Ghanas Climate Change Technology Transfer Needs Assessment

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Ghanas Climate Change Technology Transfer Needs
Assessment

• Presentation by
• William K. Agyemang-Bonsu
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Accra, Ghana
• Contactwbonsu_at_epaghana.org OR agyemang_bonsu_at_hotm
  ail.com

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Outline of Presentation

• Purpose of Ghanas Needs Assessment
• Overview of Ghanas Approach to Needs Assessment
• Scope of Assessment
• List of Participants
• Progress to Date-Technology Priorities
• Technology Implementation Plan
• The Role of CTI
• Contents of the Needs Assessment Report
• Technology Transfer/Acquisition Plan (TAAP)
• Conclusion

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Purpose of Ghana Needs Assessment

• Contribute to global effort towards sustainable
  development and in particular the protection of
  the climate system.
  
• Communicate to COP under UNFCCC and the global
  community some of our technology requirements.
  
• Address both mitigation and adaptation technology
  needs
  
• Enlist interest and commitment from key
  stakeholders to support investment or barrier
  removal actions for purposes of enhancing the
  commercial or other diffusion of high priority
  technologies.

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Purpose of Ghana Needs Assessment (Contd)

• Establish stakeholder consensus on which
  technologies are of high priority and should
  receive investment attention or other forms of
  diffusion support.
• Identify and analyze priority technology needs
  that can form the basis for a port folio of ESTs
  projects and programmes
  
• Identify human, institutional and systemic
  capacity needs that ensures the smooth transfer
  and acquisition of ESTs
  
• Outline, together with key stakeholders an
  implementation plan for the market based
  diffusion of climate technologies and barrier
  removal actions.

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Overview of Ghanas Approach to Needs Assessment

• Development of background documentation to create
  initial awareness among stakeholders
  
• Identification of recognised international
  institution with competence in needs assessment
  to provide technical assistance
  
• Organisation of Scoping Meeting (one week)
• Invite all relevant stakeholders
• Introduce the purpose of the needs assessment
• Discuss some key considerations

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Overview of Ghanas Approach to Needs Assessment
(Contd)

• Discuss the approaches to technology needs
  assessment
  
• Set priority sectors/subsectors through agreement
  on a set of criteria
  
• Establish a sectoral core teams to carry out
  in-depth analysis of prioritised technologies
  
• Learn from other countries and regions
• Agree on outline for the needs assessment report

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Overview of Ghanas Approach to Needs Assessment
(Contd)

• Sectoral Experts/Core teams undertake in-depth
  analysis on
  
• Assessment of sectoral policies and programmes
• Barriers (systemic, human or institutional
  including enabling environment)
  
• Potential national (Ghana) actions
• Potential international/donor requested
  actions/support
  
• Benefits
• Market potential of the selected technology(ies)
• Capacity needs

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Overview of Ghanas Approach to Needs Assessment
(Contd)

• Development of Needs Assessment Report
• Holding of donor consultations
• Development of technology transfer/acquisition
  action plan (TAAP)
  

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SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT

• INTENDED TO UNDERTAKE NEEDS ASESSMENT FOR BOTH
  MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION, BUT FOR LACK FUNDS
  ONLY MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES WERE ASSESSED.
  
• ENERGY SECTOR TECHNOLOGIES
• Power
• Wind
• Solar Photovoltaic and Solar thermal power
  plants
  
• Gas fired power thermal (combined cycle)
• Natural gas distribution systems
• Mini and small hydro and Biomass fired power
  plants

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SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT

• Solar Thermal
• Solar water heaters
• Solar crop drying
• Biomass (non-power)
• Improved charcoal production
• Improved cook stoves
• Liquid biofuels such as gasolol and bio-diesels

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SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT (Contd)

• Energy Efficiency Technologies
• Retrofitting
• Industrial efficiency improvement
• Demand-side management
• Transport management technologies

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SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT (Contd)

• WASTE SECTOR TECHNOLOGIES
• Landfill
• High density aerobic landfill
• Mechanically improved dumping
• Sanitary landfill
• Incineration
• Pure solid waste combustion
• Solid/liquid waste combustion
• Firing mechanisms, gas, liquid or solid based
  firing technologies
  

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SCOPE OF ASSESSMENT (Contd)

• Biomass wastes
• Sawdust technologies
• Co-generation i..e. steam and power
• briquettes
• Animal and human waste
• Biogas
• Anaerobic and methane generation
• Biological nutrient removal systems
• Crop Residue
• Composting

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Key players - Government

• Environmental Protection Agency
• Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology
• Ministry of Energy
• Energy Commission
• Ministry of Finance
• Ghana Investment Promotion Centre
• National Development Planning Commission
• University of Science and Technology

• Energy Research Group
• Public Utility and Regulatory Commission
• Ministry of Roads and Transport
• Ministry of Trade and Industry
• Water Commission
• Water Research Institute
• Ministry of Works and Housing
• Ghana Highways Authority
• Ghana Standards Boards
• Ministry of Agriculture
• Ministry of Health

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Key Players - Business

• Electricity Company of Ghana
• Volta River Authority
• Chamber of Commerce
• Association of Ghana Industries
• Ferro Fabrik Ltd
• Private Enterprises Foundation

• Bank of Ghana
• Ecobank
• Chamber of Mines
• Deng Services
• Special Timber Products Ltd
• AG Timbers

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Key Players - Non-Governmental Organizations

• Kumasi Institute of Technology and Environment
• Friends of the Earth , Ghana
• Energy Foundation
• African Environmental, Research Consulting Company

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Progress to Date Technology Priorities

• Selection Criteria
• Development benefits
• Job creation
• Wealth creation for the poor
• Capacity building
• Social acceptance
• Use of local resources

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Progress to Date Technology Priorities (Contd)

• Market Potential
• Initial capital outlay
• Affordability
• Investment sustainability
• Low maintenance durability
• Commercial availability and
• Replicability

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Progress to Date Technology Priorities (Contd)

• Contribution to Climate Change
• No or low GHG emissions
• Minimal harm to the environment
• Low potential for leakage
• Enhance sinks and waste recovery

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Progress to Date Technology Priorities (Contd)

• Additional Attributes
• Enhance sustainable development
• Promote international trade in the context of
  north-south and south-south cooperation
  
• Promote sub-regional cooperation with respect to
  optimization in use of resources for development
  
• Meet social needs
• Lead to efficiency improvement in industry

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Progress to Date Technology Priorities (Contd)

• Selection Process
• Through individual expert ranking and average
  ranking obtained for sectoral groups
  
• Highest rank - 1
• Lowest rank - 10
• Selection criteria was equally weighted

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Technology Priority Areas

• Energy

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Technology Priority Areas

• Waste

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Technology Implementation Plan

• Background of Technology (Useful information
  obtained from national experts, CTI-website and
  UNFCCC TT Clear website)
  
• Barriers
• Suggested Actions to Remove Barriers
• Ghana Actions
• Existing programmes and policies
• Additional actions
• Actions expected from International Community

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Technology Implementation Plan

• Expected results of technology transfer
• Development and Economic Benefits
• Market Penetration and sustainability
• GHG reduction and other environmental benefits
• List of Stakeholders
• National
• International (Informed by TT Clear website, CTI
  personal communication and website)
  
• Capacity Needs
• Conclusions and recommendations

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The Role of CTI

• Assistance with technology transfer methods,
• Review of needs assessment interim products,
• Provision of general technical support
• Assistance with evaluation of implementation of
  barriers
  
• Assistance with donor marketing and donor
  coordination strategy
  

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The Role of CTI

• Assistance with market and technology assessments
  and other technology-specific information
  
• Assistance with the design of actions to promote
  technology implementation
  
• Assistance in matchmaking with international
  technology suppliers and input from international
  businesses on market barriers and design of
  actions to engage them in the needs assessment

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Future Role of CTI

• Assist with initial analysis of adaptation
  technologies, and
  
• Provide guidance on possible adaptation
  technology transfer actions
  
• Assist in sourcing funding to undertake
  adaptation needs assessment
  
• Assist with the transfer and diffusion of
  adaptation technologies

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Contents of the Needs Assessment Report

• Executive Summary
• Overview of National Climate Change Activities
• Legislative and Institutional Framework
• Technology Priorities
• Technology Transfer Implementation Plan
• Conclusions and Recommendations

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Technology Transfer/Acquisition Plan (TAAP)

• 3 4 Highest Technology Priorities
• Identified National and International
  Stakeholders (including public, private,
  financial institutions and donors)
  
• Expected Actions from
• National stakeholders, including government
• International stakeholders
• Committed Financial Contributions
• National (if any)
• International/donor
• Time Frame

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CONCLUSIONS

• Needs Assessment and WSSD
• Ghana plans to have as input to the WSSD process
  the national action plan to attract climate
  friendly technologies into Ghana with the purpose
  of contributing to our sustainable development
• Planned activities include the holding of donor
  meetings on 2 May and 12 August 2002
  
• Invitation is therefore extended to all
  especially member countries of the Climate
  Technology Initiative, UN Organizations, and all
  other bilateral donors.
• Donor support to carry out adaptations
  technologies need assessment and transfer.

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CONCLUSIONS

• There is the need to strengthen some national
  institutions to support technology development
  and innovation in Ghana.