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  • 12 - Climate Governance and Federalism in South Africa

  • Edited by Alan Fenna, Curtin University, Perth, Sébastien Jodoin, McGill University, Montréal, Joana Setzer, London School of Economics and Political Science
  • Book:
    Climate Governance and Federalism
    Published online:
    11 May 2023
    Print publication:
    25 May 2023, pp 241-262
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    South Africa adopted a system of decentralised government more than two decades ago. This government’s ability to see to collaboration and cooperation across line functionaries, the executive, the legislature and the judiciary is put to the test by, among others, the demands of an adequate national response to climate change and an established practice of centralised governance. This chapter gives an overview of the practice of federalism in South Africa; the country’s climate change profile; the way the federal government system links up with the demands of climate change governance; and a case study of tangible decentralised climate governance practices and developments. The focus is specifically on the challenges and opportunities presented by the multiple forums for law, policy and decision-making, rather than on matters of experimentation and diffusion. The chapter concludes with a brief assessment of the government’s performance thus far and suggestions for moving forward on its climate-resilient development trajectory.