Outputs

This working paper seeks to build a more comprehensive understanding of accountability in adaptation.

How can the concepts of adequacy and effectiveness of adaptation be operationalized in assessments of global progress on adaptation?

The Paris Agreement rests on voluntary emissions reduction pledges but does not mandate that pledges are sufficiently ambitious to collectively limit warming to acceptable levels.

Measuring the effectiveness of adaptation and tracking collective progress has received increasing attention across the domains of policy, finance and research.

With its diverse landscapes and vulnerability to climate risks, Nepal stands at the forefront of adaptation action. This blog reflects on a roundtable discussion on the importance of accountability in adaptation in Nepal.

Finance is central to international agreements on climate change but there is a gap in making sure funds meet those mot affected. This blog reflects on alternative tools for building local accountability.

Climate politics is seen in the media through big annual meetings around the world. But there is a quieter side to negotiating climate change. What can we learn from conducting digital ethnography of these processes?

After early progress on the loss and damage fund and announcements on energy and health from COP 28 in Dubai, attention in the corridors in week 2 is turning to adapting to the impacts of climate change.

The world is rapidly running out of time to limit temperatures to this level – a crucial threshold for many communities living in low-lying islands and delicate ecosystems such as coral reefs.

The findings around extreme heat are for a collaboration between our research programme on the role of knowledge in adapting to climate change, and the Wise Ram Theatre.

The Africa Research and Impact Network convened a roundtable discussion at Africa Climate Week to discuss what the measurement of adaptation means to vulnerable African communities. The roundtable brought together diverse stakeholders working on adaptation in Kenya and Africa.

Accountable Adaptation and Practical Action ran a provincial roundtable discussing issues of climate finance in Surkhet, Nepal. We heard from practitioners, researchers and government ministers during the session.

This roundtable explored diverse perspectives on the GGA negotiations and brainstormed future aspirations for accountability and ambition in its next steps.

Accountable Adaptation submitted to the UAE-Belem work programme with Practical Action endorsed by Christian Aid, Fauna and Flora, Plan International and VSO.

How can the concepts of adequacy and effectiveness of adaptation be operationalized in assessments of global progress on adaptation?