Communication and awareness

Foundation for the Development of the Central Volcanic Mountain Range

Type:
Organisation

Country of registration:
Costa Rica
Relation to CTCN:
Network Member
TA proponent
Sector(s) of expertise:
Renewable energy
Forestry
Marine and Fisheries
Water
FUNDECOR is a Costa Rican Non-Governmental Organization founded in 1989 through international cooperation. From that moment on, we’ve been fostering a development model in the country´s Central Volcanic Mountain Range Conservation Area that has proven that conservation and economic growth can coexist in harmony.
Design of a knowledge management system for tropical forests management and ecosystem services

Type:
Technical Assistance

Date of submission:
Friday 3 February 2017
Phase:
Implementation
Countries:
Costa Rica
Objective:
Adaptation
Mitigation
Sectors:
Agriculture and forestry
Cross-sectoral enabler:
Communication and awareness
Governance and planning
Approach:
Disaster risk reduction
Ecosystems and biodiversity
Context

In Costa Rica, the role of forests in climate change adaptation and mitigation is widely acknowledged and various political and financial mechanisms have been developed to support ecosystems in facilitating adaptation processes and act as carbon sinks that directly contribute to mitigation. However, there is a lack of instruments to facilitate access to information for improving the decision-making process for climate change adaptation and mitigation when it comes to the management of forests and associated ecosystem services.
Improving resiliency of crops to drought through strengthened early warning within Ghana
Type:
Technical Assistance

Date of submission:
Monday 1 February 2016
Phase:
Completed
Countries:
Ghana
Objective:
Adaptation
Sectors:
Early warning and Environmental assessment
Cross-sectoral enabler:
Capacity building and training
Communication and awareness
Governance and planning
Approach:
Disaster risk reduction
This Technology Transfer Advances Ghana's

Nationally Determined Contribution to increase climate resilience and decrease vulnerability for agriculture and food security sector, by adopting disaster prevention actions such as early warning systems.

Context
ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Type:
Organisation

Country of registration:
Cape Verde
Relation to CTCN:
Network Member
TA proponent
Sector(s) of expertise:
Renewable energy
Energy efficiency
Forestry
Industry
Transport
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE).
Development of a National Metrics System for Climate Change

Type:
Technical Assistance

Date of submission:
Friday 18 December 2015
Phase:
Design
Countries:
Costa Rica
Objective:
Adaptation
Mitigation
Sectors:
Cross-sectoral
Cross-sectoral enabler:
Communication and awareness
Governance and planning
Context

Costa Rica has a long tradition of leadership and innovation in sustainable development and environmental protection. As part of its efforts to address the challenges of climate change, the country recently sent its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The INDC focuses on a concept of climate action that transcends the traditional separation of adaptation and mitigation; rather, it aims to exploit possible synergies and create an integrated strategy for these two action areas.
Tanzania Renewable Energy Association

Type:
Organisation

Country of registration:
Tanzania
Relation to CTCN:
Network Member
TA proponent
Sector(s) of expertise:
Renewable energy
Energy efficiency
Tanzania Renewable Energy Association (TAREA), formerly TASEA (Tanzania Solar Energy Association) is a non-profit making, non-governmental Organization established in 2000 with a mission to promote and advocate the increased use of Renewable Energy by developing an effective network of members and stakeholders, emphasizing the need for quality and best practice throughout the sector. TAREA brings together actors to promote the accessibility and use of renewable energies in Tanzania Mainland.
Developing a Climate-Smart Agriculture Manual for Agriculture Education in Zimbabwe
Type:
Technical Assistance

Date of submission:
Friday 27 November 2015
Phase:
Completed
Countries:
Zimbabwe
Objective:
Adaptation
Sectors:
Agriculture and forestry
Cross-sectoral enabler:
Capacity building and training
Communication and awareness
This Technology Transfer Advances Zimbabwe's

Nationally Determined Contribution to promote climate adapted crop and livestock development and climate smart agricultural practices

Context
Foolad Technic International Engineering Company

Knowledge partner

Type:
Organisation

Country of registration:
Iran
Relation to CTCN:
Network Member
Knowledge Partner
TA proponent
Sector(s) of expertise:
Energy efficiency
Industry
Waste management
Foolad Technic is an international engineering company, rendering services in industrial and development projects in the form of feasibility studies, management, engineering, procurement & construction on turn-key basis or in level of local and foreign markets through efficient conducting investments of private and government sectors.
Technology transfer and spread of gasifiers and biodigesters of residual biomass to minimize greenhouse gas emissions from MSW
Type:
Technical Assistance

Date of submission:
Friday 2 October 2015
Phase:
Completed
Countries:
Ecuador
Objective:
Mitigation
Sectors:
Renewable energy
Cross-sectoral enabler:
Communication and awareness
Economics and financial decision-making
Governance and planning
This Technology Transfer Advances Ecuador's

Nationally Determined Contribution to reduce its emissions in the energy sector by 25% below the business-as-usual scenario.

Context
Reducing GHG Emissions from Transport by Improving Public Transport Systems through Capacity Building and Use of Technology
Type:
Technical Assistance

Date of submission:
Tuesday 21 October 2014
Phase:
Completed
Countries:
Bhutan
Objective:
Mitigation
Sectors:
Transport
Cross-sectoral enabler:
Communication and awareness
Economics and financial decision-making
This technical assistance advances

Bhutan's Nationally Determined Contribution and its strategy for promotion of low carbon transport systems.

Transport development and management goals of the Department of Transport as envisaged in the Bhutan Transport 2040: Integrated Strategic Vision and the 11th Five Year Plan of the Department.

Sustainable Development Goals:
9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

11: Sustainable cities and communities