The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement,
Recalling Article 7 of the Paris Agreement, in particular paragraph 1, which provided for the establishment of the global goal on adaptation of enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change with a view to contributing to sustainable development and ensuring an adequate adaptation response in the context of the temperature goal referred to in Article 2, paragraph 1, of the Agreement,
Also recalling relevant provisions and principles of the Convention and the Paris Agreement,
Further recalling decision 2/CMA.5, in particular paragraph 30, which notes with concern that the adaptation finance gap is widening,
1. Welcomes the convening by the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies of technical experts to assist in the technical work under the United Arab Emirates–Belém work programme on indicators for measuring progress achieved towards the targets referred to in paragraphs 9–10 of decision 2/CMA.5, including reviewing and refining the compilation and mapping of existing indicators relevant to measuring that progress;
2. Notes with appreciation the work of the secretariat in supporting activities under the United Arab Emirates–Belém work programme to date;
3. Acknowledges with appreciation the significant progress made by the experts referred to in paragraph 1 above in their work on indicators under the United Arab Emirates–Belém work programme, noting the time constraints faced in the delivery of the refined mapping of indicators prior to the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement and the time and effort the experts contributed to the mapping;
4. Welcomes the contribution of the Adaptation Committee to the compilation and mapping referred to in paragraph 1 above;
5. Expresses appreciation to the Governments of Bhutan and Egypt for hosting the workshops on matters related to the United Arab Emirates–Belém work programme held in Thimphu from 15 to 17 May 20243 and in Sharm el-Sheikh from 8 to 9 October 20244 respectively;
6. Takes note of the report by the secretariat on the workshop held in Sharm el-Sheikh referred to in paragraph 5 above, including the refined mapping prepared by the experts referred to in paragraph 1 above, and notes that the report5 was published late in the pre-sessional period;
7. Requests the secretariat to make the informal progress reports that were prepared by the experts referred to in paragraph 1 above prior to the sixth session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement available on the UNFCCC website;
8. Recalls paragraph 39 of decision 2/CMA.5 and the request of the subsidiary bodies6 for their Chairs to convene technical experts to assist in reviewing and refining the compilation and mapping referred to in paragraph 1 above and, as needed, developing new indicators for measuring progress achieved towards the targets referred to in paragraphs 9–10 of decision 2/CMA.5 and confirms that the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement will decide on a final list of indicators at its seventh session (November 2025);
9. Emphasizes the importance of ensuring geographical and gender balance among the experts referred to in paragraph 1 above working across the targets referred to in paragraphs 9–10 of decision 2/CMA.5;
10. Recognizes that further guidance is required for the experts referred to in paragraph 1 above and requests the Chairs of the subsidiary bodies to invite the experts to:
(a) Ensure that they apply common approaches and methodologies as they continue their work on refining the indicators referred to in paragraph 1 above and developing new indicators under the United Arab Emirates–Belém work programme on the basis of the criteria referred to in paragraph 17 below, as appropriate;
(b) Enhance collaboration among the experts working across both the thematic and the dimensional targets 7 with a view to identifying synergies, and facilitate contributions by experts from all geographical regions across all the targets;
(c) Prioritize reducing the number of global indicators in the next stage of their work, keeping indicators that reflect overarching trends and common challenges related to adaptation efforts across countries;
(d) Develop, if needed, or identify from the compilation and mapping referred to in paragraph 1 above indicators for enabling factors for the implementation of adaptation action, including means of implementation;
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20. Also decides that, noting the need to avoid placing an additional reporting burden on Parties, the final outcome of the United Arab Emirates–Belém work programme may include a manageable set of no more than 100 indicators that: (a) Are globally applicable with a view to informing an analysis of relevant global trends;
(b) Constitute a menu that captures various contexts of adaptation action, enabling Parties to choose which indicators they will report on in the light of their national circumstances;
(c) Are designed to enable assessment of progress towards achieving the different components of the targets referred to in paragraphs 9–10 of decision 2/CMA.5; 21. Further decides that the final outcome of the United Arab Emirates–Belém work programme should include, where applicable:
(a) Information on the intended purpose of and potential data sources for each of the indicators referred to in paragraph 26(b) below, as well as the mechanisms needed to develop data standards for each indicator;
(b) Outcome and output indicators for the thematic targets; (c) Qualitative, quantitative, input, output, outcome, impact and process indicators, including existing and new ones;
(d) Indicators that capture information pertaining to, inter alia, social inclusion, Indigenous Peoples, participatory processes, human rights, gender equality, migrants, children and young people, and persons with disabilities;
(e) Indicators that are relevant to specific ecosystems,9 and highlight them, where appropriate, to Parties with similar geographical conditions;
(f) Indicators that reflect the unique vulnerabilities of children to climate change impacts across the thematic targets and, potentially, cross-cutting indicators related to education and the health of children and young people;
(g) Quantitative and qualitative indicators for enabling factors for the implementation of adaptation action, including means of implementation;
22. Decides that the final outcome of the United Arab Emirates–Belém work programme should constitute a source of input, including through reporting by Parties, for the technical phase of the global stocktake by specifying a way to structure and inform the assessment of progress in adaptation;
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