Summary of Asian Climate Technology Information and Needs Assessment Workshop

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Summary of Asian Climate Technology Information
and Needs Assessment Workshop

• 24 October 2002, 1300 1500
• 8th UNFCCC Conference of PartiesNew Delhi, India

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Workshop Background

• Workshop convened by CTI in cooperation with
  UNEP, UNFCCC Secretariat and Tsinghua Univ.
• Chaired by the EGTT Vice-Chair William Kojo
  Agyemang-Bonsu
• 40 delegates representing 6 developing nations
  (China, Indonesia, India, Korea, Thailand, and
  the Philippines) and various regional and
  international institutions
• One of four regional workshops called for in EGTT
  Workplan
• Held on September 24-26 in Beijing, China

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Primary Objectives

• Identify steps that could be taken to improve
  access to and the design of global, regional, and
  national clearinghouses and networks
• Enhance the effectiveness of technology needs
  assessments and technology transfer
  implementation

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Topics Covered Information

• Specific topics on climate technology information
  clearinghouses and networks included
• national priorities and examples of information
  resources and networks
• tools for renewable energy project screening,
  feasibility assessment and design
• global and regional information resources and
  networks
• case studies of use of technology information and
  networks with technology assessment for national
  policy decisions

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Topics Covered Needs Assessment

• Topics under technology needs assessment and
  technology transfer implementation included
• technology needs assessment methods and resources
• country experiences with needs assessment and
  technology transfer implementation

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Key Outcomes

• Participants gained much better understanding of
  global and regional clearinghouses, networks, and
  tools and shared country approaches and needs
• Primary recommendation is to improve capabilities
  and support to national and local institutions
• Recommend focused effort to enhance regional
  networks and capacity to implement selected
  technologies/services of common interest in Asia
  
• Rural electrification networks (additional
  comments to be provided by Mr. Dadich)
• ESCO and performance contracting networks

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Key Outcomes

• Recommended more focus on off-line technical
  expert support to achieve balance of web-sites
  with direct interaction with experts and
  intermediaries
• Should give more attention to adaptation
  technologies
• Promote more South-South networking
• Increase effort to provide technical assistance
  in securing financing, especially for smaller
  projects with high transaction costs
• Possible role for GEF

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Key Outcomes

• Business and financing sector participation is
  critical
• Provide improved tools for marketing technologies
  through existing networks
• Give more effort to informing users of
  availability of key analytical tools
• Increase effort to conducting needs assessments
  and implementing technology transfer programs
  rather than further work on methods
• Develop approaches to match country needs and
  opportunities with businesses and donors

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Lessons Learned

• Important to focus on a few specific topics of
  common interest to participants to be able to
  provide concrete training and define next steps
• Climate Technology Information is too broad and
  not a of interest to businesses and non-climate
  officials
• Need to expand participation from existing
  networks in the region and from businesses and
  financiers
• Maintain time and flexibility for in-depth group
  discussion and sharing of approaches
• These lessons are being incorporated in plans for
  the African Regional Workshop