Technical Assistance

The CTCN provides technical assistance in response to requests submitted by developing countries via their nationally-selected focal points, or National Designated Entities (NDEs) . Upon receipt of such requests, the Centre mobilizes its global Network of climate technology experts to design and deliver a customized solution tailored to local needs. The CTCN does not provide funding directly to countries, but instead supports the provision of technical assistance provided by experts on specific climate technology sectors.

List of Technical Assistances

Types of Technical Assistance

The CTCN delivers five main types of technical support on climate technologies.

Technical Assessments

Research and development of technologies, piloting and deployment in local conditions, feasibility studies

Governance and Planning

Sectoral roadmaps, strategies and recommendations for law, policy and regulations

Capacity Building

Stakeholder engagement, trainings and workshops, communications and awareness raising

Tools and Methodologies

Decision-making tools, information provision, technology identification and prioritization

Implementation

Collaboration with Financial Mechnism, private sector engagement and market creation

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Technical Assistance

We have the technological capability to meet our needs in a cleaner, more efficient way and to adapt to a changing climate. The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) puts that potential in the hands of developing countries by accelerating the development and transfer of climate technologies at their request, as they strive to meet their climate change and sustainable development goals.

To developing countries at the request of their NDEs,
Free of charge (with a value up to 250,000 USD),
At local, national or regional levels,
To academic, public, NGO, or private sector entities,
For a broad range of adaptation and mitigation technologies,
At all stages of the technology cycle: from identification of climate technology needs; policy assessment; selection and piloting of technological solutions; to assistance that supports technology customization and widespread deployment.

What is Technology Transfer?

Technology transfer encompassess the broad set of processes that cover the flows of knowledge, experience, and equipment for mitigating and adapting to climate change among different stakeholders. It comprises the process of learning to understand, utilize, and replicate the technology, including the capacity to choose it, adapt it to local conditions, and integrate it with indigenous technologies.

IPCC Special Report on Methodological and Technological Issues in Technology Transfer, 2000

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How Technical Assistance Works

From Request to Implementation

Interested parties in developing countries contact their national focal point (National Designated Entity, NDE) to request climate technology assistance.
The NDE confirms the alignment of the request with its national climate priorities and passes it along to the CTCN.

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The CTCN collaborates with the NDE and applicants to develop a tailored technology transfer plan, called ‘Response Plan’.

The Climate Technology Centre selects a Consortium or Network member to implement the technology solutions.

The selected Network member through a bidding process implements the projects according to the ‘Response Plan’, and the Climate Technlogy Centre conducts due diligence of deliverables including its closure reports and impact statements.

The Climate Technology Centres regularly reach out to the NDEs, project implementers and project proponents to follow up to collect the lessons learned and impacts achieved in countries.

CTCN Featured Projects

The UN Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) is inviting its Network members to assist Ecuador.

Implementation of improvements to the National Drought Monitor of Ecuador (MONSE) for the integration of a drought risk scenario module in Ecuador

Ecuador is grappling with a significant drought issue, which has profound implications for its economic, social, and agricultural sectors.

The UN Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) invites its Network members to assist Suriname. Interested qualified firms are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) to enhance the resilience of Suriname´s water supply system by modeling drought risks and developing a roadmap of prioritized alternatives for aquifer recharge.

Enhance the resilience of Suriname´s water supply system by modelling drought risks and developing a roadmap of prioritized alternatives for aquifer recharge.

Suriname is already experiencing the impacts of climate variability and change, manifesting in increased average atmospheric temperatures, diminished annual rainfall, and the pot

Development of a SF6 Phase-out Roadmap and Pilot Projects

Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) is the world’s most potent greenhouse gas and is used as an insulating medium in electrical equipment like circuit breakers and switchgears installed in transmission

Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator (AFCIA)

The Adaptation Fund has launched a new USD 10 million pilot small grants programme (Adaptation Fund Climate Innovation Accelerator, AFCIA) to foster innovation in adaptation in developing countries at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP25).

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Climate Change and Security: Innovative Community-based Climate Technology for Communities at Risks of Conflicts Due to Climate Impact

The European Union has committed EUR 3 million over 3 years to support ten requests from countries at risks of conflicts due to climate impact in providing conflict-sensitive, field-focused, reliable, cost-effective climate technologies solutions.

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