This is a publication of the Adaptation Committee (AC). Established in 2010, the Adaptation Committee is the United Nations’ premier expert body addressing climate change adaptation. Its goal is to promote the implementation of enhanced action on adaptation in a coherent manner under the Convention and Paris Agreement.
This paper contributes to enhancing knowledge and practice on adaptation M&E at the national and subnational level. It also provides useful insights for policy makers, practitioners, researchers, and other stakeholders who are interested in advancing this field.
Overall, the paper explores the following questions:
a. What steps do governments take to develop and apply their M&E systems for adaptation, and what challenges do they encounter?
b. What opportunities exist to address these challenges and enhance the implementation of adaptation actions at the national and subnational levels through M&E?
c. How do governments at the national and subnational level institutionalize learning in their M&E systems? How do governments define and measure progress in adaptation efforts, including the identification of relevant indicators?