Water

This Technology Transfer Advances Bangladesh's

• Nationally Determined Contribution to develop climate resilient housing, and its recognition of water security as a key area for which to address the adverse impacts of climate change. 

Context

This Technology Transfer Advances Namibia's

• Nationally Determined Contribution and its long-term and near-term adaptation vision of implementing soil and water conservation policies and practices. 

CTCN Response

• Review national policies, projects and programmes 
• Provide complete inventory of climate change adaptation projects for the water sector and international water plans, together with an analysis of lessons learned from these

Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) is a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of the Republic of Korea. Its chief misison is to accelerate technological advances in mechanical engineering, test and inspect the reliability of materials and mechanical components and systems. Important reserach achievements related to climate technologies include superlow-NOx MILD combustion technology, HCNG engine and low-emission and low-carbon green car technologies.

HIDRIKA provides specialized technical assistance on integrated water resources management in Peru. It has an extensive experience in developing solutions in urban and rural contexts, coordinating actions with public and private actors, including National Water Authority, local governments, companies in the extractive sector and energy and other stakeholders. Furthermore, HIDRIKA has expertise in conducting water footprint assessments under the ISO 14046 standard.

The Energy Research Centre is a research and academic type of institution established in 1989. The institution provides thought leadership and research on key issues related to climate change mitigation in developing countries under the following key focal areas:  Energy- Environment and Climate Change, Energy- Poverty and Development, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, and Energy Systems Analysis & Planning. 

The Climate Technology Centre is seeking proposals for the evaluation of the main obstacles to funding for investment in climate technologies which micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) face in the agrifood sector in Chile.

The Climate Technology Centre is seeking proposals for the development of relevant indicators and an environmental and climate change information system for Guatemala using open-source tools.

The Climate Technology Centre is seeking proposals for the technologies for saline water purification at household level and low-cost durable housing for coastal areas of Bangladesh.

Description

It is well documented that solar energy can be an effective means of cleaning contaminated water. This is because ultraviolet (UV) light destroys the formation of DNA linkages in microorganisms, thereby preventing them from reproducing and thus rendering them harmless.