Boîte à outils pour le suivi, l’évaluation et l’apprentissage (SEA) dans les processus des Plans nationaux d’adaptation

The document outlines a structured approach to integrating monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) into National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes. It emphasizes a sequential, pragmatic approach to system design, the use of Theory of Change (ToC) models, and the selection of SMART indicators. The guide details how to link MEL with impact, vulnerability, and risk assessments (IVRAs) and provides strategies for data collection, management, and inclusive communication. It specifically highlights the necessity of integrating gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) to ensure equitable adaptation outcomes.

• MEL systems for NAPs should be developed using a pragmatic, sequential approach rather than a linear one, starting with simple structures and expanding over time to avoid overly complex systems that may be abandoned.
• A Theory of Change (ToC) serves as a critical foundation for MEL systems by explicitly mapping how adaptation measures lead to outputs, intermediate outcomes, and long-term impacts, while identifying underlying assumptions.
• Adaptation indicators must be context-specific and follow the SMART criteria (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound) because no universal set of adaptation indicators exists.
• Impact, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessments (IVRAs) provide essential baseline data for MEL systems and can be used to track the evolution of climate risks over time to determine if adaptation measures are reducing vulnerability.
• Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) must be systematically integrated into MEL systems through the use of disaggregated data (by sex, age, disability, etc.) and participatory methods to ensure that adaptation benefits are equitably distributed.
• Effective MEL requires a combination of quantitative data (numerical measures) and qualitative data (narratives, interviews, and case studies) to explain not just if a change occurred, but how and why it happened.
• Learning in the context of NAPs is a collective and voluntary process of acquiring and diffusing knowledge that must be intentionally planned rather than assumed to happen spontaneously after monitoring and evaluation.
• The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) criteria (relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability) can be used to evaluate NAP processes, provided they are contextualized to include climate risks and the potential for maladaptation.
• Data management for MEL should follow the FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) to ensure transparency and facilitate reporting to international frameworks like the Paris Agreement and the SDGs.
• Communication of MEL results should be tailored to diverse audiences using various formats—such as radio for local communities or policy briefings for ministers—to ensure that findings lead to actual policy adjustments.

APA

Beauchamp, E., Leiter, T., Pringle, P., Brooks, N., Masud, S., & Guerdat, P. (2024). Boîte à outils pour le suivi, l’évaluation et l’apprentissage (SEA) dans les processus des Plans nationaux d’adaptation. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/napgn-fr-2024-mel-toolkit.pdf

Chicago

Beauchamp, Emilie, Timo Leiter, Patrick Pringle, Nick Brooks, Shafaq Masud, and Patrick Guerdat. Boîte à outils pour le suivi, l’évaluation et l’apprentissage (SEA) dans les processus des Plans nationaux d’adaptation. NAP Global Network, 2024. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/napgn-fr-2024-mel-toolkit.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{beauchamp2024bote, author = {Beauchamp, Emilie and Leiter, Timo and Pringle, Patrick and Brooks, Nick and Masud, Shafaq and Guerdat, Patrick}, title = {{Boîte à outils pour le suivi, l’évaluation et l’apprentissage (SEA) dans les processus des Plans nationaux d’adaptation}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2024}, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/napgn-fr-2024-mel-toolkit.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }