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The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan 2024-2029 outlines the framework for tracking progress, capturing lessons, and assessing the impact of its resilience initiatives. The plan emphasizes an adaptive management approach and a 'Triple Loop Learning' system to improve resilience outcomes in the Global South, focusing on food, finance, and communities.

This research paper examines water management challenges in arid and semiarid regions of the Americas, arguing that traditional integrated river basin management must be supplemented with approaches focusing on social, ecological, and hydroclimatic interactions to enhance resilience.

This research paper examines the evolution and application of adaptive management and water security in water governance, contrasting them with conventional centralized decision-making and Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM).

This executive summary outlines a human dimensions project focused on improving the flow of climate information between scientists and policymakers in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern United States. The project aims to enhance adaptive management of water resources by analyzing the combined impacts of East Pacific cyclones and the North American Monsoon on human systems, particularly in the context of chronic water scarcity and growing demand.

This case study, part of the Baltic COMPASS project, analyzes flood risk and river basin management in Kristianstad, Sweden, identifying significant barriers to adaptive river management, including a lack of cross-sectoral integration and the absence of a river basin-wide governance structure for water flows.

The ADAPTool for Creating New Policies is a Microsoft Excel-based guidance tool designed to help policy-makers develop policies, programs, strategies, or legislation that can adapt to complex and uncertain conditions, such as climate change and volatile market prices.

This fact sheet describes an initiative by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research to strengthen adaptive management capacity and water security in the arid Americas through science-policy dialogues and integrated assessments of surface and groundwater use.

This research paper evaluates the impact of climate change and adaptive management on irrigation water supply within the Cache Creek watershed in Yolo County, California, using the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system calibrated with 1971–2000 historical data.

This executive summary evaluates the current scientific knowledge regarding the effects of climate change on the biodiversity of the tropical Andes. It identifies the region as a global biodiversity hotspot with high levels of endemism, particularly in cloud forests and high-altitude ecosystems. The document details how rising temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, and habitat fragmentation threaten species' survival and the ecosystem services—such as water regulation and food security—upon which over 40 million people depend. It advocates for adaptive management, the creation of connected conservation corridors, and increased inter-institutional coordination to mitigate these risks.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) describes the integration of monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) within the Tandem framework. Tandem is a holistic approach designed to enable scientists, intermediaries, and users to co-design sustainable climate services. The document advocates for an intentional MEL design based on the principles of outcome mapping to support adaptive management and ensure climate services meet the needs of vulnerable communities.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute advocates for a systemic shift in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) to support locally led adaptation (LLA). It argues that traditional MEL must be replaced by processes that are locally led, context-aware, and adaptive to better balance power dynamics and reflect the priorities of those most affected by climate change.