ABSTRACT
It is important to know whether our responses to climate change are proving to be effective, and to reinforce the successful actions and modify or terminate those that are not achieving the desired results. Commonly this process of assessing performance is called ‘monitoring and evaluation’(Figure 7.1). The monitoring and evaluation of adaptation and mitigation covers not only specific, on-the-ground interventions, such as those described in Chapters 4 and 6, but also the policy and planning initiatives, including those described in Chapters 3 and 5. While in many cases evaluating climate change interventions is challenging, it is important to do so. This is in part because evidence of the effectiveness of current spending on responses to climate change is essential at all business, national and global levels. For example, such information is required if current proposals to increase the financing of climate change mitigation and adaptation by hundreds of billions of dollars a year are to be treated seriously and receive increased support (Prowse and Snilstveit, 2009). The role of monitoring and evaluation in the context of mitigation and adaptation, and of mitigation as a source of financial resources to support adaptation. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203128961/bb1d9c46-7e38-4554-9643-fd469f5406a9/content/fig7_1_B.tif" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
