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ANNEX 7: Indicators proposed for monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the initiative

As stated in chapter 9 (‘How will actual impacts be monitored and evaluated?’), this annex describes the proposed key performance indicators (KPIs) for monitoring the implementation of the initiative.

Monitoring of progress of the preferred option will rely on a limited set of KPIs, covering both process and progress aspects. It needs to be designed to be proportionate and based primarily on information reported in existing processes and those under development to avoid additional reporting obligations as much as possible. The baseline for each KPI will be established at the start of the implementation of the package, based on the latest available reporting (if any) and other relevant data sources. The Commission will carry out an evaluation of the effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, proportionality and subsidiarity of the initiative and present a report on the main findings to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee, and the Committee of the Regions six years after the entry into force of the legislative act, which may result in a proposal to review it.

Some general caveats in monitoring and evaluating climate resilience and adaptation policies, which will affect monitoring and evaluation of the initiative, need to be pointed out. The main constraint is shortage and quality of data. At Union level, the evidence base on uptake of climate resilience and adaptation policies and actions is not fit-for-purpose and is evolving. At MS level, the main data source is reporting under Article 17 and 19 of the Governance Regulation. Beyond that, data sources remain limited: international indicators are currently under development, EU-level indicators are not yet established, and national indicators are not comparable and scalable to Union level. Additional data will be obtained from related Union monitoring and reporting processes, although these do not always capture climate resilience. This points to the need to agree on KPIs that can already be operationalised with additional, new KPIs to be developed over time.

The proposed set of KPIs has been designed with due regard to the interaction between the proposed Regulation, the Governance Regulation and the European Climate Law. The planned review of the Governance Regulation offers an opportunity to streamline and improve the reporting requirements and strengthen the evidence base. The European Climate Law provides for five-yearly assessments by the Commission of Union and national progress on climate adaptation, while leaving flexibility as regards the data sources, methods and scope to be applied. It can be used for the needs of the monitoring of the initiative but would benefit from more uniform data.

The KPIs proposed below are meant to be used to monitor the implementation of the initiative and are subject to developments in the relevant data collection and reporting processes.

Table 1 KPIs for monitoring the implementation of the initiative

General objective/ To make EU and its Member States more resilient to current and future climate risks
Indicator		Unit of measurement	Data source	Frequency of measurement
Annual economic losses caused by weather-and climate-related events in the Member States, disaggregated by sectors and themes as feasible		M EUR	EEA	Annual
Share of climate-related economic losses uninsured		%	EIOPA	Annual
Climate-related contingent liabilities and fiscal costs in the Member States		M EUR	Published by Member States under the budgetary processes according to Council Directive 2011/85/EU Article 14.3	Annual and multiannual
Number of deaths caused by weather and climate-related events		Number	EEA / EM-DAT (international disaster database) / National Health registries	Annual
Specific Objective 1/ Climate risk ownership is clarified at EU and Member States across all governance levels and sectors
Operational Objective	Key Performance Indicator	Unit of measurement	Data source	Frequency of measurement
EU&MS adaptation strategies and plans (AS/AP) identify public authorities that are responsible for addressing climate risks identified in climate risk assessments	Share of climate risks addressed in adaptation strategies and plans (AS/AP) with clearly assigned responsible public authorities	%	To be established (Governance Regulation does not cover this at present)	Biennial
EU&MS adaptation strategies and plans (AS/AP) identify expected level of residual risks, based on the estimated benefits of the measures in AS/AP	Number of adaptation strategies and plans (AS/AP) that include an explicit consideration of residual risk	Number	To be established (Governance Regulation does not cover this at present)	Biennial
Specific Objective 2/ Policy and implementation decisions of climate risk owners consider current and future climate risks and support climate resilience
Operational Objective	Key Performance Indicator	Unit of measurement	Data source	Frequency of measurement
The Commission and MS integrate reference warming trajectory in policy decisions	Number of Member States applying the reference warming trajectory in national adaptation strategies and plans (NAS/NAP) and climate risk assessments	Number	To be established (Governance Regulation does not cover this at present)	Biennial
	Share of Commission policy initiatives supported by impact assessments that apply the reference warming trajectory	%	Internal review of Commission impact assessments’ climate consistency checks	Biennial
EU&MS adaptation planning considers principles of good governance	Adopted adaptation strategies and plans (AS/AP) aligned with the common parameters and requirements for planning	Number	To be established (Governance Regulation does not cover this at present)	Biennial
	Number of Member States whose adaptation strategies and plans (AS/AP) include thematic and horizontal objectives	Number	To be established (Governance Regulation does not cover this at present)	Biennial
	Number of Member States whose adaptation strategies and plans (AS/AP) set quantified targets	Number	To be established (Governance Regulation does not cover this at present)	Biennial
Public authorities/risk owners integrate climate resilience in policies	Number of published sectoral risk assessments and adopted sectoral plans at MS level that respectively assess and address climate risks	Number	To be established (Governance Regulation does not cover this at present)	Biennial
EU&MS monitoring and evaluation frameworks and assessments provide an overview of progress on individual measures in adaptation strategies and plans (AS/AP), their effectiveness, and of collective progress	Share of identified measures in adaptation strategies and plans (AS/AP) with defined indicators to assess progress	%	To be established (Governance Regulation does not cover this at present)	Biennial
Increased climate resilience investments in line with the climate resilience by design principle	Value of EU funded projects having undergone climate resilience proofing	M EUR	Multiannual Financial Framework	Annual
	Value of economic losses of EU funded projects caused by weather- and climate-related events.	M EUR	Reporting by MS during the durability period of completed projects under the MFF	Annual
Policies, capacity and tools developed to increase awareness of risks, impacts and climate resilience solutions	Number of accesses to EU climate risk and resilience tools	Number	Web analytics and surveys of Climate-ADAPT, Climate Viewer and Navigator	Annual
	Number of Member States with identified primary open-access tool providing climate risk related information for public sector decision-making	Number	To be established (Governance Regulation does not cover this at present)	Biennial
Specific objective 3/ Private sector actors are aware and enabled to better identify and manage their current and future climate risks
Operational Objective	Key Performance Indicator	Unit of measurement	Data source	Frequency of measurement
Increase awareness of physical impacts of climate change and their consequences	Share of EU companies taking measures to address physical impacts of climate change	%	EIB investment survey	Annual
Improve access to knowledge/ data on climate risks that is easy to understand and applicable to own situation	Share of EU companies using climate risk/ resilience tools	%	EIB Investment survey, SME Envoy network reports	Annual
	Number of European infrastructure/management/other standards updated to include requirements on climate risk assessments or standardising climate services and technical solutions for climate resilience	Number	Data reported by European Standardisation Organisations	Annual
Specific Objective 4/ The EU population is aware and enabled to better identify and manage its current and future climate risks
Operational Objective	Key Performance Indicator	Unit of measurement	Data source	Frequency of measurement
Improve individual awareness/perception of climate risks and awareness of appropriate climate resilience solutions	Eurobarometer indicator on climate awareness and perception	%	Eurobarometer surveys	Every 2 years