Increased understanding of global warming and documentation of its observable impacts have led to the development of adaptation responses to climate change around the world. A necessary, but often missing, component of adaptation involves the assessment of outcomes and impact. Through a systematic review of research literature, I categorize 110 adaptation initiatives that have been implemented and shown some degree of effectiveness. I analyze the ways in which these activities have been documented as effective using five indicators: reducing risk and vulnerability, developing resilient social systems, improving the environment, increasing economic resources, and enhancing governance and institutions. The act of cataloging adaptation activities produces insights for current and future climate action in two main areas: understanding common attributes of adaptation initiatives reported to be effective in current literature; and identifying gaps in adaptation research and practice that address equality, justice, and power dynamics.

人们对全球变暖的认识日益加深，并对其可观察到的影响进行了记录，从而导致对全球气候变化的适应对策的发展。适应的必要组成部分（但常常缺少）涉及对结果和影响的评估。通过对研究文献的系统回顾，我对已实施的110种适应措施进行了分类，并显示出一定程度的有效性。我使用五个指标来分析这些活动被证明有效的方式：降低风险和脆弱性，发展有弹性的社会系统，改善环境，增加经济资源以及加强治理和体制。对适应活动进行分类的行为为两个主要领域的当前和未来气候行动提供了见解：了解据报道在当前文献中有效的适应计划的共同属性；并找出适应研究和实践中涉及平等，正义和权力动态的差距。