the paris agreement indicates both what country adaptation actions could comprise and what an adaptation communication could include along with the channels through which an adaptation communication could be submitted while leaving the form of an adaptation communication open thus this section summarises what types of adaptationrelated information are already reported to the unfccc how reporting on these different topics can help countries improve their adaptive capacity and increase resilience how an adaptation communication could be structured to maximise its utility while minimising the extra work needed to develop it the paris agreement strengthens several provisions relating to information provision on adaptation table below and is applicable to all countries indeed the leg indicates that undertaking comprehensive climate risk and vulnerability assessments is necessary to be able to design adaptation plans for the medium and long term