Approaches to Reviewing the Overall Progress Made in Achieving the Global Goal on Adaptation

The technical paper sheds light on the variety of approaches that may be applied – drawing from academic and grey literatures, as well as real-world examples from different jurisdictions and governance levels – and their associated advantages, challenges, and limitations. It does not recommend a particular approach or set of approaches for reviewing overall progress towards the global goal on adaptation, as our extensive research and deliberations on this issue did not point to an optimal approach or set of approaches that are clearly preferable to the alternatives. Rather, it aims to provide a fair and honest assessment of where we currently stand in relation to our ability to conduct a robust and meaningful review of overall progress towards the global goal on adaptation.