New Publication: Governing Climate Action
Laure-Hélène Piron
Dear AdaptDevers
I’m pleased to let you know that we have published a new Policy Practice Working Paper by Brendan Halloran on Governing Climate Action.
Climate Country Platforms (CPs) are emerging as a potential mechanism for coordinating finance, policy reform and implementation around national climate goals. Yet many of the barriers to effective climate action are not primarily technical or financial: they are rooted in political economy dynamics, weak governance, unequal power relations and limited accountability.
The paper argues that CPs will achieve transformational climate outcomes only if they move beyond coordination alone and explicitly address the governance systems shaping climate decisions, finance and implementation. Drawing on evidence from diverse domains of climate action and governance, the paper shows how political economy factors influence climate outcomes and why systems change approaches are needed to strengthen inclusive, responsive and accountable climate governance.
Best wishes
Laure-Hélène
Laure-Hélène Piron
Director
The Policy Practice Ltd
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The Policy Practice and ODI will run the flagship online Political Economy Analysis in Action course in September 2025 (apply here). Email trai...@thepolicypractice.com for more information about courses or mentoring tailored to your organisation’s needs.
Cheyanne Church
(apologies for any cross-posting)
We are now accepting applications to the Social Norms Accelerator. We would be very grateful if you could help share this opportunity within your networks. We think the ethos embedded in the program – around the importance of analysis, feedback loops etc – fit nicely with this group.
In a nutshell, the Accelerator is a 9 month hybrid learning opportunity for small teams, put forward by their organization, to gain key social norms capacity with the intention of bringing that capacity home to their organisation. We’ve designed it to fill the implementation gap that exists – whereby experienced professionals recognize the influence of norms, but do not have the competencies to tackle them constructively as part of a multi-faceted response.
We have two information sessions coming up next week – scheduled to span time zones. See the main Accelerator page for dates/times and registration. If these times are not good for your timezone – reach out and we can figure out something that is.
Otherwise I’ve included a short blurb below about the Accelerator in the hopes that it might be possible to circulate it to others who you might feel would be interested.
Many thanks for all interest and assistance in getting the word out, Cheyanne
BESA GLOBAL’S SOCIAL NORMS ACCELERATOR
Welcome to the Social Norms Accelerator - a 9 month hybrid learning opportunity for small teams, put forward by their organization, to gain key social norms capacity to bring home to their institution. The research is clear; norms drive corrupt practices and are more influential on behavior than formal rules. Yet, the gap is in strategically integrating social norms change work into existing conventional AC programming.
Facilitated by Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church and Diana Chigas from Besa Global’s Corruption, Justice & Legitimacy Program, The Accelerator is a carefully conceptualized program for experienced individuals to learn, apply and adapt social norms into their ‘accountable governance’ work. The small cohort will be drawn from government, civil society or multi-lateral institutions. If your organisation works at the policy or program level on issues related to transparency, accountability, integrity, ethics, public service reform/professionalization or anti-corruption – what we are calling accountable governance - and feels that engaging in the informal rules that guide behavior would enhance the effectiveness of their work, then the Accelerator might be right for you.
Key dates:
- Information sessions: July 6 and 8/9: see Highlight box at Home l Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy | Anti-Corruption to register
- Applications accepted on a rolling basis, with Sept 9, 2026 as the hard deadline
- Program runs end of September 2026 to end of May 2027
Registration link for information sessions can be found HERE. More information on the program can be found HERE.
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Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church Executive Director, Besa Global Home of the Corruption, Justice & Legitimacy Program T: 1-403-918-5240 EM: chey...@besaglobal.ca Calgary, Canada
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Cheyanne Church
We are now accepting applications to the Social Norms Accelerator. We would be very grateful if you could help share this opportunity within your networks.
In a nutshell, the Accelerator is a 9 month hybrid learning opportunity for small teams, put forward by their organization, to gain key social norms capacity with the intention of bringing that capacity home to their organisation. We’ve designed it to fill the implementation gap that exists – whereby experienced professionals recognize the influence of norms, but do not have the competencies to tackle them constructively as part of a multi-faceted response. Rigorous theory of change thinking is embedded into the program, building in adaptive management as the standard practice.
We have an information session on Wednesday and another pending for first week of August. See the main Accelerator page for dates/times and registration. If these times don’t align with your timezone reach out (c...@besaglobal.org) and we can set something up individually.
Otherwise I’ve included a short blurb below about the Accelerator in the hopes that it might be possible to circulate it to others who you might feel would be interested.
Many thanks for all interest and assistance in getting the word out, Cheyanne
BESA GLOBAL’S SOCIAL NORMS ACCELERATOR
Welcome to the Social Norms Accelerator - a 9 month hybrid learning opportunity for small teams, put forward by their organization, to gain key social norms capacity to bring home to their institution. The research is clear; norms drive corrupt practices and are more influential on behavior than formal rules. Yet, the gap is in strategically integrating social norms change work into existing conventional AC programming.
Facilitated by Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church and Diana Chigas from Besa Global’s Corruption, Justice & Legitimacy Program, The Accelerator is a carefully conceptualized program for experienced individuals to learn, apply and adapt social norms into their ‘accountable governance’ work. The small cohort will be drawn from government, civil society or multi-lateral institutions. If your organisation works at the policy or program level on issues related to transparency, accountability, integrity, ethics, public service reform/professionalization or anti-corruption – what we are calling accountable governance - and feels that engaging in the informal rules that guide behavior would enhance the effectiveness of their work, then the Accelerator might be right for you.
Key dates:
- Information sessions: July 6 and 8/9: see Highlight box at Home l Corruption, Justice and Legitimacy | Anti-Corruption to register
- Applications accepted on a rolling basis, with Sept 9, 2026 as the hard deadline
- Program runs end of September 2026 to end of May 2027
Registration link for information sessions can be found HERE. More information on the program can be found HERE.
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Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church Executive Director, Besa Global Home of the Corruption, Justice & Legitimacy Program T: 1-403-918-5240 EM: chey...@besaglobal.ca Calgary, Canada
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“Nostalgia is not a strategy, but we believe that from the fracture we can build something bigger, better, stronger and more just.” (PM Carney, Davos, 2026)
** If you receive this email after your workhours or on the weekend, please do not feel compelled to respond immediately. My work schedule is adapted to my family and life obligations. **