Technology Needs Assessments
(Funded by GEF under Poznan Strategic Programme on
Technology Transfer)
UNFCCC workshop on Technology Needs Assessments
Bonn, Germany
1 - 2 June 2011
Lawrence Agbemabiese, UNEP- DTIE, Paris
Jyoti Prasad Painuly, UNEP Risoe Centre, Denmark
Objectives
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To identify and prioritize through country-driven
participatory processes, technologies that can contribute to
mitigation and adaptation goals of the participant countries,
while meeting their national sustainable development goals
and priorities (TNA).
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To identify barriers hindering the acquisition, deployment,
and diffusion of prioritized technologies.
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To develop Technology Action Plans (TAP) specifying
activities and enabling frameworks to overcome the barriers
and facilitate the transfer, adoption, and diffusion of
selected technologies in the participant countries.
Expected Outcomes
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National consensus on priority technologies and agreement
on a national action plan, and readiness to implement the
action
•
Methodologies which complement the revised TNA
Handbook and facilitate technology information available to
countries.
•
Capacity developed through workshops and guidebooks and
easy access to technology information.
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Regional networks ensure that support to the countries
available in the region for technology information,
methodology, preparation of action plan, and a cooperation
mechanism to share TNA experiences.
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Increased national and interregional cooperation on
technology transfer as a mean to facilitate preparation of
TNAs and implementation of TAPs.
Participating Countries
Region
Round 1 Countries
Round 2 Countries
Africa
Morocco
Mali
Senegal
Cote d’Ivoire
Zambia
Rwanda
Ethiopia
Mauritius
Ghana
Sudan
Kenya
Asia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Indonesia
Thailand
Vietnam
Mongolia
Sri Lanka
Nepal
Lao People’s
Democratic Republic
Lebanon
Bhutan
Latin America and
Caribbean
Costa Rica
Peru
Guatemala
Argentina
Ecuador
El Salvador
Dominican Republic
Cuba
Bolivia
Colombia
Eastern Europe
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Moldova
Azerbaijan
Participating Countries
Lessons from Previous TNAs
• Previous TNAs 2000 – onwards
• UNDP and UNEP Synthesis (2008) and UNFCCC Workshop, 2007
 A good institutional set-up needed
 Strengthening national capacity should be a key priority for future
work on technology transfer activities.
 Stakeholders role needs to be well defined and involvement
strengthened
 Conduct a barrier analysis for the selected/ prioritized
technologies
 Implementation of the findings needs to be supported
 …..
Technology Action Plan (TAP) - Steps
• Prioritizing technologies (TNA)
Step 1
• Multi criteria analysis, development priorities, marginal
abatement costs, local employment, etc
• Barrier analysis
Step 2
• Legal, institutional, social, knowledge
• Policy options – enabling framework
Step 3
• Legal, institutional, Finance
• Technology action plan
Step 4
• Prioritized policy options
Role of in-Country Institutional Elements
Political Acceptance
Wide Stakeholder Consultation
Analytical Basis
& Reporting
National Steering
Committee
Work groups &
National TNA Committee
National Consultant
Country Support Matrix
Technology Action Plan
Prioritized Policy Options
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Prioritized set of actions to enhance market penetration
− Political process ensuring buy in by politicians
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Content
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Elements of enabling environments considered
Responsible actors/institutions
Timetable and milestones for implementation
Resource requirements
• Financing needs (external, national)
• Specific concepts for programme funding through future
technology transfer funding mechanisms can be included in the
plan
TAP is not just another report!
Capacity Building Workshops
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Workshop 1 Objectives; Build capacity of country teams on:
− Prioritization of technologies
− Stakeholders involvement process
− Tools for prioritization
− Net-working; meeting with Regional Centres, Country teams, URC and
other stakeholders (UNEP, GEF)
Capacity Building Workshops
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Workshop 2 Objectives; Build capacity of country teams on:
− Barriers analysis and enabling framework development
− Tools (market mapping)
− Preparation and contents of TNA and TAP (Template given)
− IPR issues- Overview with special reference to mitigation and
adaptation technologies
− Preliminary results on prioritization were presented by countries.
Status update
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Basic institutional structures for national consensus building
set up and operating in all 1st round countries.
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Capacity building programme has been launched:
 Regional capacity building workshops implemented in all three
regions for first round countries
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Prioritization of sectors and technologies
completed/underway in most 1st round countries.
Technology Prioritization draft reports received from six
countries. Review and feedback in progress.
•
Country consultation and MoU discussions completed in all
the second round countries. MoU signed with most of the
second round countries also.
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Technology action plans (TAPs) expected starting third
quarter 2011.
Progress
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Pace of implementation has picked up in 2nd Round
countries due primarily to:
− Feedback of lessons from 1st Round experiences leading to
ensure:
 Better elaborated and more user-friendly documents
covering pre-implementation requirements.
 More focused stakeholder engagement.
− Stronger government commitment.
− Better efficiency of teams in the countries.
Progress - Guidebooks
Download these guidebooks from:
http://tech-action.org//resources.htm
Progress –
Other Country Support Activities
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Partnership / arrangements for access to technology dataOngoing
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Tech-wiki, Regional Centres, Guidebooks, IEA
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Website and Intranet operational
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Dissemination of project knowledge: side events, CLEAN
group, Tech-wiki, TNA Newsletter (June 2011)
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Knowledge sharing : Technology Perspectives- first issue for
sharing best practices and country experiences on mitigation
technologies - June, 2011
Milestones
Sr.
No.
Milestone
Actual / Expected
Date (Red: Round 2)
Award of project by GEF
October 2009
Project start date
November 2009
Completion of project
October 2012
1
Selection of 2nd round countries
October 2010
2
Agreement with countries signed
after country consultations and
work plan finalization
March / June 2011
3
Capacity building workshops
June / August 2011
and October 2011
4
Experience sharing workshops
October 2011/ March
2012
5
Side event at COP
December 2011
6
Release of TNA reports (start)
April 2011 / December
2011
7
Release of TAPs (start)
October 2011 / May
2012
8
Final country report submissions
December 2011 /
September 2012
Thank You
Contacts
Lawrence - [email protected]
Jyoti - [email protected]
http://tech-action.org//index.htm
http://uneprisoe.org/
http://www.unep.fr/en/
From TNAs to TAPs
Mitigation technologies
Adaptation technologies
Prioritization
Prioritization
Market/barrier analyses
Barriers analysis
Enabling framework
Enabling framework
Political process
Technology Action Plan
- Prioritized policy options
Approach
Core Elements
Country plan and implementation
Institutional Set up and
organizing stakeholders
Prioritizing Sectors and
Technologies
Technical support
Methodological framework
(mitigation + adaptation methodology
and tools
Capacity building workshops
Communications and
outreach/dissemination
Project website
Project workshops
Data facilitation
Barrier analysis and enabling
framework development
Networks
Implementation support to countries
(help desk; experts/regional centers;
URC
Guidebooks
Technology Action
Plan
Endorsement
&
Dissemination
Experience-sharing workshops
intranet
Newsletters
Sector Selection
Examples
Main Deliverables in 2011
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Enhanced capacity building resources and services
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Technology Actions Plans -- all 1st Round Countries [October]
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Technology Needs Assessment reports -- all 2nd round
countries [December]
Institutional Structure for TNA Project
Climate TechWiki
Web address : http://www.climatetechwiki.org/