Responding to countries requests for technical assistance and capacity building Update by Mr. Fred Onduri CTCN Advisory Board Chair Jukka Uosukainen Director of the CTCN
CTCN Mandate and Services CTCN core services: UN Framework Convention on Climate Change CTCN mission: Stimulating technology cooperation and enhance the development and transfer of technologies to developing country Parties at their request ( ) Technical assistance to developing countries to enhance transfer of climate technologies Providing and sharing information and knowledge on climate technologies Fostering collaboration and networking of stakeholders on climate technologies
What do we mean by climate technology? Climate technology is any equipment, technique, knowledge and skill needed for: reducing greenhouse gas emissions, through sectors such as: Agriculture Industry Energy Transport Forestry Waste and adapting to climate change, via sectors such as: Agriculture Forestry Business Human Health Coastal Zones/Oceans Infrastructure/Human Settlement Disaster Reduction Terrestrial Ecosystems Early Warning Tourism Education Water resources Fisheries
CTCN Structure The Conference of Parties and CTCN Advisory Board guide the work of the CTCN CTCN operations are conducted via: The CTC Secretariat hosted by UNEP with support of UNIDO 11 partner institutions with expertise in climate technologies An international Network of academic, finance, NGO, private and public sector institutions National Designated Entities (NDEs): national CTCN focal points selected by each country to coordinate and submit technical assistance requests to the CTCN
National Designated Entities (NDEs) 104 NDEs have been selected by their countries
Capacity Building The CTCN strives to build and/or strengthen the capacity of developing countries to identify technology options, make technology choices and operate, maintain and adapt technology via: Training workshops Webinars CTCN Technology Portal Request Incubator Programme for Least Developed Countries I particularly liked interacting with NDEs from different countries and sharing their experiences. Participant from Anglophone Africa
NDE Trainings 140 individuals from 119 countries participated in intensive capacity building workshops in 2014 This workshop opened my eyes about the importance of stakeholders engagement. Participant from Middle East
CTCN Technical Assistance Assistance is provided: to developing countries at the request of their NDEs free of charge (with a value up to 250,000 USD) at local, national or regional levels to academic, public, NGO, or private sector entities for a broad range of adaptation and mitigation technologies Assistance is provided at all stages of the technology cycle: from identification of climate technology needs; policy assessment; selection and piloting of technological solutions; to assistance that supports technology customization and widespread deployment
CTCN Technical Assistance
Status: CTCN Technical Assistance 40 35 30 4. Being Implemented 4. Responses being implemented 25 3. Response Plans plans Completed completed 20 15 2. Requests Deemed acknowledged Eligible 10 1. Requests Being being Discussed discussed 5 0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov
Status: Technical Assistance Sectoral Distribution Adaptation Requests by Sector Agriculture/Fisheries Water Ecosystems Monitoring Mitigation Requests by Sector Energy Transport Wasted Cross sectoral
Climate Technology Network Through its Network, the CTCN mobilizes policy and technical expertise from academia, civil society, finance and private sectors to deliver technology solutions, capacity building and implementation advice to developing countries.
Status: CTC Network Membership status Agreed members >20 In the process of approval >10 # Application East and Southeast Asia Europe 27% 32% North America Oceania 5% Latin America and Caribbean Sub Saharan Africa 24% Application by Institution Type 9% 5% 9% Research and Academic Institution Intergovernmental organization Partnership 9% 9% 5% 4% 9% West Asia International 24% 19% Non governmental organization Public sector organization Private sector organization 10% Not for Profit Organization
NETWORK MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS Commercial opportunities: Pre-qualified access to competitive bidding for delivery of CTCN technical assistance services in developing countries Visibility: Organisations or company s can broaden their reach by engaging in new projects and highlighting relevant experience, upcoming events, and information via the CTCN s communication channels Connection: Network with national decision makers, thought leaders, and other CTN members to expand partnership opportunities and learn about emerging activities and areas of practice Interested in becoming a Climate Technology Network member? Visit demo.ctc-n.org or email us at ctcn@unep.org 14
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