Abstract
The literature has proven that ethnic fractionalization is a determinant element in the adoption of measures, especially redistributive ones, by governments (Singh and Vom Hau, 2016). However, the impact of such a phenomenon on climate measures, and especially adaptation climate measures has not been yet analyzed. That is why in this paper a mixed methods analysis has been carried out to understand the relationship between ethnic fractionalization and adoption of climate measures across countries, and specifically in the case of Kenya. The results of the quantitative analysis of all countries between 1999 and 2021 do not show significant results for the ethnic fractionalization variable alone. However both the regressions and the field analysis of two case studies in Kenya show that one of the determinant element is not the ethnic division itself but its interaction with the quality of governance and the support of institutions. Therefore, it is possible to confirm how the main responsibility and determinant of the adoption of climate measures is directly driven by governmental actors and their quality of governance.
Presenters
Paloma Abril PoncelaStudent, MA in Social Sciences Research, University Carlos III of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Technical, Political, and Social Responses
KEYWORDS
Ethnic fractionalization, Climate measures, Quality of government, Mixed method analysis
