The UN Environment presents the video: Ecosystems-based Adaptation (EbA) demonstration farms. This is an innovative example of catalysing private sector investment in scaling up deployment of climate technology solutions for resilient agriculture practices in the Colombian and Peruvian Andes, with support of the 'Microfinance for Ecosystem-based Adaptation (MEbA)' project. The project is implemented by UN Environment and funded by Germany’s International Climate Initiative (IKI).

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In the first such collaboration of its kind, the Governments of Ghana and Tonga will receive Readiness and Preparatory Support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for green technology assistance delivered by the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), thus marking a new engagement between the Finance and Technology Mechanisms of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

The Climate Technology Centre welcomed the Instituto Internacional de Recursos Renovables (IRRI) from Mexico as its 300th Network member. This global network is comprised of technology experts from civil society, finance, the private sector and research institutions around the world.

The Technology Executive Committee presents its latest policy brief “South-south and triangular cooperation on technologies for adaptation in the water and agriculture sectors”.

The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) is seeking a national consultant from Zambia to develop a technology roadmap on conservation farming with agro-forestry. The technology roadmap is expected to serve as a tool to assess feasibility, develop business and financial models for bankable projects and prepare for investment. Deadline for applications: 8 August 2017.

CTCN Consortium partner, the Asian Institute of Technology, is conducting a training programme for selected 25 stakeholders from Pakistan on developing bankable project proposals in order to access climate finance from the Green Climate Fund (GCF).  Government officials have gathered in Thailand and are discussing project ideas in the water, agriculture, forestry and waste-to-energy sectors. 

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Green is seeking a consultant(s) for a project on clean energy, air, water, and agriculture in the Asia-Pacific Region covering Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Viet Nam.



The project will aim to catalyze green tech transactions that respond to current needs in the region, in an environmentally sustainable way. To do so, the consultant(s) should meet two key objectives: