ABSTRACT
This chapter provides an assessment of the state of the art and identify main gaps in evaluation of climate change adaptation interventions. Some development agencies are starting to evaluate their climate change adaptation interventions. In terms of poverty alleviation, which is a core concern of development, the crucial unit of measurement for impact is the household. The chapter identifies and reviews the key issues involved in evaluating climate change adaptation interventions. One of the critical issues arises in connection with the term "adaptive capacity," which is used widely with reference to adaptation in the context of development. There is a lack of consensus about what constitutes successful adaptation, starting at the global level and having rippling effects downwards. Alternately, maladaptation means that initial progress towards success may eventually lead to long-term increases in vulnerability to climate change.
