Trends in Adaptation Planning: Observations from a recent stock-taking review

The review of 15 African and Asian countries reveals consistent adaptation priorities in agriculture, fresh water, and human health, with significant activity in the agriculture sector. While most countries have initiated National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes and integrated climate change into national development plans, progress is limited in subnational mainstreaming and the establishment of monitoring and evaluation systems.

• Adaptation priorities across the 15 surveyed countries are largely consistent, focusing primarily on agriculture, fresh water, and human health, with additional priorities in energy, fisheries, and disaster risk management capacities.
• Countries are incorporating climate change into national development plans and have mostly started National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes, though few have established systems to monitor and evaluate progress toward adaptation goals.
• Adaptation planning and mainstreaming at the subnational level is limited, indicating a need for increased capacity building for subnational actors and better linkages with national processes.
• While adaptation programs exist in all surveyed countries, activity is most concentrated in the agriculture sector, with less programming in other priority areas such as health, forestry, and fisheries.

APA

Terton,, J.-E. P. (2016). Trends in Adaptation Planning: Observations from a recent stock-taking review. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/trends-adaptation-planning-observations-recent-stock-taking-review

Chicago

Terton,, Jo-Ellen Parry,Anika. Trends in Adaptation Planning: Observations from a recent stock-taking review. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2016. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/trends-adaptation-planning-observations-recent-stock-taking-review.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{terton2016trends, author = {Terton,, Jo-Ellen Parry,Anika}, title = {{Trends in Adaptation Planning: Observations from a recent stock-taking review}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2016}, month = nov, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/trends-adaptation-planning-observations-recent-stock-taking-review}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }