The Schlamadinger Prize in Climate Change:
Forestry, Land Use and Bioenergy

In memory of Dr. Bernhard Schlamadinger and on behalf of the sponsoring organisations, the Climate Policy journal is pleased to announce an annual prize for the best article accepted for publication in the specified fields. The winning author(s) will be awarded EU €1,000 and announced in the journal and at a major international conference. 

We are delighted to announce the winner of the 2011 Schlamadinger Prize:

‘Financing REDD in Developing Countries: A Supply and Demand Analysis’
by Jordan Isenberg and Catherine Potvin
Climate Policy 10(2), 216-231. doi: 10.3763/cpol.2008.0604.

The panel of judges commented: ‘This paper is particularly valuable because it articulates how fund and market based systems for REDD could co-exist, not just within the context of a transition strategy, but as different mitigation approaches for developed and developing countries. The paper provides out-of-the-box thinking and analogies for REDD financing, for example, looking at the role of ODA funding and public policy in the expansion of funding in the global health sector and how it might inform REDD financing’.

Previous winner 2010:

'Country Stakes in Climate Change Negotiations: Two Dimensions of Vulnerability'
by Piet Buys, Uwe Deichmann, Craig Meisner, Thao Ton That and David Wheeler
Climate Policy 9(3), 288-305. doi:10.3763/cpol.2007.0466

The panel of judges found this article particularly innovative as it assessed developing countries’ likely attitudes to international climate treaties. The research employed a comprehensive geo-referenced database of indicators relating to global climate change impact vulnerabilities and energy resources. The thorough analysis and the resulting detailed country-level information helped to explain the incentives that are required to make the establishment of such agreements more likely. This article is a timely input into the current international negotiations for a new climate agreement, where the participation of developing countries is of great importance.