The study seeks to provide background and context on SSC onvtechnologies for adaptation in the areas of agriculture and water, in particular identifying enablers, barriers and contributing factors to successful replication and transfer of technology.

 

Climate change will increase the natural variability of rainfall patterns and is likely to generate more extreme events, such as floods and droughts. These phenomena are expected to have significant effects on water safety and security, altering patterns of availability and distribution, and increasing water contamination (UN Water, 2007). Such changes have caused a multitude of impacts, which, due to future climatic changes, are expected to escalate (IPCC, 2014). Countries have, therefore, prioritised the water sector as a critical area of focus for adaptation, alongside agriculture.

Based on a mapping of SSC/TrC initiatives, an e-survey ofnational designated entities (NDEs)7 and consortium partners and members of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), and recommendations of the Technology Executive

Committee (TEC), this TEC Brief outlines the challenges for SSC/TrC on technologies for adaptation, reviews best practices and lessons learned, and highlights the roles of different stakeholders in the successful replication and transfer of

technologies for adaptation in the context of SSC/TrC.