Transcript Development and Transfer of Technologies under the UNFCCC The Marrakech Accords & Beyond Wanna Tanunchaiwatana Manager, Technology Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC) UNFCCC/UNDP Expert Meeting on Technology.

Development and Transfer of
Technologies under the UNFCCC
The Marrakech Accords & Beyond
Wanna Tanunchaiwatana
Manager, Technology
Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)
UNFCCC/UNDP Expert Meeting on Technology Needs Assessments
Seoul, Republic of Korea, 23-25 April 2002
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Outline of the Presentation
• Relevant provisions of the Convention
• The Marrakech Accords (decision 4/CP.7)
• Emerging tasks and perspectives for future
actions
• Goals of the workshop
• Next steps
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Relevant provisions of the UNFCCC
• Article 4.5:
“The developed countries and other developed
countries 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 developing
country Parties, to enable them to implement
the provisions of the Convention.”…...
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Relevant provisions of the UNFCCC
• Article 4.7:
“The extent to which developing country
Parties will effectively implement their
commitments under the Convention will
depend on the effective implementation by
developed country Parties of their
commitments related to financial resources
and transfer of technology…….”
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Marrakech Accords
(Decision 4/CP.7)
• Decides to adopt the framework for
meaningful and effective actions to
enhance the implementation of
Article 4.5 of the Convention
• Decides to establish an expert group
on technology transfer
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Decision 4/CP.7 : Framework for TT
Consist of 5 key components
• Technology Needs Assessments
• Technology Information
• Enabling Environments
• Capacity Building
• Mechanism for technology transfer
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Implementation
• Overall approaches
- Request GEF to provide financial
support through its cc focal area and
special cc fund
- Urges developed country Parties
to provide support
- Request the secretariat to consult
with relevant IGOs
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Beyond Marrakech:
Emerging Tasks: Technology Needs
Assessments
- Organize an expert meeting to identify
methodologies needed for undertaking
technology needs assessments;
- To report on its finding to SBSTA16
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Beyond Marrakech:
Emerging Tasks: Technology Information
• Organize an expert workshop on
technology information to elaborate on
options for the establishment of a
clearing house and enhancement of
information centres and networks
• Provide a report on options and
recommendations to SBSTA 16
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Beyond Marrakech:
Emerging Tasks: Expert Group
• Expert Group on Technology Transfer
- To organize a preparatory meeting to
develop a work programme
- To provide a report to SBSTA16
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Goals of the expert meeting
• Provide the SBSTA with technical advice on available
tools and methodologies;
• Identify the different barriers and means to overcome these
barriers;
• Discuss the processes and main elements of technology
needs assessments;
• Recommend to SBSTA tools, methodologies and processes
in assessing technology needs;
• Describe potential follow-up activities that may be pursued
by the different stakeholders.
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Expected outputs of the meeting
• Compilation of technical papers for reference by the
SBSTA and other interested Parties;
• Identification of tools, methodologies and processes
• Identification of possible follow-up activities/actions of the
different stakeholders after the process of identifying
technological needs.
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Next Steps
• To provide a report on options and recommendations on
methodologies for needs assessments to SBSTA 16;
• To organize a side event at SBSTA 16 to present the
outcome of the workshop;
• To accelerate our work and to consult with relevant IGOs
for their support on possible follow-up activities/actions
related to technology needs assessments.
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