This document synthesizes the views submitted by Parties on the composition of, and modalities for, the Adaptation Committee. It reports on the proposed role, objectives and guiding principles of the Committee, and elaborates on suggested operational modalities and activities to perform the agreed functions of the Adaptation Committee. Following a discussion of the proposed linkages of the Adaptation Committee with other institutional arrangements under and outside the Convention, the document concludes with a synthesis of suggested organizational and governance modalities and procedures, including composition and linkage to the Conference of the Parties and the subsidiary bodies.