UNFCCC/UNDP Expert meeting on methodologies for technology needs assessments

KEMCO, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 23–25 April 2002

Mandate

By its decision 4/CP.7, the Conference of the Parties (COP) requested the Chair of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), with the assistance of the secretariat, in consultation with the Expert Group on Technology Transfer, to organize a meeting with representatives from governments, experts drawn from the UNFCCC roster of experts, and representatives from relevant international organizations, to identify methodologies needed to undertake technology needs assessments and to report its findings to the SBSTA at its sixteenth session (FCCC/CP/2001/13/Add.1).

Objectives

The objectives of the meeting were "to identify methodologies needed to undertake technology needs assessments and to report its findings to the SBSTA at its sixteenth session (FCCC/CP/2001/13/Add.1)" and to generate and share information on experiences, special situations and needs of countries in different region and on possible next steps for further consideration by the SBSTA.

Documents

• Agenda
• Workshop report
• List of participants
• Information for participants

Presentations

• Technology transfer in the context of the climate change convention
  Wanna Tanuchaiwatana, UNFCCC Secretariat  
  
  
• Tools and methodologies in assessing technology needs: an overview
  Zou Ji, UNFCCC consultant  
  
  
• Tools and methodologies in assessing technology needs
  Yolando Velasco, UNFCCC Secretariat  
  
  
• Preliminary technology needs assessment in Bolivia
  Javier Hanna, Bolivia  
  
  
• Ghana’s climate change technology transfer needs assessment
  William Agyemang, Ghana  
  
  
• Technology needs assessment: experiences from Thailand
  Vute Wangwacharakul, Thailand  
  
  
• The role of private sector in technology needs assessments
  Sebastian Gallehr, EBCSEF 
  
  
• Experience from capacity building & technology needs assessments for industry: Africa & Asia
  Peter Pembleton, UNIDO  

• Technology needs assessments methods and country experiences
  Ron Benioff, CTI  
  
  
• Barriers to technology transfer - environmentally sound technologies and implementation of the Kyoto Protocol
  Steve Halls, UNEP-DTIE IETC  
  
  
• Integration of identified technology needs with the current development programs
  Sungchul Shin, Korea  
  
  
• PERU: country report - technology needs assessments
  Glicerio Torres, Peru  
  
  
• Republic of Moldova: county case study on technology needs assessment and technology needs integration with national current development programs
  Marius Taranu, Moldova
  
  
• Technology needs in the energy sector - identification and response in German technical cooperation
  Holger Liptow, Germany  
  
  
• Technology needs assessments under GEF enabling activities "Top Ups"
  Yamil Bonduki, UNDP  
  
  
• A practical methodology for technology needs assessment: introduction and overview of preliminary issues
  Rob Gross, UNDP/NCSP Consultant  
  
  
• Canadian approach to convention commitments: technology transfer
  Alexandra Mallett, Canada
  
  
• Danish development cooperation
  Vivi Yieng-Kow, Denmark  
  
  
• Do you really wants to hear about U.S. activities?: a presentation in transition
  Ko Barrett, USA  
  
  
• UNIDO Support for industry under the climate Convention
  Peter Pembleton, UNIDO  
  
  
• Technical assistance for needs assessments available from the Climate Technology Initiative
  Elmer Holt, CTI
  
  
• Technology transfer in bilateral program and lessons learned: the case of Korea
  Suk Hoon Woo, Republic of Korea  
  
  
• Case studies of technology transfer projects and partnerships - a small island perspective
  Kishan Kumarsingh, Trinidad and Tobago
  
  
• Disseminating technology needs assessments information through TT:CLEAR
  Florin Vladu, UNFCCC secretariat  
  
  
• The discussion of the role of the UNFCCC technology website
  Li Junfeng, China
  George Manful, UNFCCC Secretariat  

Other Documents

• Methods for climate change technology transfer needs assessments and implementing activities: experiences of developing and transition countries, CTI
  Carlos Grezzi, Uruguay