Recognizing the four main purposes of an ADCOM, it is important to emphasize that they:
- - Are country-driven and flexible, including in the choice of whether they are developed as a standalone communication or not.
- - Do not pose any additional burden on developing countries. Recognizing the capacity and financial constraints of developing countries and the already significant efforts that are involved in preparing other reports and communications under the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement, an ADCOM is voluntary—with flexibility in approaches—in order to reduce the amount of effort involved in preparing one.
- - Are not a basis for comparison between parties. Countries’ ADCOMs are not intended to be used to directly compare adaptation efforts to one another, as different countries will take different approaches to both adapting to the impacts of climate change and preparing and submitting their ADCOMs. Recognizing that the ADCOM is voluntary, it is also “not subject to review.”