Adaptation Action Coalition (Completed)

Climate change is already affecting everyone on the planet. Vulnerable communities are often hit hardest, though they did the least to cause the problem. We must adapt.

Climate adaptation can bring major benefits to people and the economy. The right investments can make communities safer, stronger, and more equitable. Yet, action has not matched the scale of the crisis. While the world has made progress on raising global ambition on adaptation, far more must be done. We need bold and urgent action to accelerate adaptation.

The Adaptation Action Coalition (AAC) was a state-led initiative of 42 member countries that worked to foster greater political ambition on adaptation, turning high-level commitments into targeted, tangible and practical action.

By accelerating global action on adaptation, the AAC aimed to help people, economies and the planet become more resilient and equitable.

Vision, Mission and Purpose

The Adaptation Action Coalition worked through sector-specific, action-orientated workstreams, focused on health, water, locally led action, disaster risk reduction and infrastructure. Building upon the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit ‘Call for Action on Adaptation and Resilience,’ the Adaptation Action Coalition drove action through targeted sectoral workstreams and events.

• Vision: The AAC built a vision for a climate-resilient future that puts adaptation at the center of decision-making and takes immediate action to protect people, economies and the environment.
• Mission: The AAC’s primary aim was to accelerate global action on adaptation to achieve a climate resilient world by 2030.
• Purpose: The AAC brought together countries to advance progress on the Call for Action on Adaptation and Resilience.

To deliver on this mandate, the AAC’s workstreams worked to:

• Demonstrate real-world action being taken to respond to climate risks
• Build the evidence base on good adaptation practices
• Support the integration of climate risk into sectoral and national plans
• Highlight equity, inclusion and the Principles for Locally Led Adaptation

Events

Below you can find recordings from past events hosted by the Adaptation Action Coalition.

• Aligning Agendas: Advancing Adaptation through Country Participation in the UN Water Conference – February 13, 2023
• Implementing Adaptation through the AAC’s Sectoral Workstreams – November 12, 2022
• National Systems for Adaptation MEL: A Country Dialogue – October 25, 2022
• Adaptation Components of NDCs: A Global Perspective for Countries – August 16, 2022
• Event Series: AAC Event Series on Turning IPCC Science to Action – March 11, 2022 - April 4, 2022
• Adaptation Action Coalition High-Level COP26 Event – November 2, 2021
• The Journey Thus Far and the Road Ahead: Reflections and Progress on the 2019 Call to Action on Adaptation and Resilience – September 30, 2021

Race to Resilience

Sharing common goals, the Adaptation Action Coalition partnered with the Race to Resilience, which aims to catalyze action by non-state actors to build the climate resilience of 4 billion people from vulnerable groups and communities. The campaign, led by High-Level Champions for Climate Action Nigel Topping and Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, focused on helping frontline communities to build resilience and adapt to impacts of climate change, which include extreme heat, drought, flooding and sea-level rise.

Cover image credit: Neil Palmer (CIAT)