Transcript (I) TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS

Technology Transfer Activities
under the UNFCCC
by
Ms. Christine Zumkeller
Technology Transfer
in the Context of the UNFCCC
“Achieving the ultimate objective of the
UNFCCC, as formulated in Article 2, will
require technological innovation and the
rapid widespread transfer and
implementation of technologies, including
know-how…”
IPCC special report on methodological and
technological issues in technology transfer
Relevant provision of the UNFCCC
Article 4.5:
“The developed countries and other developed countries
in Annex II shall take all practicable steps to promote,
facilitate and finance, as appropriate, the transfer of or
access to environmentally sound technologies and know
how to other Parties, particularly developing country
Parties, to enable them to implement the provisions of the
Convention.”…...
Technology Transfer Framework
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COP7 adopted a framework for meaningful and
effective actions to enhance the implementation
of Article 4.5 of the Convention
The framework contained five key activities:
technology needs assessments, technology
information, enabling environments, capacity
building, and mechanisms for technology
transfer)
The Expert Group on Technology
Transfer (EGTT)
• The EGTT was established as part of the
technology transfer framework and the Marrakech
Accords
• The EGTT comprises 20 members ( three from
each of the Africa, Asia and the Pacific and the
Latin America and the Caribbean regions, one
from AOSIS, seven from AI Parties, and three
from IGOs (to be invited on issues oriented basis)
Ongoing Activities (I)
TECHNOLOGY NEEDS ASSESSMENTS
 Over 80 countries are undertaking technology
needs assessments;
 Funding are provided under the top-up of the
enabling activities;
 About 20 countries so far completed their
assessments.
Ongoing Activities (II)
TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
 The Convention secretariat has designed and
developed a web-based technology transfer
information system/clearing house (TT:CLEAR);
 Complements and works with existing web sites
and clearing houses of other relevant international
organizations and national/regional technology
information centres;
Ongoing Activities (III)
 TT:CLEAR has the potential to act as a gateway
for fast access to up-to-date information on the
latest technology transfer projects and case
studies of successful technology transfer,
environmentally sound technologies and knowhow;
TT:CLEAR (http://ttclear.unfccc.int)
• Includes an
innovative
search engine
Contents of TT:CLEAR
 Inventory of technology cooperation projects;
 The inventory contains at present some 1,650
projects and programmes;
 Over 40 case studies and/or success stories on
technology transfer;
 600 links to relevant web sites, including national
web sites as provided by Parties in their
submissions;
TT:CLEAR
 An inventory of methods, models and tools
covering different aspects of mitigation of and
adaptation to climate change;
 A database of organizations and experts involved
in the development and transfer of technologies;
 Preliminary databases of mitigation and
adaptation technologies.
On the road to SB22, COP11 and beyond
• COP10 encouraged the secretariat to continue its
work on a pilot project on networking between
TT:CLEAR and national and regional technology
information centres and to report on the outcomes
to SBSTA 23 (November 2005);
• A technical paper on innovation options for
financing the development and transfer of
technologies to be prepared by the secretariat for
consideration by SBSTA23;
On the road to SB22, COP11 and beyond
• A synthesis report of TNAs to be prepared by the
secretariat for consideration by SBSTA 24 (May
2006);
• COP10 requested EGTT to make
recommendations for enhancing implementation of
technology transfer framework (decision 4/CP.7)
based on the TOR for these recommendations to be
agreed upon by SBSTA 22;
• EGTT to be reviewed at COP12.
Next Steps : EGTT WP2005
• Seminar on technologies for adaptation to climate
change to be held in Tobago in June 2005;
• A Technical paper on applications of technologies
for adaptation to climate change for consideration
at SBSTA 24 (May 2006)
• Follow-up workshop on innovative options for
financing the development and transfer of
technologies to be held in September 2005;
Next Steps : EGTT
• A practitioner’s guide to assist project developers
in developing countries and relevant stakeholders
in preparing project proposals that will meet
international standards to be completed in 2006;
Issues for Reflections
• Roles and potential of technologies for enhancing
implementation of Parties’ commitments under the
Convention and Kyoto Protocol;
• Role of private sector (industry and financial
communities);
• Future roles of the EGTT;
• Means to implement the results of technology
needs assessments (GEF, private sector investment
and CDM).