CAN submission on Adaptation Committee, February 2011

 

The Adaptation Framework and the role of the Adaptation Committee 

 

The adoption of the Cancun Adaptation Framework provides an important step forward for treating adaptation 

under the Convention in a more coherent, consistent and effective manner.  

CAN International sees the agreement to establish the Adaptation Committee as an important basis to increase 

the effectiveness and coherence of adaptation work in the UNFCCC process. Based on the best available 

knowledge, science and experience, it should play a key role to promote synergy and coherence as well as to 

facilitate the effective implementation of the Cancun Adaptation Framework and to provide clear 

recommendations to fill identified gaps in support...