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.
International Center on Small Hydropower
The International Center on Small Hydropower (ICSHP) is a public and non-profit institution under the auspices of UNIDO, China's Ministry of Water Resources(MWR) and Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM). It serves as headquarters of the International Network on Small Hydropower(INSHP),an international organization with more than 470 members from over 80 countries. Since its establishement, the ICSHP trained over 750 engineers from 55 countries, provided research, technical consultations, equipment supply, development of small hydropower in developing countries, conducted feasibility studies, organized about 50 international conferences and workshops in China and abroad. Within the framework of its projects, the ICSHP developed the first SHP Clean Development Mechanism project in China. As secretariat of China's National Association for Medium and Small Hydropower Equipment Manufactures, the ICSHP created new opportunities for investement in hydropower projects abroad.