Measuring climate adaptation progress presents several complex technical and political challenges. Ahead of the UNFCCC June Climate Meetings in Bonn (SB62), this briefing explores key considerations and challenges for developing indicators for the Global Goal on Adaptation that could contribute to effective and scaled-up climate adaptation action.
To understand the power of global governance indicators and how to use them judiciously, it is necessary to understand what indicators are and how they are produced. Different kinds of indicators--such as counts, ratios, or composites--can influence policy making and governance processes through a variety of mechanisms.
Outcomes on the GGA indicators at COP30 present a unique opportunity for climate adaptation and other related matters to build on work conducted by both negotiators and experts as well as multiple stakeholders and presents the potential to identify measurable approaches for adaptation action. It is important to ensure that the finalised indicators are applicable across different contexts, are not detrimental to developing countries where climate action is most needed and are applied for ensuring the goals of the Paris Agreement are met, and means of implementation are scaled up and accessed for adaptation action. Therefore, the selection of the final indicators needs to take into consideration general approaches to indicator development, especially their applicability in country-specific contexts and their relevance to adaptation.
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