Some Parties mention the possibility to use other inputs, “as technical basis [is] strengthened at the national and international level” (Independent Association for Latin America and the Caribbean, or AILAC) (ibid). Of the eleven submissions received, only Japan’s explicitly mentions that it would be “helpful to make use of the outcome generated through the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) framework for adaptation planning processes and actions, which each Party has engaged in”(ibid). Although there is no commonly agreed definition of what might constitute “adaptation efforts”, these could refer to the development and implementation of specific adaptation responses, or the resources invested in these development and implementation processes, as opposed to the results or outcomes achieved by adaptation responses. The monitoring component of national systems for adaptation monitoring and evaluation can provide information regarding the progress made with regards to i) the development and implementation of adaptation policies (monitoring processes) as well as ii) the financial or human resources allocated to developing and implementing these (monitoring inputs).