The panel discussion will be organised as part of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network’s (CTCN) joint meeting and within the context of the joint work to be undertaken in 2021 on technology issues related to NDCs.

2020 was a critical milestone for updating and submitting new NDCs, as Parties agreed to respond to the mandate of decision 1/CP.21 (Paris, 2015) to prepare new/updated NDCs and communicate these to the UNFCCC secretariat by 2020.

The panel discussion will provide a space to share experiences and lessons learned with regard to the achievement of climate technology priorities set out in the first set of NDCs and showcase ambitious actions, in both mitigation and adaptation, on technology in the updated NDCs. Participants will gain insight from the diverse stakeholders involved in the NDC process, including from the implementation and support perspectives. Lessons learned will feed into recommendations for the COP on how to enhance technology actions in the NDC.

The objectives of the panel discussion are to:

 a) Understand the challenges and successes in implementing adaptation and mitigation technology priorities set out in selected countries’ NDCs to overcome challenges for technology development and transfer.

 b) Reflect on the enhanced ambitions in selected countries’ NDCs and the role of stakeholders such as the TEC and CTCN in support of implementation. 

 c) Incorporate these perspectives into the work of the TEC and CTCN and the joint publication on this topic 

14:30 - 14:35  |  OPENING REMARK by the moderator
Moderator - Matthew Kennedy

14:35 - 14:45  | Analysis of Technology in the Updated NDCs 
Technology components in NDCs - Ariesta Ningrum - Technology Sub-division, UNFCCC Secretariat

14:45 - 15:25  |   MODERATED PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderator - Matthew Kennedy 

Panelists:
Technology & NDC - Ambrosio Yobánolo Del Real - Technical Deputy Director, Agency of Sustainability and Climate Change, Chile 
Technology Needs and NDC - Luz Alcantara - Mitigation Department Management, Ministry of the Environment and Natural Resources, Dominican Republic 
Deepa Pullanikkatil - NDC coordinator, Eswatini
EU's updated NDC and Technology - Meropi Paneli - Senior Policy & Programme Advisor, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium
Romeo Bertolini - Deputy Director, NDC Partnership, Bonn, Germany
Kavita Sinha - Deputy Director Division of Mitigation and Adaptation, Green Climate Fund, Incheon, Republic of Korea 

15:25 - 15:30  |   WRAP- UP and CLOSING REMARKS
Moderator - Matthew Kennedy 

TEC - CTCN Joint Session
Opening Remarks by UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa

Recording of the event 
Panel discussion and TEC-CTCN joint session 

UNFCCC Newsroom Article 
Innovative Technology Key to Climate Action