For example, when Brazil in 2010 audited the government’s response to adaptation, auditors faced serious data constraints, in part due to limited access to meteorological data, data not being available in a digital format, and due to the absence of a centralised system to co-ordinate and store the data (see Box 3.7). Further, the information used to monitor and evaluate adaptation often comes from line ministries that in turn may rely on agencies and local governments to collect the information. Capacity and time constraints at the different levels can all affect the quality of the data. An approach sometimes used in the context of poverty reduction strategies is to perform a diagnosis of monitoring mechanisms already in place to get an overview of existing data availability.