This presentation was delivered during the session "Upscaling adaptation solutions for vulnerable mountain regions through international cooperation" hosted by the Geneva Cryosphere Hub as part of a series of events held during COP26. Find more about the event and watch the recording here: https://adaptationataltitude.org/knowledge-base/adaptation-in-mountains/upscaling-adaptation-solutions-for-vulnerable-mountain-regions-through-international-cooperation Read the journal article on which this presentation is based here: https://bioone.org/journals/mountain-research-and-development/volume-41/issue-3/MRD-JOURNAL-D-21-00033.1/Closing-the-Adaptation-Gap-in-Mountains/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-21-00033.1.full

1. Closing the
Adaptation
Gap in
Mountains

2. Key Messages
à Upscaling challenge in mountains can be disaggregated into several
adaptation gaps
à Gaps model reveals the significance of limits to adaptation, as well as
opportunities for increasing the quantity and quality of adaptation
à Closing gaps requires deeply collaborative efforts supported by
external capacity building and implementation resources + strong
mitigation action

3. Time
2020 2050
Coherence gap
Realization gap
Exposure gap
Sum of all adaptation options
Actual adaptation action
Proportion of adaptations
that are in alignment with
established goals/objectives
Climatic exposure
Magnitude
Total adaptation gap /
Upscaling challenge
Adaptation Gaps

4. Existing Gaps
Hard Limits
Further adaptation not possible
under current conditions,
inevitable loss and damage
Soft Limits
Surmountable barriers inhibit
adaptation action, leading to
inadequate responses
IPCC SROCC HMA
GAMI Reanalysis
Review of major
adaptation
programs
Critical review of
GAMI results

5. Closing Gaps
Hard Limits
-Mitigation
-Increase adaptation options (possible
erosion of hard limits over time, e.g.
new knowledge/technologies)
Soft Limits
-Support non-state actors in
identifying, applying for, and
mobilizing available adaptation
resources (e.g. Direct Access)
-Co-develop responses that attend to
the social, scientific, and ecological
dimensions of climate change
Address all gaps
concurrently

6. Key Messages
à Upscaling challenge in mountains can be disaggregated into several
adaptation gaps
à Gaps model reveals the significance of limits to adaptation, as well as
opportunities for increasing the quantity and quality of adaptation
à Closing gaps requires deeply collaborative efforts supported by
external capacity building and implementation resources + strong
mitigation action

7. Thank You

8. RESULTS – Major Programs