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Climate change is transforming life on the planet; global temperatures are rising leading to increased frequency duration and intensity of drought and flood events. Between 2012 and 2020 an estimated a half million people moved across US States on account of climate induced stresses such as floods fire heat and drought. This means that human livelihoods are adversely affected on account of food and water insecurity and climate change induced displacement of people. Agriculture Research for Development (AR4D) has the potential to enhance the accountability of climate adaptation efforts by identifying financing systems and monitoring regimes that compensate for loss and damage of infrastructure cultural assets and harm to human health especially for historically marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected by climate change. ​In this connection The Climate Panel initiative supports innovations in data-driven learning and collaborative problem solving with a focus on advancing the resilience of Water-Energy-Food (WEF) systems. Climate resilient WEF planning is fundamentally different from the conventional approach because it necessitates rigorous and integrative assessment of key risks across sectors departments and planning themes. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emphasized adaptation planning and monitoring in its Climate Resilience Screening Index (CRSI) Report 2021.