Chapter 18
The Adaptation M&E Navigator: A Decision
Support Tool for the Selection of Suitable
Approaches to Monitor and Evaluate
Adaptation to Climate Change
Timo Leiter
Abstract With increasing implementation of climate change adaptation policies
and projects as well as continued integration of adaptation into planning processes,
there is an increasing need to understand the results of these adaptation interventions. Are they achieving their objectives? Are they actually leading to a reduction
in vulnerability to climate change?
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) can help answer these questions. However,
due to the context specific and cross-sectoral nature of adaptation there is no
one-size fits all approach to M&E. The Adaptation M&E Navigator helps to select
a suitable M&E approach by providing a list of specific M&E purposes and
matching them to relevant approaches. Key characteristics of each approach are
highlighted to enable informed decision making. The Adaptation M&E Navigator
also provides links to further guidance and examples from practice. The chapter
outlines the rational and structure of the Adaptation M&E Navigator and how it can
be used in practice.
Keywords Adaptation • Monitoring and evaluation • M&E approach • Adaptation
outcomes • Adaptation process
18.1 Introduction
Preparing for and adjusting to the impacts of climate change through planning,
capacity building and adaptation actions is taking place at all levels, on all continents and to an increasing extent (Mimura et al. 2014). According to the 2015
Global Climate Legislation Study, more than 60 countries have frameworks in
place for adapting to the impacts of climate change (Nachmany et al. 2015).
T. Leiter (*)
Climate Change and Climate Policy Group, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany
e-mail: Timo.Leiter@giz.de
© The Author(s) 2017
J.I. Uitto et al. (eds.), Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable
Development, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43702-6_18
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The Adaptation M&E Navigator: A Decision
Support Tool for the Selection of Suitable
Approaches to Monitor and Evaluate
Adaptation to Climate Change
Timo Leiter
Abstract With increasing implementation of climate change adaptation policies
and projects as well as continued integration of adaptation into planning processes,
there is an increasing need to understand the results of these adaptation interventions. Are they achieving their objectives? Are they actually leading to a reduction
in vulnerability to climate change?
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) can help answer these questions. However,
due to the context specific and cross-sectoral nature of adaptation there is no
one-size fits all approach to M&E. The Adaptation M&E Navigator helps to select
a suitable M&E approach by providing a list of specific M&E purposes and
matching them to relevant approaches. Key characteristics of each approach are
highlighted to enable informed decision making. The Adaptation M&E Navigator
also provides links to further guidance and examples from practice. The chapter
outlines the rational and structure of the Adaptation M&E Navigator and how it can
be used in practice.
Keywords Adaptation • Monitoring and evaluation • M&E approach • Adaptation
outcomes • Adaptation process
18.1 Introduction
Preparing for and adjusting to the impacts of climate change through planning,
capacity building and adaptation actions is taking place at all levels, on all continents and to an increasing extent (Mimura et al. 2014). According to the 2015
Global Climate Legislation Study, more than 60 countries have frameworks in
place for adapting to the impacts of climate change (Nachmany et al. 2015).
T. Leiter (*)
Climate Change and Climate Policy Group, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale
Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Eschborn, Germany
e-mail: Timo.Leiter@giz.de
© The Author(s) 2017
J.I. Uitto et al. (eds.), Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable
Development, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43702-6_18
327