 53
• 3.2.5. Social Dimensions of Climate Change and the Risk of Conflicts 58
• 3.2.6. Private sector Climate Development and Fragility 61
• 4. Macro and Distributional Impacts 63
• 4.1. Key Takeaways 63
• 4.2. Introduction 64
• 4.3. Methods Used and Approach 65
• 4.4. Main Findings 66
• 4.4.1. The Prerequisite of Economic Development 66
• 4.4.2. How Adequate Climate Measures Would Bring Net Gains 71
• 4.5. Integrating Policies for Development and Climate 75
• 5. Summary and main recommendations 77
• 5.1. Summary 77
• 5.2. Main Recommendations 78
• References 81