Bhutan

This Technology Transfer Advances Bhutan's

• Nationally Determined Contribution to promote a low carbon transport system by use of appropriate intelligent transport systems and improved mass transit. 

Context

This technical assistance advances

• Bhutan's Nationally Determined Contribution and its strategy for promotion of low carbon transport systems. 
• Transport development and management goals of the Department of Transport as envisaged in the Bhutan Transport 2040: Integrated Strategic Vision and the 11th Five Year Plan of the Department.
• Sustainable Development Goals:
  • 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure 
  • 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Event providing rich networking opportunities to our National Designated Entities based in Asia.

Event providing rich networking opportunities to our National Designated Entities based in Asia.

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK November 4, 2016 – Press release

2016 CTCN Progress Report launched. Developing country trends in climate technology transfer needs presented.

In year 3 of its operations, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) reports that demand for technology transfer in support of achieving countries' national commitments is growing rapidly. 

Join our CTCN Consortium Partner, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) for this introductory webinar on technologies for managing disaster risks in the context of climate change.

The Hindu Kush Himalayan region encompasses an area of 4.2 million km2 of hills and mountains in the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal and Pakistan. With its vast expanses of snow and ice, the region it is known as the water tower of Asia, which is being significantly affected by climate change. The meltwater from Himalayan snow and ice feeds 10 large river systems of South Asia: the Amu Darya, Brahmaputra, Ganges, Indus, Irrawaddy, Mekong, Salween, Tarim, Yangtze and Yellow Rivers.

The paper presents the results of a study on the economic and reliability benefits of electricity trading among the countries in South Asia encompassing the subregion containing Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It specifically examined the costs and benefits of six ongoing or planned cross-border electricity transmission interconnections.

This report highlights the ongoing Bhutan Green Power Development Project of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), which taps into Bhutan's vast hydropower potential through a public-private partnership (the first of its kind in the country) and further solidifies Bhutan's position as an energy exporter.

Countries pledge over $23 million to support technology transfer in developing countries through the CTCN