INSIDER: What Can Paris Achieve on Adaptation?

The briefing advocates for the Paris agreement to establish a global goal for adaptation to strengthen international cooperation and resilience. It proposes an 'adaptation cycle' consisting of regular national adaptation communications and a global stock-take every five years to identify gaps and mobilize support. The author emphasizes that this process should minimize the burden on developing countries by utilizing existing planning frameworks like National Adaptation Plans.

• The Paris agreement has the opportunity to establish a long-term global goal for adaptation that strengthens international cooperation for resilience and links adaptation needs to the level of global ambition for emission reductions.
• A proposed 'adaptation cycle' would accelerate progress through three main components: regular national adaptation communications providing snapshots of goals and needs, a global stock-take every five years to synthesize progress and forecast future needs, and high-level sessions to share best practices among state and non-state actors.
• To avoid placing an undue burden on developing countries, the adaptation cycle should integrate existing reporting and planning efforts, such as National Communications and National Adaptation Plans.

APA

World Resources Institute (2015). INSIDER: What Can Paris Achieve on Adaptation? https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-what-can-paris-achieve-adaptation

Chicago

World Resources Institute. INSIDER: What Can Paris Achieve on Adaptation? 2015. https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-what-can-paris-achieve-adaptation.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2015insider, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{INSIDER: What Can Paris Achieve on Adaptation?}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2015}, month = dec, url = {https://www.wri.org/technical-perspectives/insider-what-can-paris-achieve-adaptation}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }