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4.1 Outputs and Reporting
What will the products of the ME system be?
How will you present the information to target users in a way that best meets the intended purpose?
Frequency and timing of outputs is an important aspect of this consideration: if results are intended to inform
the development of new policies and interventions or the revision of existing ones, it may be useful to synchro-
nise the outputs and reports with the policy cycle. The Philippines
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, for example, have aligned its reporting cycle on adaptation progress with its consultation pro-
cess for updating the National Development Plan. The frequency and timeframe of data availability may also
inluence how frequently reporting can take place.
There may be multiple outputs and reporting formats
of a single system for ME of adaptation, each serving a different purposeaudience. Table 6 provides examples
of different formats that have been adopted to the par- ticular purpose and intended use - consideration 1.2.
Visual representations of data can also help to commu- nicate key data and messages clearly. For example, the
SNAP Tool - Table 2 uses radar charts to demonstrate starting points, targets, and progress on seven indicators
related to the NAP process.
4 . P r o d u c t s
Products refers to the packaging and dissemination of the ME results, i.e. of the information generated by the
adaptation ME system.
Promoting Use of ME Results in the NAP Process
The NAP Technical Guidelines
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Step D.3.A suggest updating the NAP process based on ME results and
coordinating the timing of updates of NAPs with up- dates to other relevant policies, such as development
plans or relevant sector plans, in order to support integration.
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DATA SOURCE DESCRIPTION OF DATA
RELEVANT SECTOR
The Philippines
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produces annual monitoring reports on the progress of the National Climate Change Action Plan NCCAP to set its priorities and budget for the year.
Use of data to modifyimprove policies and plans already under way.
In Nepal,
15
the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment is coordinating the development of a Climate Change Plan CCP baseline assessment report and of CCP
periodic performance reports to be disseminated to government and development partners.
In France,
10
an annual monitoring or implementation report of the NAP is pre- sented to, and reviewed by, key stakeholders through the National Committee for
Ecological Transition and communicated to the wider public via Internet. The NAP Technical Guidelines suggest this as one means of updating the international
community on progress Use of data to modifyimprove policies and
plans already under way.
Demonstrating good use of taxpayers’ funds.
Updating the COP on progress, for example through National Communications.
Adaptive Management
Accountability Learning
EXAMPLE OF INTENDED USE EXAMPLE OF OUTPUTREPORTING FORMAT
4. Pr
oducts
In Morocco,
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the main output produced by the OREDDs is the Annual Report on the State of the Environment,
which will include a chapter on adaptation and vulnerability.
In Morocco,
14
monitoring data and information will be accessible via SIRE’s web-based information system.
For the Marrakech region a report
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outlines impact chains, indicator baslines and indicator factsheets containing information on data sources and access arrangements
as well as, responsible institutions for providing indications on how to interpret data. In the UK,
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an annual adaptation progress report has been published since 2012. In addition, an independent evidence report will be produced to inform the 2017
Climate Change Risk Assessment. Understanding which adaptation needs are
suficiently addressed and where additional efforts are needed, for example through
repeated vulnerability assessments.
Acquiring and systemising information on adaptation experience that may inform
future initiatives.
Using improved understanding of how and why adaptation has worked to inform
policy- and decision-making.
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NEXT STEPS
As the various examples in this Guidebook have illustrat- ed, there is no one-size-its-all approach to developing
a national system for ME of adaptation. However, ad- dressing the considerations outlined above should help
you put the basic building blocks in place to support an adaptation ME system that is best suited for your spe-
ciic context.
Completing the questionnaire in the Annex may help you to prepare a summary of your approach and to formulate
next steps to address each consideration. The example of Morocco presented throughout this Guidebook il-
lustrates what a full process of developing a system for ME of adaptation might look like. Box 4 refers you to
information about systems that other countries have adopted to suit their own circumstances.
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Proiles of national systems for ME of adaptation
Learn more about the following countries’ approach- es to national ME of adaptation in a series of coun-
try proiles by GIZ IISD 2014:
France
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Germany
11
Kenya
12
Mexico
13
Morocco
14
Nepal
15
Norway
16
Philippines
17
UK
19
B OX
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Use this questionnaire to see whether you have considered the key questions outlined in this guide.
Before you begin to develop an ME system, ask yourself:
Have you identiied a leadcoordinating insti- tution?
What other institutions need to be involved in the development and implementation of the
ME system?
Involve these stakeholders in developing re- sponses to these questions. More stakeholders
may be identiied as the development of the ME system progresses.
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Question Related Considerations
Informed by
1.1 Policy context: