A typology of adaptation actions: A global look at climate adaptation actions financed through the Global Environment Facility

- First compendium of adaptation actions financed through three Global Environment Facility funds.
- Ten types of adaptation activities were identified through an analysis of 92 projects.
- Results show that early ideas of theoreticians are consistent with results from the field.
- This typology serves to provide insight into what exactly adaptation is in practical terms.
- The typology is a beginning for furthering harmonization between theory and practice.