Comparative analysis of five case studies: commonalities and differences in approaches to mitigation actions in five developing countries

The objective of this study is to develop a better conceptual understanding of mitigation action (MA) by comparing countries’ approaches to thinking and implementing MAs. The comparative analysis in this study builds on the textured and detailed analysis of MAs in five developing countries based on the articles on this volume – Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and South Africa (Cadena Monroy et al., 2011; La Rovere, Dubeux, Perira, &Wills, 2011; Sanhueza & Palma, 2011; Takahashi, Zevallos, & Cigaran, 2011; Tyler, Boyd, Coetzee, & Winkler, 2011). The reader is referred to these studies for further detail; to avoid repetitive citations, we cross-reference only sparingly.