Harmelen AK van ,
Boomsma MJ ,
Korenromp RHJ ,
Andersson M ,
Mol A ,
Diepenmaat HB
180 p
in Dutch
2001
Toon Nederlands
English Abstract The study evaluates the Durch regime formation on
climate change in the years around the Kyoto Protocol (1997) based on case
studies on Burden sharing / the Triptych approach and North-South relations
/ the Clean Development Mechanism. For the analysis of the international
negotiations, the policy science discipline and theories on regime formation
were used. National policy development was analysed by means of the
qualitative multi-actor Trinity model. The used data sources were
interdepartmental archives, interviews and literature. In international
climate policy, the Netherlands played a strong role as a broker and
consensus builder and relied heavily on scientific knowledge. It used the
EU to exert an influence on a global scale. This strategy suits the
Netherlands, being a small country depending on global climate action.
Results show that explicit attention is necessary for both content and
process aspects of the negotiation process to avoid unclear mixing of
responsibilities of parties. Full communication especially on any change of
role should be provided to all parties involved nationally and
internationally in order to keep support and credibility. Also, the use of
issue linkages is recommended. The use of both national and international
research on both content and process to support ad hoc policy should be
continued. The Dutch industry should join the international industry and
actively participate and influence the climate change policy development.
The NGOs in the field of development cooperation should recognise that
climate change policy is important for economic development and financial
aid for developing countries.
