Next Steps for Defining a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System for the Global Goal on Adaptation by COP 28

The document emphasizes the need to establish a global monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) system under the global goal on adaptation (GGA) framework by COP 28. It argues that the GGA should prioritize enhancing adaptation action and meeting the needs of developing countries over becoming a prolonged methodological exercise. The report highlights that the Glasgow-Sharm-el Sheikh (GlaSS) work program, established at COP 26, aims to operationalize the GGA, with the goal of finalizing a framework for adoption at COP 28 to increase the visibility of adaptation and inform finance directions.

• The global goal on adaptation (GGA) serves as an aspiration to increase adaptation ambitions and collective actions, implicitly requiring a conceptual and methodological framework for monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) by countries and the UNFCCC.
• Defining the implementation modalities, timelines, and roles for a global MEL system under the GGA is critical before COP 28, with a focus on meeting developing-country needs and enhancing action rather than remaining a methodological exercise.
• The Glasgow-Sharm-el Sheikh (GlaSS) work program, created at COP 26, is a two-year initiative to operationalize the GGA, with an agreement from COP 27 to finalize the GGA framework for adoption at COP 28 to improve global adaptation action and finance.

APA

Józefiak,, E. B. (2023). Next Steps for Defining a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System for the Global Goal on Adaptation by COP 28. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/global-goal-on-adaptation-monitoring-evaluation-learning-framework-cop-28

Chicago

Józefiak,, Emilie Beauchamp,Iga. Next Steps for Defining a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System for the Global Goal on Adaptation by COP 28. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2023. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/global-goal-on-adaptation-monitoring-evaluation-learning-framework-cop-28.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jzefiak2023next, author = {Józefiak,, Emilie Beauchamp,Iga}, title = {{Next Steps for Defining a Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning System for the Global Goal on Adaptation by COP 28}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2023}, month = may, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/global-goal-on-adaptation-monitoring-evaluation-learning-framework-cop-28}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }