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Capacity building and training

CTCN

A country cannot mitigate or adapt to climate change without first strengthening skills and the knowledge to do so. The CTCN works with network members and local stakeholders to provide information, training and support to build and/or strengthen the capacity of developing countries to identify, maintain and adapt climate technology solutions.  Capacity building and training can enable decision-makers to initiate change on local and national level. As part of this effort, the CTCN strives to develop analytical tools, policies and best practices for country-driven climate mitigation and adaptation. Below you will find related publications, partners, CTCN technical assistance, technologies and other information for exploring this topic further.  

Capacity building and training

  • Type: 
    Organisation
    Country of registration:
    Panama
    Relation to CTCN:
    Network Member

    ITACA is a technical assistance and consulting services provider committed to accelerating climate adaptation financing in the Caribbean aiming to:

    -  Build the capacity of local businesses to plan and manage their transition to a low carbon and resilient future

    -  Support knowledge transfer and capacity development across MSMEs within Caribbean Communities 

    -  Help project developers and financial institutions to build bankable adaptation and resilience projects

  • Type: 
    Organisation
    Country of registration:
    Panama
    Relation to CTCN:
    Network Member

    The Water Center for the Humid Tropics of Latin America and the Caribbean (CATHALAC), established in 1992, is an international, intergovermental and autonomous organization with the purpose to promote sustainable development through applied scientific research and development; education and technology transfer in the area of water resources and the environment, to facilitate the means to improve the quality of life in the countries of the humid tropics of Latin America.

  • Type: 
    Organisation
    Country of registration:
    Jamaica
    Relation to CTCN:
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise:

    Smith Warner International Ltd. is the largest Caribbean firm specializing in coastal engineering, coastal zone management, marine-related impact assessments, oceanography, climate adaptation, coastal protection, and the construction and supervision of related projects.

  • Type: 
    Organisation
    Country of registration:
    Jamaica
    Relation to CTCN:
    Network Member
    Sector(s) of expertise:

    Wigton Windfarm Limited, a subsidiary of the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ), is the largest wind energy facility in the English-speaking Caribbean. Located in Rose Hill, Manchester, the wind farm currently comprises three plants: Wigton I (20.7 MW) began operating in 2004, Wigton II (18 MW) in 2010 and Wigton III in 2016 bringing the wind farm's total capacity to 62,7 MW.

  • Type: 
    Event
    Date:
    - Europe/Copenhagen
    Country:
    Panama

    General objective:

    To support countries in achieving the objectives established in their NDCs through the identification of priority areas of intervention, the most appropriate technologies for mitigation and adaptation to climate change, and the concrete programmes and project initiatives to be implemented in order to address the climate change challenges at both, country and regional level focusing on those that can be submitted to the Green Climate Fund.

    Specific objectives:

  • Type: 
    Event
    Date:
    - Europe/Copenhagen
    Country:
    Jamaica

    The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) is organising the Regional Forum for the Caribbean Island Countries in collaboration with the Government of Jamaica,  SIDS DOCK Secretariat and the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC/5Cs) on the 24-25 th of August in Kingston, Jamaica. The purpose of the regional meeting is to: