Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo are working together to develop climate-friendly energy with women in the forefront.
The Climate Technology Centre is seeking proposals for the technical assistance project in Benin, Cameroun, Cote d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo:
Climate change action at all levels is critical for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Eco-villages around the world are serving as innovation centres for testing low-carbon, resource-efficient community design. The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) with the support of its largest donor, the European Union organized an event on eco-villages during European Development Days 2019.
The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) launched its Secondment Programme by welcoming its first two participants, from the Carbon Trust and ENDA Energie, to the CTCN Secretariat in Copenhagen.
CTCN National Designated Entity of Senegal Professor Issakha Youm represented CTCN at the press conference, where the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), a Climate Technology Network member, and UN Women launched the 5 million euro gender-responsive investments facility in West Africa. Professor Youm expressed the importance of facilitating technology transfer for women and the climate.
The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), in the context of the Incubator Programme, held a training workshop and national consultations on 19-21 January in Dhaka. The meetings were organized by CTCN Consortium Partner, the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in collaboration with Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP).
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is looking for member of the CTCN Network that can provide services related to Green technology deployment in industrial zones in Senegal.
Senegal benefits from a buoyant economy, nevertheless facing a number of challenges. In the country’s development plan - Plan Senegal Emergent (PSE) - a key component to address these issues is the development of integrated industrial zones. These shall attract foreign investment, bring new technologies and increase productivity and competitiveness.
A UNIDO delegation comprising director Mr. Pradeep Monga and project managers from the Department of Energy met with city leaders from around the world in Singapore for the launch of the ‘Global Platform for Sustainable Cities’, or GPSC, which is part of an initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) that is expected to mobilize up to $1.5 billion over the next five years for urban sustainability programs in 11 developing countries, including Brazil, Cote D’Ivoire, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, and Vietnam.
Bonn III (72), SB44, UNFCCC Secretariat, Bonn
Thursday, 19 May 2016 13:15—14:45
The Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) will introduce new initiatives and provide an update on current technology transfer efforts with examples from a variety of countries.
Agenda:
The Senegalese government contacted the United Nation’s Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) to assist with introducing innovative technologies - to help local industry implement energy efficient solutions - and better utilize waste and bi-products - while at the same time improving competitiveness and productivity.