Tompkins, Emma L.Vincent, KatharineNicholls, Robert J.Suckall, NatalieHulme, Mike2020-02-242020-02-242018-06-19http://hdl.handle.net/10625/58539The paper proposes a new “stocktaking” approach to document the spectrum and prevalence of observed adaptation over large scales. The four-step approach focuses on: (a) obtaining consensus on the objectives of adaptation; (b) agreeing on the sources of evidence; (c) agreeing on the search method; and (d) categorizing the adaptations. With guidance on how to operationalize, this approach could improve the transparency of adaptation data collection and analysis, ensure comparability of findings, and inform the Adaptation Communications (Article 7.10), a prerequisite to strengthening future ambition commitments within the Paris Agreement of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).application/pdfenCLIMATE DATACLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCLIMATE CHANGE POLICYUNFCCCSCALABILITYVULNERABILITYADAPTIVE CAPACITYCOMPARATIVE ANALYSISGLOBALINTEROPERABILITYDATA COLLECTIONJournal Article (peer-reviewed)