the most common approach to adaptation in developed countries has been to integrate it into all planning and budgeting processes aiming to align adaptation duties with existing ministerial responsibilities the nap process intends to facilitate a similar approach in developing countries bilateral financial commitments for adaptationrelated interventions by members of the oecd development assistance committee dac averaged usd billion per year between and oecd this support illustrates the mainstreamed nature of many adaptation interventions with general development objectives monitoring and evaluation are two separate but closely linked processes