Networking & Collaboration
Technologies are vital to building climate-resilient, low-carbon societies. Many essential technologies already exist — the challenge is to get them deployed where they are needed, and to build the enabling environments to support technology innovation, adaptation and scale-up. An overwhelming number of developing countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement indicate a requirement for technology support and capacity building in order to achieve their commitments. To meet this need, the CTCN serves as a demand-driven and trusted partner, matching developing countriy needs for climate change-related equipment, methods, capacity development and policy advice with the world-class expertise of its Network and our collaborators.
Ghana Climate Innovation Centre
The Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) is a pioneering business incubator with a unique focus of developing small to medium enterprises in Ghana’s Green Economy. Our mission is to support an exceptional set of transformational ventures that pioneer adaptive and mitigating solutions for climate change. We do this with a focus on five key economic sectors (energy efficiency & renewable energy; solar power; climate smart agriculture; domestic waste management; water management and purification), the provision of premium business advisory and business mentoring services, technical support in the development, prototyping and testing of their innovation, as well as financial Proof of Concept grants to qualifying SMEs within our incubator. GCIC is managed by a consortium led by Ashesi University, and includes Ernst and Young, SNV Ghana, and the United Nations University. The Consortium offers the perfect mix of experience and excellence in private sector development, climate change, entrepreneurship, education and training, and research and development knowhow. In 2018, the President of Ghana granted Ashesi a Charter to operate as a fully autonomous institution.
