What is the Climate Adaptation Monitoring, Evaluation, and Efficacy Testing Dashboard?
The Climate Adaptation Monitoring, Evaluation, and Efficacy Testing Dashboard ("M&E Dashboard") consolidates and organizes information on monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and efficacy testing of climate adaptation strategies, offering a searchable repository of resources. Our goal is to create a "sweet spot" for sharing information, where users can uncover examples of the results of implemented projected, planning for the M&E and efficacy testing process, and of adaptation strategies that have been implemented and tested, ensuring future efforts are based on solid evidence.
What is Monitoring and Evaluation and Efficacy Testing?
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for climate change adaptation involves the regular tracking and systematic collection of data on implementation, along with the assessment of how well adaptation measures are performing in addressing climate change impacts.
This process helps identify whether planned activities are being implemented as intended, identify deviations or challenges, track progress, identify gaps, and learn from successes and failures.
Ultimately, M&E informs evidence-based decision-making and helps improve the effectiveness of adaptation strategies. Adaptation efficacy testing evaluates how effective these strategies are in achieving their intended goals and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Why is This Important?
Monitoring and evaluation aren’t just about measuring success - they help guide future investment decisions, improve project timelines and resource allocation choices, and ensure that your adaptation strategies stay fresh and relevant to real-world needs.
What Information is Included in the M&E Dashboard?
The M&E Dashboard offers a range of resources, including documents, tools, and case studies, all centered on monitoring, evaluation, and adaptation efficacy. These resources showcase a variety of M&E and efficacy testing-related efforts such as, those in the planning or ongoing stages of M&E for implemented projects, practical guidance on how to conduct M&E processes, and those that have tested their efforts for effectiveness.
How Can I Use the M&E Dashboard?
The M&E Dashboard is for anyone interested in understanding and improving climate change adaptation.
It’s designed for all CAKE users - researchers focused on M&E and efficacy testing of adaptation strategies, community leaders and practitioners looking for proven solutions to local climate challenges, and those generally interested in the topic. Whether new to the field or already engaged in adaptation work, this dashboard offers valuable resources to advance your work.
Browse through the pages of resources or use the side panel to filter your search based on your interests regarding the monitoring and evaluation of projects, efficacy testing, region, scale, and sector.
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