Introduction to Adaptation in the Global Stocktake

The document explains the Global Stocktake (GST) as a mechanism of the Paris Agreement designed to assess collective progress on mitigation and adaptation to inform the updates of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) every five years. It highlights the challenges of the 'learning-by-doing' approach and encourages developing countries to use their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and Adaptation Communication (AdCom) processes, alongside monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), to provide technical inputs to the GST.

• The Global Stocktake (GST) is a mechanism within the Paris Agreement that evaluates collective progress toward climate goals to help parties determine current status and future direction, ultimately informing the updates of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) every 5 years.
• The first GST process faces challenges regarding meaningful engagement and participation from stakeholders due to the complexity of the review mechanism and its 'learning-by-doing' nature.
• Developing countries can inform the GST by leveraging their National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and Adaptation Communication (AdCom) processes, as well as monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) for national adaptation.

APA

Qi,, J. (2022). Introduction to Adaptation in the Global Stocktake. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/adaptation-global-stocktake-assessing-collective-progress

Chicago

Qi,, Jeffrey. Introduction to Adaptation in the Global Stocktake. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2022. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/adaptation-global-stocktake-assessing-collective-progress.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{qi2022introduction, author = {Qi,, Jeffrey}, title = {{Introduction to Adaptation in the Global Stocktake}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2022}, month = apr, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/adaptation-global-stocktake-assessing-collective-progress}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }