The Adaptation Committee (AC) was established by the Conference of the Parties to promote the implementation of enhanced action on adaptation in a coherent manner under the Convention, inter alia, through: providing technical support and guidance to the Parties; sharing of relevant information, knowledge, experience and good practices; promoting synergy and strengthening engagement with national, regional and international organizations, centres and networks; providing information and recommendations, drawing on adaptation good practices, for consideration by the COP when providing guidance on means to incentivize the implementation of adaptation actions, including finance, technology and capacity-building; and considering information communicated by Parties on their monitoring and review of adaptation actions, support provided and received.
The Adaptation Committee provides guidance to address gaps and needs for the process to formulate and implement NAPs through: developing recommendations for consideration by the COP, collaborating with relevant entities, and offering platforms for sharing expert knowledge on issues relevant to the process. The Adaptation Committee also scopes out the ‘’landscape’’ of organizations that support the process and the strategic steps that they could take to scale up their support. In addition, the Adaptation Committee, in collaboration with the LEG and other entities, identifies the role of the UNFCCC in facilitating the delivery of support to all developing countries.
More information on the Adaptation Committee is available at <http://unfccc.int/6053>.