Tracking global climate change adaptation among governments

Lea Berrang-Ford (), Robbert Biesbroek, James D. Ford, Alexandra Lesnikowski, Andrew Tanabe, Frances M. Wang, Chen Chen, Angel Hsu, Jessica J. Hellmann, Patrick Pringle, Martina Grecequet, J.-C. Amado, Saleemul Huq, Shuaib Lwasa and S. Jody Heymann
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Lea Berrang-Ford: University of Leeds
Robbert Biesbroek: Wageningen University & Research
James D. Ford: University of Leeds
Alexandra Lesnikowski: McGill University
Andrew Tanabe: McGill University
Frances M. Wang: McGill University
Chen Chen: University of Notre-Dame
Angel Hsu: Yale–NUS College
Jessica J. Hellmann: University of Notre-Dame
Patrick Pringle: Climate Analytics GmbH
Martina Grecequet: University of Minnesota
J.-C. Amado: University of Ottawa
Saleemul Huq: International Institute for Environment and Development
Shuaib Lwasa: Makerere University
S. Jody Heymann: University of California-Los Angeles

Nature Climate Change, 2019, vol. 9, issue 6, 440-449

Abstract: Abstract The Paris Agreement and Katowice Climate Package articulate a clear mandate for all parties to undertake and document adaptation progress. Yet persistent challenges have prevented substantive developments in tracking adaptation and the assessment of adaptation actions and their outcomes. Here, we provide an overview of the challenges of adaptation tracking and propose a comprehensive conceptual framework for assessing adaptation progress by governments that is scalable over time and across contexts. The framework addresses the core components of adaptation assessment (vulnerability, goals and targets, adaptation efforts, and adaptation results) and characterizes subcomponents focused on adaptation effort (leadership, organizations and policy). In particular, we highlight how critical insights can be uncovered by systematically tracking policy efforts over time, and discusses novel approaches to data collection.

Date: 2019
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