Twelve reasons why climate change adaptation M&E is challenging
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The scaling up of adaptation efforts and the iterative nature of the adaptation process means that Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) will play a critical role in informing and improving adaptation polices and activities. CA is a dynamic process that cuts across scales and sectors intervention, and extends long past any normal project cycle. It is also inherently uncertain: we cannot be entirely sure about the course of climate change consequences, as these will be shaped by societal decisions taken in the future. How then should we define, measure, and assess the achievements of an adaptation programme? In this Guidance Note, we identify twelve challenges that make M&E of CCA programmes difficult, and highlight strategies to address each. While most are not unique to CCA, together they present a distinctive package of dilemmas that need to be addressed.
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Dennis Bours, Colleen McGinn & Patrick Pringle, UKCIPPublished in Climate-ADAPT Feb 02 2017 - Last Modified in Climate-ADAPT Dec 12 2023