Roles and responsibilities
7. Recognizing that adaptation is a challenge shared by all Parties, and taking into account their common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities:
(a) All Parties [shall] [should] undertake actions at all levels, including strengthening enabling environments, sharing of data, information and knowledge, and protecting and sustainably managing natural resources and ecosystems, and the goods and services they provide, to facilitate adaptation;
(b) Developed country Parties [shall] [should] support developing country Parties, especially those that are particularly vulnerable, in their adaptation action, through the provision of means of implementation, including finance, technology and capacity-building;
(c) Developing country Parties [shall] [should] identify their adaptation priorities and elaborate on these in their adaptation plans referred to in paragraph 9 below, as well as in their national and sectoral development policies, programmes and plans, and other relevant documents and strategies, as appropriate;
(d) The Convention process [shall] [should]:
(i) Facilitate the provision and sharing of knowledge, expertise, information, experience and scientific and technical aspects of adaptation;
(ii) Facilitate the matching of adaptation needs prioritized at national level with financial and technological support provided by developed country Parties;
(iii) Play a catalytic role in mobilizing actions of relevant stakeholders, and increase synergies and coherence with relevant institutions and frameworks.
