RT null T1 Adaptation Gap Report 2017: Towards Global Assessment - Executive Summary A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 climate change K1 environmental monitoring K1 climate change adaptation YR 2017 FD 2017-11 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22173 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22173 NO This document summarizes approaches to assess collective progress on climate adaptation under the Paris Agreement’s global goal, emphasizing the linkage to the transparency framework, adaptation communications, and the five-year global stocktake starting in 2023. It reviews opportunities and constraints in aggregating national data, highlights trade-offs between activity-based and results-based assessment, and distinguishes descriptive metrics suitable for repeated tracking from evaluative metrics that require qualitative synthesis and peer review. It notes varied national monitoring and evaluation systems, limited coverage of non-state actions, and the need for coherent, transparent, longitudinal, and context-sensitive frameworks. It identifies complementary roles for third-party sources and alignment with the SDGs and the Sendai Framework, and recommends nationally determined proximity-to-target approaches focusing on contribution rather than strict attribution.Full Report is available at: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/22172 NO https://www.unep.org/resources/adaptation-gap-report-2017 DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 16, 2026