The Adaptation Gap Report 2017: Assessing Global Progress on Climate Adaptation

The 2017 Adaptation Gap Report by UN Environment, prepared in collaboration with the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation, focuses on frameworks for assessing global progress towards the Paris Agreement's adaptation goal. An international team of experts synthesized the latest literature and practical experience, overseen by a steering committee with extensive external review. The report explores concepts, methodologies, and data for the global stocktake process starting in 2023.

Use Cases

• Analyzing frameworks for assessing global adaptation progress based on the report's focus on concepts and methodologies.
• Reviewing interlinkages between adaptation provisions like the global stocktake and transparency framework as described in the report.
• Synthesizing information for UNFCCC work on implementing the Paris Agreement's adaptation goal.

Strengths

• Report is the third global Adaptation Gap Report by UN Environment, indicating a series of related publications.
• Content underwent extensive external review and was overseen by a steering committee.
• Synthesizes information relevant for the ongoing work under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

UN Environment and the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation.

Collection Method

Synthesis of latest literature and practical experience by an international expert team.

Time Range

2017

Geography

Global