Title: Seminar on the development and transfer of environmentally sound technologies for adaptation to Clim
1Seminar on the development and transfer of
environmentally sound technologies for adaptation
to Climate Change
Hilton Hotel, Tobago, Trinidad Tobago, 14-16
June, 2005
2About the CGE
- The CGE comprise 24 experts as follows
- Five members from each of the regions of
non-Annex I Parties, namely Africa, Asia and the
Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean - Six members from Parties included in Annex I to
the Convention (Annex I) Parties, including one
from countries with economies in transition - One member from each of the three international
organizations with relevant experience in
providing technical assistance to non-Annex I
Parties in the preparation of national
communications.
3Thematic Groups of The CGETo facilitate
its work, the CGE created four thematic
groups(a) V A(b) Greenhouse Gas
Inventory(c) Mitigation(d) Cross-Cutting Issues
4V A Thematic Group Members
- Ms.Madeleine Diouf, SenegalMr.Carlos Fuller,
BelizeMr.Mahendra Kumar, UNEPMs. Marilia
Manjate, MozambiqueMr. Alexander Pisarenko,
UkraineMr. Arthur Rolle, BahamasMr. Othmar
Schwank, Switzerland
5Transfer of Technology
- Technology transfer is a process or system under
which various interrelated components of
technology- hardware (materials), software
(technique, know-how, information), human
ability, organizational and management aspects
are rendered accessible to the end-user. - The concept is elaborated under decision 4/CP.7
of the Conference of The Parties.
6The CGE and the Transfer of Technology
- Under decision 3/CP.8, the Consultative Group of
Experts (CGE) is mandated to (a) examine National
Communications (NC) with the view to improving
the consistency of information provided relative
to Vulnerability Adaptation (V A), Mitigation
activities and GHG inventory (b) note the
reporting of other information under the new
guidelines 17/CP.8 such as transfer of
technology and (c) identify and assess technical
problems and constraints.
7Top-Up Phase
- During the Top-up phase many NA 1 Parties
conducted Technology Needs Assessment (TNA). - Financial, institutional and policy needs were
addressed for technology options proposed under
TNA. - Project proposals and /or ideas were identified
under the TNA.
8Identification of Sectors during the TNA Exercise
- The sectors that some parties felt the need to
evaluate technology were (a) water resources (b)
forestry (c) agriculture (d) coastal zone (e)
energy (f) transport and (g) tourism.
9Barriers to the Transfer ProcessThe CGE NOTE
THE FOLLOWING BARRIERS
- Social barriers
- Political barriers
- Economic barriers
- Personal barriers
- Cultural barriers
10CGE contribution to the transfer of technology
- The V A thematic group of the CGE has provided
software and training materials and hands-on
training on vulnerability and assessments for the
African Region to determine the vulnerability of
the following sectors, water, health, coastal
zones and agriculture. - Information was presented on the know-how by
representatives from Kenya, Burkina Faso,
Lesotho, Egypt and the Seychelles.
11Contribution of the CGE contd
- 40 hours of hands on training over a 5-day period
was imparted to 55 participants at a workshop in
Maputo, Mozambique from 18 to 22 April, 2005. - Participants received training in shoreline
management and adaptation and methods to assess
impacts of sea level rise.
12CGE Contributions contd
- Participants were exposed to multiple
interactions, vulnerability and adaptation in
the agricultural sector - Hands-on training involving water management
models such as, SWAT, AQUARIUS, HEC-HMS and WEAP
21 also provide know-how. The training also made
participants aware of the hydrologic implications
of climate change for water resources and the
data requirements needed for assessments.
13How to further improve the National
Communications
- The hands-on training provided an understanding
to countries preparing their national
communications ( initial, second and third). - Through
- Providing guidance on use of methods, tools for V
A. - Assisting in understanding the User Manual.
- Answering queries on technical matters
- Sharing our knowledge with other Expert Groups.
- Additional support systems
14Recommendations
- Based on the success of the Maputo workshop
conduct a similar one in Latin America and the
Caribbean. That the Secretariat seek financial
support to enable a full complement of
participants to attend Develop and include
into the VA training materials a matrix of the
strengths and weaknesses of methodologies/ tools
to assess VA, including suitability under
different circumstances - Widen the scope of the health sector training
materials and to ensure that the models used for
the training are available in the public domain
and can be easily demonstrated Ensure that the
VA training materials are updated as new climate
change regional models are made available