Transcript Development and transfer of technologies in the context of

UNFCCC Workshop on
Enabling Environments for
Technology Transfer
Ghent, Belgium, 9-10 April 2003
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Development and transfer of
Technologies in the Context of Climate
Change
by
Wanna Tanunchaiwatana
Manager, Technology Subprogramme
UNFCCC Secretariat
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Contents
• Overview of UNFCCC and KP
• Ongoing Technology Transfer Activities
• Workshop and Expected Outcome
• Outstanding Issues and Challenges
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UNFCCC - Overview
• A global legal instrument on the control and
management of greenhouse gases (GHG) which are
not controlled by the Montreal Protocol
• Adopted: 1992; Entered into force:1994
• Status of participation: 186 Parties
• Contains 2 Annexes:
– Annex 1: countries with obligations to reduce GHG
– Annex 2: countries with funding obligations
• Affiliated instruments:
– Kyoto Protocol
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Ultimate Objective of the UNFCCC
• To achieve stabilisation of greenhouse gas
concentrations in the atmosphere at a level
that would prevent dangerous
anthropogenic interference with the climate
system
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Overview of Kyoto Protocol
– Commitments: industrialized countries to
achieve quantified targets for decreasing their
greenhouse gas emissions
– Adopted: 1997; not yet in force;
– Status of Ratification: 106 Parties, but only
43.9% of global GHG emissions; 55% needed
for Protocol to enter into force (as of 20 March.
2003)
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Constituted Bodies (I)
• Conference of the Parties (COP): the supreme body
of the Convention, shall keep under regular review the
implementation of the Convention and any related
legal instrument that the COP may adopt, and meet
annually. COP-9 will be held on 1 – 10 December
2003 in Milan, Italy
• Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological
Advice (SBSTA): provide advice to the COP on scientific
and technological matters relating to the Convention.
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Constituted Bodies (II)
• Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI): to
assist the COP in the review and assessment of the
effective implementation of the Convention.
• Relevant international and national bodies:
– Global Environment Facility (GEF) - an operating
entity of the financial mechanism of the Convention
– Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
– National UNFCCC focal points
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Marrakech Accord and
Technology Transfer Framework
• Comprise of five major activities
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Technology Needs Assessments
Technology Information
Enabling Environments for Tech Transfer
Capacity Building for Tech Transfer
Mechanism for Tech Transfer (Establishment of
Expert group on Tech Transfer: EGTT)
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Ongoing Activities
Technology Need Assessments
• More than 60 Parties are currently undertaking
this activity and funding are being provided under
the GEF top-up activities
• Some countries are getting support from other
resources such as CTI.
• Handbook for conducting the assessments are
currently developed by UNDP-GEF with support
from EGTT.
• Reports received from Indonesia, Georgia, and
Ghana
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Technology Information
• The secretariat with the support of the
EGTT has designed and developed a webbased technology transfer information
system/clearing house (TT:CLEAR).
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Characteristic of TT:CLEAR (I)
• Primary targeted users are Parties to the
Convention
• Complementing and working with existing web
sites and clearing houses of other relevant
international organizations and national/regional
technology information centres.
• Acting 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
know-how.
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Characteristic II
• Includes an
innovative
search engine
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Some 1,670 technology cooperation projects
and programes;
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;
An inventory of methods, models and tools
covering different aspects of mitigation of and
adaptation to climate change;
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 A database
of organizations and experts
involved in the development and transfer of
technologies;
 Preliminary
databases of mitigation and
adaptation technologies and projects;
 A technology
forum, including a web board
and chat rooms.
 Information
on development and transfer of
technologies under UNFCCC
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Workshop and Expected Outcome
• Organized in response to the request by SBSTA17
• Being part of the EGTT activities for 2003 in
preparing a technical paper on enabling
environments for technology transfer for
consideration at SBSTA18
• A draft technical paper has been made available as
background paper for the workshop
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Workshop and Expected Outcome
• Input for the revision of the technical paper
• Ideas for possible actions and next steps to
promote the enabling environments for
technology transfer
• If possible, some recommendations to the
SBSTA and to the EGTT on its future work
in this area
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Challenges and Outstanding Issues
• Submissions by Parties and EGTT on special
climate change fund
• What concrete actions might be needed for
capacity building for tech transfer?
• The technical paper on capacity building for tech
transfer is being prepared by the secretariat to
facilitate the work of the EGTT on this area. The
paper will be made available at SBSTA18
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Challenges and Outstanding Issues
• What further actions might be needed to
enhance the activities on technology needs
assessments?
• How to involve other key stakeholders
such as private sector, IGOs and NGOs in
the tech transfer activities under the
Convention process ?
• Consultation with other expert groups
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We are ready to take up new challenges !
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