Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh work programme on the global goal on adaptation

COP 26 established a comprehensive two-year Glasgow–Sharm el-Sheikh work programme on the global goal on adaptation (2022-2023) to be carried out jointly by the SBSTA and SBI decision 7/CMA.3). An overview of the mandated work can be found in the info box at the right-hand side of this page.

For additional background information on the timeline, please click here>>.

The Compilation and synthesis of submissions on the objectives of the work programme is available here>>.

The annual report of workshops held in 2022 is available here>>.

5 May 2022 - Informal virtual event

During this event, the SB Chairs offered Parties and non-Party stakeholders the opportunity to reflect on the submissions, including their expectations for the work programme and organization of the workshops. It allowed those Parties to provide views, who had not been able to provide a submission and also offered an opportunity to hear from non-Party stakeholders to ensure that the work programme is comprehensive and inclusive.

Recording of the event is available here>>.

7 June 2022 - IPCC Event under the work programme on the contributions of Working Group II to the Sixth Assessment Report

Further information on this event page.

8-9 June 2022 - First workshop on "Enhancing understanding of the global goal on adaptation and reviewing progress towards it"

The workshop took place in Bonn during the SB 56 sessions. Information on the programme and guiding questions is available in the concept note.

Webcast for 8 June (starting at 24:48min).

Webcast for 9 June (starting at 10:15min).

The summary of the workshop is here>>.

30-31 August 2022 - Second workshop on "Enhancing adaptation action and support"

The workshop will be held in a virtual format. Please see the agenda here>>>

Parties and observers are invited to submit via the submission portal by 5 August views on the workshop, including on general considerations, the topics for discussion under the theme of enhancing adaptation action and support, expected outcomes, examples, case studies and modalities to inform the preparation of the concept note.

The summary note of the workshop is here.

Presentations from the workshop

UNFCCC Introduction

Breakout Group 1	Breakout Group 2	Breakout Group 3
Botswana National Climate Change Committee	Green Climate Fund	G77 and China
European Environment Agency	Marshall Islands	Indalo Inclusive South Africa
United Nations Environment Programme	UNFCCC - Adaptation Committee	Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Adaptation on the Uruguay River	WWF International Climate and Energy

Recordings from the workshop.

17-18 October 2022 – Third workshop on "Methodologies, indicators, data and metrics, monitoring and evaluation"

The workshop will be held in a hybrid format at JW Marriott Hotel, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt.

Find the recordings on here.

Parties and observers were invited to submit via the submission portal by 23 September views on the workshop, including general considerations, the topics for discussion under the theme of methodologies, indicators, data and metrics, monitoring and evaluation, expected outcomes, examples, case studies, and modalities have informed the preparation of the concept note.

The agenda for this event is now available.

The summary note of the workshop is available here.

Theme 1 – Global perspective: global level targets and indicators
UNFCCC: Secretariat presentation on the compilation and synthesis of indicators, approaches, targets and metrics
UNDRR: Sendai Framework targets and monitoring – Generating official statistics for disaster risk reduction
IPCC: Concepts, approaches and indicators to guide adaptation
WMO: Extreme events and SDGs
FAO: Essential SDG metrics to assess progress towards the GGA with a focus on the agriculture sectors
UNSD: Global set of climate change statistics and indicators and recent methodological developments in measuring climate change vulnerability and adaptation

Theme 2 – Regional, national and local levels
EEA: EEA related products on Climate Change hazards, impacts and exposure
LEG: Methodologies for reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of adaptation and support (joint work of the AC-LEG-SCF)
Adaptation Committee: Development and application of monitoring and evaluation systems at the national and subnational level
Adaptation Fund: Results Based Management and Strategic Results Framework in the Adaptation Fund
UNCDF–LoCAL: Assessing Climate Change Adaptation Framework (ACCAF)
WRI: Tracking Finance for Locally Led Adaptation
LSE: Usefulness of indicators for M&E (with national and local examples)

5 November 2022 – Fourth workshop on "Communicating and reporting on adaptation priorities"

The workshop will be held in person in Sharm el-Sheikh in conjunction with COP27.

Parties and observers were invited to submit via the submission portal by 14 October views on the workshop, including on general considerations, the topics for discussion under the theme of Communicating and reporting on adaptation priorities, expected outcomes, examples, case studies, and modalities to inform the preparation of the concept note.

The concept note with guiding questions is now available.

The agenda is now available

The summary note of the workshop is available here.

Presentation

UNFCCC arrangements for adaptation information

Experiences of Parties in their transition to the ETF and preparation of biennial transparency reports (BTRs) (in particular on reporting on adaptation actions in BTRs

Options and opportunities for integration of ocean and coastal based adaptation priorities and actions in reporting procedures under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement

National reporting on adaptation - South Africa

Communicating and reporting on adaptation: the case study of Italy

Communicating and reporting on adaptation: Perspectives from the Adaptation Resilence Alliance