Update on key discussions that took place at the 24th Standing Committee on Finance Meeting on 19-20 May 2021.

Measuring adaptation and resilience: An annotated bibliography

ODI

A wealth of measurement ideas, tools and metrics have emerged in the past two decades to understand and track progress on adaptation and resilience. This annotated bibliography presents a range of important reference works in the field, focusing on sources after 2000, and with a particular emphasis on works published since 2010, which may reflect… Read more »

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Loss and damage explainer (Briefing paper 1/2023)

Legal Response International (LRI)

In the climate change context, “loss and damage” does not have an agreed definition. It is generally understood as irreversible or residual results from climate change impacts where adaptation is no longer possible. Sea level rise, tropical storms, floods, droughts, wildfires, etc. are examples of impacts that can lead to loss and damage. The concept… Read more »

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Goals, targets and indicators for climate change adaptation and climate-related disaster risk reduction: A comparison across international agreements

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

This handout presents a range of resilience and adaptation-relevant targets and indicators that countries are already reporting on or preparing to report on, for: The Paris Agreement The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction The Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030) The New Urban Agenda The SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway The Kunming-Montreal Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework. These targets and indicators are… Read more »

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Summary Briefing 24th Standing Committee on Finance Meeting, 19-20 May 2021

CFAS