UNEP  is  organizing  the  first  global  Science‐Policy  Forum  in  Nairobi,  19 -20  May  2016,  as  part  of  the  overall programme for the second session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA‐2) 23‐27 May 2016.  

The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) presents its Progress report (2014- August 2015), which highlights CTCN results in key services (technical assistance, access to information and scaling up international collaboration). 

The Climate Technology  Centre and Network (CTCN), as part of the Incubator Programme, held national consultations on 28-29 January in Kathmandu. The meetings were organized  by CTCN Consortium Partner The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) together with National Designated Entity in Nepal (Mr. Ram Hari Pantha) and UNEP. 

The CTCN convened its inaugural Stakeholder Forum from 5-7 April at carbon-neutral Strathmore University in Nairobi, Kenya. This workshop, entitled Facilitating Transfer of Climate Technologies in East Africa, was co-hosted with WIPO Green, PFAN, DNV GL, CIPIT and the Kenya Climate Innovation Centre. Forum participants were drawn from among CTCN institutions as well as private sector actors with expertise in climate technologies and finance, with the goal of addressing gaps and barriers among key stakeholders and realizing scalable climate change projects.

CTCN is assisting Mali in developing a tailored and ready-to-use Reference Guide of technologies that communities can use to best adapt their agricultural practises with regards to climate change effects. This is part of the technical assistance “Identification of climate adaptation technologies with rural communities”. The workshop, which main objective was to share the content of the Reference Guide, seek contributions for improvement and explore better ways to disseminate the Guide took place 24-25th March in Bamako.

The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) attended the workshop on climate finance, which gathered the National Designated Entities (NDEs) as well as the National Designated Authorities (NDAs) from 10 countries. The workshop engaged active collaboration and helped participants to gain more knowledge on climate finance. The Regional Coordinators from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network presented their organizations, introduced the ways for collaboration. The event was organized by the Central African Commission for Forestry (COMIFAC).

CTCN Consortium partner, the Asian Institute of Technology, is conducting a training programme for selected 25 stakeholders from Pakistan on developing bankable project proposals in order to access climate finance from the Green Climate Fund (GCF).  Government officials have gathered in Thailand and are discussing project ideas in the water, agriculture, forestry and waste-to-energy sectors. 

The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), in the context of the Incubator Programme, is holding national consultations in Zambia, as part of a national workshop on Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) implementation.