Background

As the implementation arm of the Technology Mechanism, the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) aims to accelerate the development and transfer of technologies through three services: (i) providing technical assistance at the request of developing countries on technology issues; (ii) creating access to information and knowledge on climate technologies; and (iii) fostering collaboration among climate technology stakeholders via its network of regional and sectoral experts.

The centre is hosted by UNEP in collaboration with UNIDO and is supported by 11 consortium partners. It also has a network of over 600 network members from national, regional, sectoral and international organizations to support the operationalization of its functions and mandates. The CTCN is accountable to and guided by the COP and CMA through its advisory board to support enhanced action on technology development and transfer under the Convention and the Paris Agreement.

COP 17 agreed on arrangements to make the Technology Mechanism fully operational in 2012 and adopted the terms of reference for the CTCN and the selection process for the host of the CTC. It also requested the UNFCCC secretariat to commission an independent review of the effective implementation of the CTCN every four years, with the findings, including any recommendations regarding enhancing the performance of the CTCN, considered by the COP. The findings and recommendations that emerged from the second independent review of the CTCN will be considered by COP 26 in Glasgow.

Objectives

COP 24 requested the UNFCCC secretariat to organize a dialogue, in conjunction with SBI 55, to consider the findings of the second independent review of the effective implementation of the CTCN. This dialogue aims to:

• -  Share the findings and recommendations that emerged from the second independent review of the CTCN;
• -  Provide an opportunity for Parties and relevant stakeholders to exchange views on the key findings and allow the review team to respond to any questions Parties or relevant stakeholders may have regarding the review;
• -  Provide an opportunity for the CTCN and UNEP, as host of the centre, to respond to any questions and provide clarity on any particular issues with regard to its operation of the CTCN.

13.45 - 13.55  |  INTRODUCTION
Ms. Madeleine Sarr Diouf, Chief, Climate Change Division, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Senegal

13.55 - 14.25 |   SECOND INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE CTCN: Findings and Recommendations
EY 

14.25 - 14.35  |  SECOND INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE CTCN: Management response by UNEP
Mr. Mark Radka, Acting Deputy Director, Economy Division, UNEP 

14:35 - 15.15  |  Q&A
Moderator: Mr. Stephen Minas, Associate Professor of Law, Peking University and Senior Research Fellow, King’s College London