Perspectives: Adequacy and effectiveness of adaptation in the global stocktake

This publication, a product of the Adaptation Working Group of the independent Global Stocktake (iGST), aims to advance conceptual and operational discussions of the adequacy and effectiveness (A&E) of adaptation in the context of the GST by bringing together the perspectives of a multitude of stakeholders, including academia, practitioners and policy-makers, all organized around one fundamental question: "How can the concepts of adequacy and effectiveness of adaptation be operationalized in assessments of global progress on adaptation?"

As climate changes, so will the adaptation goals. Understanding, assessing and communicating climate risks and how human society is coping with them is a challenging task, which requires both scientific knowledge and political will, as well as actions in developing conceptualized frameworks and operationalizing them.