National Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Systems for Climate Change Adaptation.A comparative analysis of nine countries Issued on 2024 by International Institute for Sustainable Development

The need for monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems that can help countries understand how to best adapt to climate change has become increasingly important as the effects of climate change increase and climate shocks intensify. Understanding if climate change adaptation (from here on “adaptation”) actions are reducing vulnerability, increasing resilience, and enhancing adaptative capacities is crucial for planning and decision making, along with understanding how—and for whom—actions are working or not. Countries started to set up MEL systems for adaptation over a decade ago, with efforts to track, assess, and report on adaptation toward learning and improving adaptation actions. Today, more countries have integrated MEL systems as part of their national adaptation plans (NAPs), processes, and actions. The uptake has been slow, but significant progress has been observed since 2014.