Abstract: Bali conference, the 13th Conference of the Parties (COP13) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), indicated that both mitigation and adaptation are key issues for climate change combating, and decided to carry out a series of plans to implement adaptation actions and to improve adaptive capacity. The development and understanding of adaptation issues are introduced based on the progress of the UNFCCC conference. The COP13 negotiation related to adaptation activities is mentioned. China's future considerations for adaptation are discussed as well. The analysis indicates that taking adaptation action is more urgent for developing countries. However, how to collect and allocate the adaptation fund may need a difficult and long time negotiation between developed and developing countries, and among developing countries.

Key words: climate change, adaptation, progress, suggestion for action