Navigating the Paris Rulebook

This guide provides a detailed technical exploration of the Paris Agreement Rulebook's provisions regarding adaptation communications, outlining the content, submission process, and linkages with other Paris Agreement mechanisms.

• The Annex of decision 9/CMA.1 specifies the information that may be included in an adaptation communication, covering a wide range of topics including national circumstances, legal frameworks, risks, vulnerabilities, adaptation priorities, and the implementation of actions and plans. It also includes gender-responsive actions, traditional and indigenous knowledge, and economic diversification plans that may offer mitigation co-benefits.
• While the Paris Agreement states that each Party should prepare an adaptation communication 'as appropriate', there is no fixed deadline for submission. Instead, the Agreement specifies that they should be submitted and updated periodically without adding burdens to developing country Parties, and they are invited for submission in time to inform each global stocktake.
• Adaptation communications are integrated into the broader Paris Agreement framework through several linkages: they can be submitted alongside NDCs, national communications, or as part of biennial transparency reports (provided the adaptation section is clearly identified). They also serve as a primary input for the global stocktake, which uses them to create a synthesis report on the state of adaptation efforts, experience, and priorities.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Navigating the Paris Rulebook. https://www.wri.org/paris-rulebook/paris-rulebook-adaptation-deeper-dive

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Navigating the Paris Rulebook. n.d. https://www.wri.org/paris-rulebook/paris-rulebook-adaptation-deeper-dive.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendnavigating, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Navigating the Paris Rulebook}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/paris-rulebook/paris-rulebook-adaptation-deeper-dive}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }