Measuring Progress in Adapting to a Changing Climate
Insights from OECD countries
To better address the impacts from climate change, OECD countries are increasingly
making climate change adaptation a policy priority. Assessing progress in the implementation
of national adaptation policies is a critical step in understanding how adaptation
efforts contribute to strengthening climate resilience, and whether they are effective.
Experience in policy design and implementation has grown significantly, however measuring
progress remains a challenge for countries.
Building on a cross-country survey and country case studies carried out in Chile,
Korea, the Slovak Republic and the United Kingdom, this report provides insights into
current OECD country practices in measuring climate adaptation. It proposes a framework
that can guide countries on what needs to be measured and how, and discusses the role
that adaptation indicators and a conducive institutional environment can play in strengthening
adaptation measurement.