Collaborations
The Climate Technology Centre and Network creates links between countries, technology providers, technology policy and the financial community to enable nations to meet their climate goals and commitments. The CTCN collaborates with the following institutions under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change:
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The Gujarat Cleaner Production Centre (GCPC) was established by the Industries Department of the State Government with the technical support of UNIDO to realize cleaner production potentials in Gujarat. GCPC has profound experience in resource efficiency, including energy and water resource management as well as waste management in various industrial sectors in the State of Gujarat, India. Their work focuses on application of environmentally friendly technologies and operation. The centre imparts knowledge as well as expertise to tackle with various environmental issues to different industries.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an agency of the United Nations that coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. Its headquarters are in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has six regional offices and various country offices.
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), French/Spanish/Portuguese acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria. The Organization's primary objective is the promotion and acceleration of industrial development in developing countries and countries with economies in transition and the promotion of international industrial cooperation.
The UNEP-DHI Partnership – Centre on Water and Environment (UNEP-DHI) is a United Nations Environment Programme centre of expertise, dedicated to improving management of freshwater resources from the local to the global level. The UNEP-DHI Partnership is hosted at DHI, an independent, international consulting and research-based organization of more than 1200 employees, with offices in 30 countries, and with more than 50 years of experience in water resources management. UNEP-DHI is thus able to draw upon and combine the vast range of knowledge and skills of both UNEP and DHI, and is able to supplement these resources through its network of partner organizations in fields relating to its work.
In May 2010, during the framework of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue, South Africa, the Republic of Korea and Germany launched the Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (formerly: International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV). Their aim: to promote ambitious climate action through policy dialogue and practitioner-based exchanges. Following the entry into force of the Paris Agreement 2016, the Partnership focused on its implementation, and particularly on the rollout of the enhanced transparency framework. The Partnership is not a formal alliance but is open to new countries.
The Clean Energy Solutions Center is a Web-based resource that helps governments design and adopt policies and programs that support the deployment of clean-energy technologies. The Solutions Center’s three main offerings are Ask an Expert policy assistance, training and peer-to-peer learning forums, and a rich library of technical tools and publications. The Solutions Center is an initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), a global forum to share best practices and promote policies and programs that encourage and facilitate the transition to a global clean energy economy. The Solutions Center’s primary sponsors are the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Australian Department of Industry (ADOI).
ISWA – the International Solid Waste Association – is a global, independent and non-profit making association, working in the public interest and is the largest worldwide association with a vast expert network promoting sustainable, comprehensive and professional waste management.
The Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance is a unique “think-and-do” tank combining research, education and project implementation, with the aim of facilitating private sector investment and financing of clean energy and climate change mitigation and adaptation projects across the globe. With a view to foster a long-term shift towards a low-carbon economy, the Centre works directly with the key actors in finance, government and industry to improve their ability to mobilize capital towards new technologies, and overcome risks and barriers that hamper progress. Jointly with its partners, the Centre is constantly elaborating and field-testing new financial instruments, products and services that serve the growing markets for energy efficiency and clean energy production.
Foolad Technic is an international engineering company, rendering services in industrial and development projects in the form of feasibility studies, management, engineering, procurement & construction on turn-key basis or in level of local and foreign markets through efficient conducting investments of private and government sectors.
GRID-Arendal is a Norwegian foundation that supports the United Nations Environment Programme. It is a centre of excellence for the scientific analysis of environmental issues in many areas including environmental assessments, ocean issues and polar regions. It specialises in the communication of environmental knowledge to support decision-making and the formulation of policy change by organizing and transforming available environmental data into credible, science-based information products, delivered through innovative communication tools and capacity building services targeting relevant stakeholders. GRID-Arendal’s goal is to create environmental knowledge enabling positive change.
REGATTA´s objective is to strengthen capacity and knowledge sharing of climate change technologies and experiences for adaptation and mitigation in Latin America and the Caribbean. Its design and development is aligned with the international climate change negotiations in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), after the Cancun Agreements at COP16, which established a Technology Mechanism.
Technology Executive Commitee
Together, the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) form the Technology Mechanism of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Created in 2010, the TEC is the Mechanism’s policy arm. The TEC focuses on identifying policies that can accelerate the development and transfer of low-emission and climate resilient technologies. The TEC works closely with key partners and stakeholders to develop inclusive policy recommendations that are up-to-date and cutting-edge. In particular, the TEC works closely with the CTCN to address technology development and transfer issues.
The TEC consists of 20 technology experts representing developed and developing countries. It meets at least twice a year and holds climate technology events to support efforts to address technology-related policy issues. Each year the TEC reports to the Conference of the Parties (COP) on its performance and activities. Specifically, the TEC analyses climate technology issues and develops balanced policy recommendations, supporting countries to accelerate action on climate change. Currently, the TEC’s focus areas are:
- Adaptation technologies
- Climate technology financing
- Emerging and cross-cutting issues
- Innovation and technology research, development and demonstration
- Mitigation technologies
- Technology needs assessments
Visit the Technology Executive Committee's Knowledge Partner page for publications and TEC Briefs shared.
Green Climate Fund
The Climate Technology Centre and Network and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) collaborate to support green technology deployment in developing countries. Such cooperation opens a wide range of possibilities to foster integrated implementation of countries' climate commitments. To facilitate their partnership, the CTCN and GCF regularly organize parallel regional meetings and capacity building for nationally selected representatives (National Designated Entities and National Designated Authorities) of both mechanisms. In 2017, the CTCN and GCF strengthened their cooperation by enabling countries to receive Readiness and Preparatory Support from the GCF for green technology assistance delivered by the CTCN. Such assistance includes:
- Support for feasibility assessments, testing concepts and developing GCF concept notes
- Strengthening proposals with key technical inputs
Read more about CTCN-GCF support in:
Ghana
Myanmar
Tonga
The Adaptation Fund
The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) partners with the Adaptation Fund to provide complementary capacity building support for the design of projects and programmes that implementing entities can submit to the Adaptation Fund Board for funding approval. Through CTCN's partnership with the Adaptation Fund, countries seeking project financing from the Adaptation Fund can request complimentary technical assistance from the CTCN to address specific challenges to remove technology barriers and deploy specific adaptation technology solutions. This CTCN technical assistance can enable countries to strengthen design of their project concepts and proposals submitted to the Adaptation Fund through early stage feasibility assessments for deployment of specific adaptation technologies, market studies, recommendations for regulatory reform, and other technical analysis. The Adaptation Fund was established in 2001 to fund concrete adaptation projects and programmes in developing country Parties to the Kyoto Protocol that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. The Adaptation Fund pioneered Direct Access, which allows developing countries to directly access financing from the Fund through accredited national implementing entities (NIEs) and manage all aspects of the project cycle - from identification and design, through to implementation and monitoring and evaluation. Countries that wish to access adaptation financing from the Adaptation Fund through Direct Access must first become accredited by the Adaptation Fund Board through an NIE of the country’s choicec. Please see Adaptation Fund website for further information or contact [email protected]
Global Environment Facility
At COP17, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) was requested to support the operationalization and activities of the CTCN, a request that has since been reiterated during COP18, COP19 and COP20. The GEF's role and long-term expertise in establishing conducive market conditions for technology deployment serves to support CTCN's technology transfer efforts and accelerates the achievement of global environmental benefits in targeted countries. Moreover, the GEF's financial support to CTCN activities in countries contributes to project visibility while reducing real and perceived risks, thereby acting as a catalyst for third-party capital providers.
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was established on the eve of the 1992 Rio Earth Summit to help tackle our planet’s most pressing environmental problems.