the united kingdom has also developed a methodology to monitor the impact of ghg emission reductions of its international climate finance programme the complexities and difficulties in developing these systems has been a significant challenge in particular for measuring benefits of adaptation and impacts of strengthening domestic policy and institutional frameworks interviewees from all three groups mentioned that countries ability to access and readiness to absorb finance from dedicated climate funds eg the adaptation fund climate investment funds and green climate fund is an important element for the effective allocation uptake and timely delivery of international climate finance