Guidance Note: Strengthening M&E for adaptation planning in the agriculture sector

The importance of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate change adaptation has been highlighted at global level, including under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Paris Agreement. Simultaneously, adaptation M&E systems are beginning to emerge at the national level in the context of national planning and budgeting
processes. This technical guidance note details how to develop M&E systems for adaptation planning in agriculture sectors.

The first section of the guide introduces the general concept of M&E, then outlines M&E of adaptation specifically and explains how adaptation M&E relates to the agriculture sectors. The second section provides an overview of the steps needed to design an adaptation M&E framework and plan for agriculture sectors. This note provides guidance mainly for technical staff working to strengthen M&E of adaptation in agriculture sectors. It is also relevant for policy and decision makers engaged in broader national adaptation and development planning, budgeting and implementation processes in which agriculture forms a key component.