ADCOM FAQ

The document provides a comprehensive guide to adaptation communications (ADCOMs), which are voluntary reports used by countries to share climate adaptation priorities and needs. It outlines the four primary goals of ADCOMs: increasing the visibility of adaptation, strengthening support for developing countries, providing data for the global stocktake, and enhancing global learning. The text details flexible submission methods—standalone, in conjunction with, or as a component of other documents like NDCs or NAPs—and lists optional content elements ranging from national circumstances to gender-responsive actions. Finally, it explains how countries can leverage existing NAP processes to develop their ADCOMs, even if a final NAP document is not yet complete.

• Adaptation communications (ADCOMs) serve four primary objectives: increasing the visibility of adaptation to ensure it is not "eclipsed by mitigation", mobilizing support for developing countries, providing essential data for the global stocktake, and facilitating the sharing of lessons and adaptation needs.
• The submission of an ADCOM is entirely voluntary and designed to be "country-driven and flexible" to avoid placing "any additional burden for developing country Parties".
• To contribute to the first global stocktake in 2023, countries were encouraged to submit their first ADCOM by the end of December 2021, with a final deadline of the end of January 2022 for inclusion in synthesis reports.
• Countries have three flexible options for submitting an ADCOM: as a standalone document, in conjunction with another document (linked via cross-referencing), or as a component of another document such as a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), National Communication (NC), or National Adaptation Plan (NAP).
• As of August 2021, 11 countries used the adaptation chapter of their NDC as their ADCOM, including Angola, Lebanon, Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya, Panama, Paraguay, the Russian Federation, and Uruguay; New Zealand used its NC, and Timor Leste used its NAP.
• All content in an ADCOM is optional, but invited elements include national circumstances, risks and vulnerabilities, adaptation priorities, and implementation and support needs, as well as additional information on gender-responsive actions and Traditional Knowledge.
• Countries can use their NAP process to inform an ADCOM even if a final NAP document is not finished, by synthesizing information from NAP Frameworks, roadmaps, or risk assessments.

APA

Goldberg, M. (2021). ADCOM FAQ. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/2021/09/adcom-faq/

Chicago

Goldberg, Matti. ADCOM FAQ. NAP Global Network, 2021. https://napglobalnetwork.org/2021/09/adcom-faq/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{goldberg2021adcom, author = {Goldberg, Matti}, title = {{ADCOM FAQ}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2021}, month = sep, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/2021/09/adcom-faq/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }