This article examines The Decentralisation Paradox: Devolution, Capacity Gaps, and Recentralisation in Fragile States: Climate Change Dimensions with a focused emphasis on Sierra Leone within the field of Political Science. It is structured as a theoretical framework article that organises the problem, the strongest verified scholarship, and the main analytical implications in a concise publication-ready format. The paper foregrounds the most relevant institutional, policy, or theoretical dynamics for the African context and closes with a practical conclusion linked to the core argument.