The topic of Adaptation to Climate Change has, over the past few years, significantly gained in momentum in the context of multilateral climate negotiations. Most recently, the Paris Decision and the Paris Agreement have enshrined several key advances on that topic:

• A Global Goal for Adaptation was agreed
• A periodic review of the implementation of adaptation, as part of a global stocktake that assesses collective progress towards achieving the purpose of the Paris Agreement and its long-term goals
• Adaptation was raised to the same level of focus as mit- igation
• The Paris Decision outlined the need to “significantly [increase] adaptation finance from current levels” (Ar- ticle 115).
• This need is real, and has recently been outlined by UNEP Deputy Director, Dr. Thiaw, during the 2016 Ad- aptation Futures event:

This Conference’s objective is to advance the scientific and technical debate on the topic of assessing Adaptation to Cli- mate Change.

In that context, it is important to concretely contribute to mov- ing forward the topic of adaptation metrics, a key driver for informed and impactful decision-making from both the public and private sectors.

As such, two objectives have been identified:

• Qualifying and then quantifying adaptation needs
• Developing a set of transferrable indicators to mea- sure and track the success of adaptation projects

This ambitious, yet urgently needed, set of objectives will be pursued through an open, transparent, and inclusive ap- proach. 5 panels will allow participants to explore state of the art methodologies for Adaptation Metrics.

These panels will include a specific focus on the financial sector, resilience, sectorial approaches, and the Sustainable Development Goals. The outcomes of this conference will be made available to the international community.