Climate Technologies: Impact Stories from Country Support through the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism

14 November 2024 - 1:15 pm > 2:45 pm +04
Asia/Baku

 

Organizers: UNFCCC Technology Mechanism

 

Venue: UNFCCC Hub, Side Event Room 6, Blue Zone

 

With our world in a state of climate emergency, the urgency of developing, transferring, and implementing climate technologies is more critical than ever. As emphasized in the First Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement, existing cleaner technologies need to be rapidly deployed, together with accelerated innovation, development, and transfer of new technologies, in order to support the needs of developing countries.

Since the establishment of the Technology Mechanism in 2010 and the launch of the CTCN at COP19 in 2013, the CTCN has steadily responded to an increasing number of requests from developing countries for support in facilitating climate technology development and transfer.

This event will explore the impact of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism in delivering technical assistance in developing countries to accelerate climate technology actions through the CTCN, its implementation arm. Participants will hear from various Technology Mechanism stakeholders, ranging from beneficiary countries to technical and financial partners, on how CTCN's technical assistance over the past decade has supported the accelerated implementation of climate technology actions in developing countries. Speakers will discuss how the catalytic interventions supported by the CTCN have led to enabling policies, technology adoption, and financing for large-scale implementation projects.

 

Agenda

 

Moderator: Ms. Rachel McCormick,  Director General of International Affairs, Strategic Policy and Innovation Sector, Natural Resources Canada

Opening remarks (5 minutes)

  • Dechen Tsering, Director a.i of UNEP's Climate Change Division
  • Daniele Violetti, Senior Director of UNFCCC’s Programmes Coordination

Fireside chat (55 minutes)

  • Working from Local Government to the National Level: Adoption of a National Circular Economy Policy in Costa Rica: Adriana Bonilla-Vargas, Director of Climate Change, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Costa Rica 
  • National Policies and Infrastructure Development in Uganda: Representative from the Ugandan government (TBA) 
  • Leveraging GCF funding for Ecosystem-based Adaptation in Laos: Vanhthone Phonnasane, Deputy Director of Adaptation Division, Department of Climate Change, Laos Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment 
  • Securing GEF Funding for E-Mobility Pilots in the Solomon Islands: Michael Ha’apio, Commonwealth Climate Finance Advisor, Commonwealth Climate Finance Access Hub (CCFAH)
  • Adoption of Climate Technologies through Pro-Bono Support from the Republic of Korea: Yoonji Hwang, Deputy Director, Future Energy and Environmental Technology Division, Republic of Korea Ministry of Science and ICT 
  • Enabling implementation at scale though Technology Action Plans - Insights from a 2024 TEC analysis report: Ambrosio Yobanolo del Real from the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee 

Q&A Session (15 minutes)

  • The audience will have the opportunity to ask questions and engage directly with speakers.

Special Announcement (10 minutes)

  • Successful project scale-up supported by the CTCN and next steps (TBC)

Closing remarks

  • Christofer Ahlgren, CTCN Advisory Board member, European Commission (5 minutes)