Development and Transfer of Technologies

Development and Transfer of Technologies

Recent developments

The COP, at its seventeenth session, agreed on arrangements to make the Technology Mechanism fully operational in 2012. The COP, by decision pdf-icon 2/CP.17, adopted the terms of reference of the Climate Technology Centre and Network. The COP further decided that the selection process for the host of the Climate Technology Centre shall be launched upon the conclusion of COP 17, in order to make the Technology Mechanism become fully operational in 2012.

The COP, by decision pdf-icon 4/CP.17, further adopted the modalities and rules of procedure of the Technology Executive Committee as contained in annex I and II to that decision.

The SBSTA, at its thirty fifth session, welcomed the report on the workshop on technology needs assessments. The SBSTA welcomed the experiences gained and lessons learned from the TNA process and encouraged Parties to take these into account in the preparation of their nationally appropriate mitigation actions, national adaptation plans, low-carbon development strategies and technology road maps or action plans.

The SBI, at its thirty fifth session, noted the report of the GEF on the progress made in carrying out the Poznan strategic programme on technology transfer, including its long-term implementation. The SBI acknowledged the support provided by the GEF for the implementation of technology transfer pilot projects and for the conduct of technology needs assessments.

Background

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 (Article 10 c). Parties have taken decisions to promote the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies at each session of the COP. more >>

Framework for meaningful and effective actions to enhance the implementation of Article 4.5 of the Convention

As part of the Marrakesh Accords, at COP 7, Parties were able to reach an agreement to work together on a set of technology transfer activities, grouped under a framework for meaningful and effective actions to enhance the implementation of Article 4.5 of the Convention. This framework, contained in the annex to decision (PDF) 4/CP.7, has five main themes:

At COP 13, Parties adopted a set of actions for enhancing the implementation of the technology transfer framework and agreed that these activities would complement the actions in the technology transfer framework. These actions include the organization of meetings and workshops, the implementation of the results of technology needs identified in TNAs, the further development of the technology transfer information clearinghouse, including a network of technology information centres, actions by governments to create enabling environments that will improve the effectiveness of the transfer of environmentally sound technologies, capacity building activities and technical support for project developers in developing countries. Funding to implement the framework complemented by the set of actions is to be provided through the GEF.

Poznan Strategic Programme on technology transfer

The COP, by decision pdf-icon 2/CP.14, welcomed the Poznan strategic programme on technology transfer, as a step towards scaling up the level of investment in technology transfer in order to help developing countries address their needs for environmentally sound technologies and recognized the contribution that this strategic programme could make to enhancing technology transfer activities under the Convention.

There are three funding windows to support technology transfer under the Poznan Strategic Programme, namely: (1) technology needs assessments (TNAs); (2) piloting priority technology projects linked to TNAs; and (3) dissemination of GEF experience and successfully demonstrated environmentally sound technologies (ESTs). more>>

Technology transfer information clearinghouse - TT:CLEAR

The secretariat upon the request by the COP and SBSTA has developed a technology information system (TT:CLEAR), including an inventory of environmentally friendly technologies and projects, as well as its technology web page. The main objective of TT:CLEAR is to improve the flow of, access to and quality of information relating to the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies under the Article 4.5 of the Convention and to contribute to more efficient use of available resources by achieving synergy with other ongoing efforts. more >>

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