Adaptation Gap Report 2024
Huge uplift needed on climate adaptation, starting with finance commitment at COP29.
International public adaptation finance flows to developing countries increased. however, even achieving the goal of doubling adaptation finance would only cut the adaptation finance gap by 5 per cent. Enormous financing, implementation, capacity-building, and technology transfer are needed to address growing climate impacts.
Adaptation Gap Report 2023
The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report provides an annual science-based assessment of the global progress on adaptation planning, financing, and implementation. It also explores options for enhancing and advancing national and global adaptation efforts and provides an in-depth analysis of selected issues of interest.
In addition to the update on adaptation planning and implementation, the 2023 edition provides a more in-depth finance assessment chapter and includes a thematic deep-dive chapter on loss and damage, implementation, and planning. The report also highlights key case studies in these areas.
The Adaptation Gap Report is co-produced and co-edited by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre.
Adaptation Gap Report 2022
As climate impacts intensify across the globe, nations must dramatically increase funding and implementation of actions designed to help vulnerable nations and communities adapt to the climate storm.
The Adaptation Gap Report 2022: Too Little, Too Slow – Climate adaptation failure puts world at risk, finds that global efforts in adaptation planning, financing and implementation are not keeping pace with the growing risks.
The report finds that linking adaptation and mitigation actions can enhance co-benefits.
However, unprecedented political will and more long-term investments in adaptation are urgently needed to avoid the adaptation gap from widening.
Adaptation Gap Report 2021
The sixth edition of the UN Environment Adaptation Gap Reports. Since 2014, these reports have focused on exploring adaptation gaps, characterized as the difference between the actual level of adaptation and the level required to achieve a societal goal.
The adoption of the Paris Agreement established a global goal on adaptation of “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change”. As the Paris Agreement is now being implemented, important decisions are about to be made on how to report on, and take stock of, progress towards this global goal.
The Adaptation Gap Reports focus on providing policy-relevant information to support such efforts.
Adaptation Gap Report 2020
The fifth edition of the UN Environment Adaptation Gap Reports. Since 2014, these reports have focused on exploring adaptation gaps, characterized as the difference between the actual level of adaptation and the level required to achieve a societal goal.
The adoption of the Paris Agreement established a global goal on adaptation of “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change”. As the Paris Agreement is now being implemented, important decisions are about to be made on how to report on, and take stock of, progress towards this global goal.
The Adaptation Gap Reports focus on providing policy-relevant information to support such efforts.
Adaptation Gap Report 2018
This is the fourth edition of the UN Environment Adaptation Gap Reports. Since 2014, these reports have focused on exploring adaptation gaps, characterized as the difference between the actual level of adaptation and the level required to achieve a societal goal.
The adoption of the Paris Agreement established a global goal on adaptation of “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change”. As the Paris Agreement is now being implemented, important decisions are about to be made on how to report on, and take stock of, progress towards this global goal.
The Adaptation Gap Reports focus on providing policy-relevant information to support such efforts.
Adaptation Gap Report 2017: Towards Global Assessment
The 2017 Adaptation Gap Report, which is the third global Adaptation Gap Report, explores key opportunities and challenges associated with assessing progress on adaptation at the global level. The report synthesizes information relevant for the ongoing work under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to prepare for the implementation of the Paris Agreement.
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