In 2019, the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA) requested the Adaptation Committee (AC) “to consider approaches to reviewing the overall progress made in achieving the global goal on adaptation and to reflect the outcome of this consideration in its 2021 annual report.” This technical paper is an initial step towards fulfilling this request, and is intended to help launch the discussion within the AC on approaches to assessing the global goal on adaptation. Additionally, this technical paper also contributes to an activity in the Adaptation Committee’s 2019‐ 2021 flexible work plan, albeit one year earlier than planned. This activity specifically is preparing a “technical paper on useful information and methodologies for assessing progress in enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change,” which was initially planned for 2021.

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