NEGOTIATIONS
FOCUS
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KEY STEPS
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Technologies for adaptation
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Promoting research on adaptation options and the development and diffusion of
technologies, know-how, and practices for adaptation, particularly addressing identified
adaptation priorities and building on lessons learned from current adaptation projects and
strategies
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Needs-based technology transfer is important for helping countries adapt to climate change. Most
methods of adaptation involve some form of technology, which in the broadest sense includes not just
material and equipment but also diverse forms of knowledge. Parties have taken decisions to promote
the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies at each session of the COP.
Further information on existing secretariat work on the development and transfer of technology is
available under Cooperation & Support - Technology
Two important aspects of the work on technology transfer are the Technology Information Clearing House (TT:CLEAR) and the
Expert
Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT).
Activities and deliverables under the second phase (2008-2010) include:
- The SBSTA recognised the work undertaken by the EGTT and
requested the group to take into accout outcomes from the Nairobi work programme for consideration
under relevant aspects of its work programme for 2008-2009.
Activities and deliverables under the first phase (up to June 2008) included:
- Submissions by Parties and relevant organizations as part of submissions on adaptation planning
and practices
- Synthesis report based on the information contained in the submissions
The activities will be undertaken under, and in coordination with, the work of the SBSTA on
technology transfer. Under the Convention, the developed country Parties and other developed Parties
included 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 to developing countries to enable them to implement the provisions of the
Convention (Article 4.5). This commitment is echoed in similar provisions under the Kyoto Protocol.
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Work in the area of technologies for adaptation can contribute to efforts by Parties and
organizations to:
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Enhance work on different aspects of technologies and know-how for adaptation, as well as on
opportunities for their transfer, development and diffusion, taking into account local and
indigenous knowledge and experience as well as ongoing activities and projects.
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Details of activities and deliverables under the first phase
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Submissions
The SBSTA invited Parties and relevant organizations to provide structured submissions, by 15
May 2007, on adaptation approaches, strategies, practices and technologies for
adaptation at the regional, national and local levels in different sectors, as well
as on experiences, needs and concerns.
The submissions from Parties and relevant organizations can be accessed here
and through a database on
submissions on adaptation planning and practices, which can be searched focussing on
technologies.
Synthesis report
The SBSTA requested the secretariat to prepare a synthesis report, by its twenty-seventh
session, on technologies for adaptation identified in the submissions from Parties and
relevant organizations on adaptation planning and practices. The synthesis report can be
found below:
FCCC/SBSTA/2007/6
Synthesis report on technologies for adaptation identified in the submissions from Parties
and relevant organizations. Note by the secretariat.
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Updates on implementation
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Leaflet
on technologies for adaptation
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