Realist Review on Just Transition Towards Low Emission, Climate Resilient and More Inclusive Societies in Developing Countries

Yeung, Theodora, Tlhotlhalemaje, Lekha, Roman, Camilla, Rastogi, Archi, Prowse, Martin, Norrington-Davies, Gemma, Makowska, Agata, Macquarie, Rob, Lieuw-Kie-Song, Maikel, Kim, Yeonji, Horikoshi, Daisuke, Danaa, Zephaniah and Cameron, Catherine (2026) Realist Review on Just Transition Towards Low Emission, Climate Resilient and More Inclusive Societies in Developing Countries. European Journal of Development Research. ISSN 0957-8811

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Abstract

Just transition describes the transformation towards greener, more inclusive, and more resilient economies and societies. This realist review provides a rigorous summary of global evidence on interventions targeting outcomes contributing towards a just transition in developing countries, spanning energy, agriculture and food, infrastructure, and ecosystem services. We found common enablers for just transition interventions across all or most sectors, including robust funding and financing mechanisms, strong alignment with needs and priorities, political will and ownership, social dialogue and stakeholder engagement. Hard and soft enablers differed across sectors. We also found common barriers to successful just transition across all sectors, including bureaucratic and legal barriers, exclusion and unequal distribution of benefits.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Data is available on request.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	just transition,realist review,energy,agriculture and food,infrastructure,ecosystem services
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	06 Jan 2026 12:30
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2026 08:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/101531
DOI:	10.1057/s41287-025-00726-4

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