Transcript Ms Wanna Tanunchaiwatana

Financial Resources and
Technology Transfer
Wanna Tanunchaiwatana
Manager, Technology
UNFCCC Secretariat
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Content
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Purpose
Status of reporting in the
1st and 2nd national communications
Problems encountered
New reporting guidelines
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Purpose
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To exchange experience on problems encountered in
the reporting of information in the 1st and 2nd
national communications.
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To address specific problems in the preparation of
the third national communication relating to the use
of the new guidelines and to discuss ways to
overcome these problems.
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Status of reports
A. Provision of new and additional resources
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Findings
Only 5 Parties provided info. on this issue
Parties differed in the criteria for determining new
and additional resources.
Problems encountered
Parties had difficulty in singling out new and
additional resources.
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Status of reports
B. Assistance to developing country Parties vulnerable
to climate change
Findings
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Sixteen Parties reported bilateral projects and
programs on climate change adaptation.
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The projects are aimed to improve CZM, ecosystems,
water management and development of
meteorological networks.
Problems encountered
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Criteria for determining necessary adaptation
measures are not clear.
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Status of reports
C. Provision of financial resources
Findings
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Most Parties reported activities related to
sustainable development that are not
necessarily related to the Convention.
Problems encountered
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Parties faced difficulty in isolating climate
change mitigation projects from their overall
contribution to environmental protection.
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Status of reports
D. Activities related to technology transfer
Findings
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Seven Parties reported separately on their technology
transfer activities in their communications.
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Little information was provided on private sector
activities and distinctions between hard and soft
technologies were not made.
Problems encountered
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The Parties had difficulty differentiating ‘soft’ and
‘hard’ technologies.’
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Parties had difficulty in collecting information of
private sector activities on technology transfer.
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New guidelines
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A. Provision of new and additional
resources (para.51)
Parties shall indicate what “new and additional”
financial resources they have provided pursuant
to Article 4.3. Parties shall clarify how they have
determined such resources as being “new and
additional” in their national communication. In
communicating this information, Parties shall
complete table 3.
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B. Assistance to developing country
Parties vulnerable to climate change
(para.52)
Parties shall provide detailed information on the
assistance provided for the purpose of assisting
developing country Parties that are particularly
vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate
change in meeting the costs of adaptation to
those adverse effects, in textual format and with
reference to table 5.
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C. Provision of financial resources
(para.53)
Parties shall provide any information on any
financial resources related to the implementation
of the Convention provided through bilateral,
regional and other multilateral channels. Parties
should complete table 4 and 5.
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D. Activities related to technology
transfer
Para.54:
Parties shall, when reporting details of measures
related to the promotion, facilitation and financing
of the transfer of, or access to, environmentallysound technologies, clearly distinguish between
activities undertaken by the public sector and
those undertaken by the private sector. …….
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D. Activities related to technology
transfer (continued)
Para.55:
Parties shall, where feasible, report activities
related to technology transfer, including success
and failure stories, using table 6 below. Parties
shall also report their activities for financing
access by developing countries to “hard” and
“soft” environmentally-sound technologies.
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New guidelines
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D. Activities related to technology
transfer (continued)
Para.56:
Parties shall report information, in textual format,
on steps taken by governments to promote,
facilitate and finance transfer of technology, and
to support development and enhancement of
endogenous capacities and technologies of
developing countries.
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Points for discussion
General:
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What specific steps, if any, have been initiated to
facilitate the compilation of information for
reporting on the provision of financial resources
and technology transfer activities in the
forthcoming communication? Are there any
success stories or problems encountered you wish
to share with others?
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Is there any problem encountered in filling out the
tables in the new guidelines (table 3-6)?
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Points for discussion
Specific:
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Is the requirement for Parties to differentiate
between hard and soft technologies in the
assistance they have provided still a
problem? If so, how do Parties plan to report
on this matter?
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How do you collect information from the
private sector regarding the transfer of
technologies? Will your country plan to
report on this activity and in which level of
details?
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Points for discussion
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Are there still problems in determining what
are the ‘new and additional’ financial
resources? If so, how do the Annex II Parties
intend to communicate information on new
and additional financial resources?
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