Annex
Issues under consideration in other contact groups or subgroups
Issues under consideration in the contact group on adaptation
1. The adverse effects of climate change will be felt most acutely [in vulnerable countries [as stated in paragraph 19 of the preamble to the Convention]] [in developing countries, particularly in low-lying and other small island countries, countries with low-lying coastal, arid and semi-arid areas or areas liable to floods, drought and desertification, and developing countries with fragile mountainous ecosystems] [and SIDS and LDCs] [and by those segments of the population that are already in vulnerable situations, owing to factors such as geography, poverty, gender, age, indigenous or minority status and disability].
2. Adaptation actions include those necessary to restore the resilience of ecosystems and their productivity to enable sustainable economic development.
3. The serious adverse effects of climate change, notably those on crop [food] production systems, fisheries and food security, on poverty reduction, water resources, human health and welfare, including housing and infrastructure, on the composition, resilience and productivity of natural and managed ecosystems, including marine and coastal ecosystems, on the operation of socio-economic systems and on transboundary migration levels, as well as insufficient access to a global atmospheric resource and the related historical ecological debt generated by the cumulative GHG emissions, are [becoming] a major obstacle to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.
4. Necessitating a shared vision for actively promoting sustainable community-based ecosystem management, conservation and restoration activities, where appropriate to support adaptation.
5. Noting that special attention should be given to the urgent and immediate adaptation needs of [all developing countries, [particularly]] [the most vulnerable countries], which is the most important issue for these countries. Those Parties whose national circumstances reflect the least capability and the most vulnerability to the adverse effects of climate change should be prioritized for support in their efforts to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change. Developing country Parties lacking sufficient capacity to respond to the challenges of climate change require access to resources in a timely, sustained and cooperative manner.
6. Emphasizing that it is fundamental that [Annex I countries] [developed country Parties and other developed Parties included in Annex II of the Convention] comply fully with the provisions as set out in Articles 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 of the Convention in [supporting] [assisting] [enabling] all developing country Parties, particularly the most vulnerable, in undertaking adaptation measures and enhanced nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs), in a measurable, reportable and verifiable manner, through the provision of technology cooperation and transfer, capacity-building, financial resources and compensation. It is also particularly important that the provision of financial resources, particularly by developed countries, is adequate, predictable, stable, sufficient and timely to address the full costs of adaptation in developing countries
