Technology Transfer Activities

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Technology Transfer Activities under the UNFCCC
by Ms. Christine Zumkeller

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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

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Relevant provision of the UNFCCC
Article 4.5The 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....
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Technology Transfer Framework

• 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)

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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)

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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.

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Ongoing Activities (II)

• TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION
• The Convention secretariat has designed and
  developed a web-based technology transfer
  information system/clearing house (TTCLEAR)
• Complements and works with existing web sites and
  clearing houses of other relevant international
  organizations and national/regional technology
  information centres

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Ongoing Activities (III)

• TTCLEAR 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 know-how

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TTCLEAR (http//ttclear.unfccc.int)

• Includes an innovative
• search engine

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Contents of TTCLEAR

• 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

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TTCLEAR

• 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.

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On the road to SB22, COP11 and beyond

• COP10 encouraged the secretariat to continue its
  work on a pilot project on networking between
  TTCLEAR 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

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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
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• EGTT to be reviewed at COP12.

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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

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Next Steps EGTT

• A practitioners 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

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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).