UNFCCC seminar on the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies for adaptation to climate change
Hilton Hotel, Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago, 14-16 June 2005
Introduction
The Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA), at its twentieth session, requested the secretariat to organize in early 2005 a seminar on the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) for adaptation to climate change. The aim of the seminar will be to discuss case studies encompassing short-, medium- and long-term examples of the application of these technologies, and to report on the findings of this seminar to the SBSTA. This seminar is included in the programme of work of the Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT) for 2005. While endorsing this programme of work, the SBSTA at its twenty-first session noted that the seminar will be held in June 2005.
Objectives and scope
The seminar will provide an opportunity for experts from governments and, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations and representatives from the private sector to exchange views and experiences on a range of activities relating to ESTs for adaptation to climate change including concepts, needs for, and identification and evaluation of, technologies for adaptation, experiences and lessons learned, and possible next steps in developing, transferring and applying these technologies. The seminar will have a practical focus, utilizing to the greatest extent possible actual situations and experiences, and will address adaptation in a holistic manner. It will be built around a series of case studies encompassing the experience of a range of stakeholders and stages of technology to meet the needs identified during technology needs assessments and on the previous relevant activities (workshop, reports) undertaken by the secretariat.
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Presentations
- Experience on supporting Parties to assess their needs for technologies for adaptation
Mr. Elmer Holt, CTI
- Synthesis of needs for technologies for adaptation as expressed in TNAs, National Communications and other national reports
Mr. Florin Vladu, UNFCCC secretariat
- Experiences from national communications - Identification of adaptation measures and related technologies in the SNC of Uruguay
Ms. Virginia Sena, Uruguay
- The Mauritian experience
Mr. Rasack Nayamuth, Mauritius
- Strategic management on development and transfer of technologies for adaptation to climate change: a case in China
Mr. Ji Zou and Ke Wang, China (presented under lead-off comments)
- Technologies for adapting to climate change: water resources and agriculture
Mr. Anthony Nyong, University of Jos, Nigeria
- Technology for adaptation to climate change in coastal zones
Mr. Richard Klein, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
- Technologies for adaptation to climate change impacts on human health
Mr. Francis Agyemang-Yeboah, School of Medical Science, KNUST, Ghana
- Adapting infrastructure to climate change: a case for technology transfer
Mr. Ian Burton, independent consultant, Canada
- Adaptation to increasing trends of thunderstorms hazards among families with low income
Mr. Abhayasingha Bandara, Sri Lanka
- Trends in financial flows and ongoing work on innovative financing for the development and transfer of technology
Mr. Daniele Violetti, UNFCCC secretariat
- Financing provisions for technologies for adaptation under the UNFCCC: the role of the GEF
Ms. Bonizella Biagini, the GEF
- Technology transfer under the CBD: opportunities for cooperation CBD - UNFCCC
Mr. Markus Lehmann, CBD secretariat and CCD secretariat (tbd)
- Adaptation to climate change in the World Bank - An assessment and design tool
Mr. Ian Noble, World Bank
- CGE work relevant to vulnerability and adaptation
Mr. Taka Hiraishi, on behalf of CGE
- Endogenous technologies for adaptation to climate change: examples and lessons learned
Mr. Mozaharul Alam, Bangladesh
- Adaptation technologies in NAPAs
Adaptation technologies in NAPAs (map)
Mr. Paul Desanker, Chair of the Least Developed Countries Expert Group (LEG)
- Case study of technologies transfer on capacity building against climate variability and climate change
Mr. Moussa Sanon, Burkina Faso
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