Strengthened adaptation monitoring
Adaptation transparency is particularly difficult because it needs to be very specific to the country or even subnational circumstances, and hence the value of global guidance is limited. Countries must develop their own adaptation indicators, focused on the specific situations they need to address. This was the focus of an ICAT-supported project in Panama completed in 2023.
While transparency on climate change mitigation efforts has globally applicable methodologies and templates for countries to follow, the same do not exist for adaptation. For adaptation, each region, country or even areas within countries have different adaptation needs. Climate change is a global concern, but adaptation needs a local focus.
This creates significant challenges for countries, which are exacerbated by the fact that many countries do not have the robust data needed to effectively plan, implement and manage adaptation actions.
Panama was one of the countries to use transparency to manage its adaptation efforts in 2023, in a project supported by ICAT.
M&E for climate adaptation in Panama
