Learning from and building on experience in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of national adaptation policy and practice Anna Moss, University of Dundee (a.z.moss@dundee.ac.uk)
Importance of adaptation M&E
Monitoring: What is happening?
• Development of adaptation plans • Long time-scales and inherent uncertainties • Adaptive, flexible management • What works? What context? Why? • Effective? Efficient? Equitable?
Evaluation: Is it effective?
M&E of adaptation in Scotland Risk assessment
Public Body reporting
Progress reports
Adaptation Programme
Adaptation indicators
Independent assessment
Critical assessment • CCRA risks not addressed • Critical data gaps • Milestones and timescales • “insufficient evidence to judge progress in many of the areas assessed” • Non-direct impacts • Spatial and social distribution • Sub-national adaptation • Data-driven indicators
Developing adaptation M&E in Scotland • International dialogue/ knowledge sharing • Process indicators (milestones and timescales) • Improve connectivity between outcome indicators and implementation assessment of the SCCAP • How to conduct meaningful M&E of complex cross-cutting issues? • Data availability • Embedding M&E into the decision making process (at all scales)