Pilot inventory of technologies in climate technology cooperation projects:

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Pilot inventory of technologies in climate
technology cooperation projects
Stephen Peake Technology Subprogramme Climate
Change Secretariat (UNFCCC) Workshop on the
transfer of technology consultative process 7
June 2000, Bonn Germany
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Background

• Decision 13/CP.1 inventory of technologies
  including terms of transfer
• SBSTA 2-3, secretariat compiled information
  submitted into an inventory
• IPCC SAR (and a separately published annex), plus
  a report on policies and measures listed
  categories of technologies

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New approach

• Inventory of technologies that are actually being
  developed, diffused and transferred as a result
  of climate change-relevant development assistance
  and cooperation
• Focus on what is happening on the ground and not
  on what could happen
• Initial step capture the technologies
  incorporated into documented projects and
  programmes

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What is in the database?

• GEF climate projects
• Projects cited in National Communications of
  Annex I Parties
• Projects cited in consultative process
  submissions
• Projects identified by the OECD DAC (in a
  consultant report)
• US and GermanTechnology Cooperation Projects
  Reports (1998 and 1999)

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Current Status

• More than 800 projects
• Data checked and verified as consistent with
  sources
• Data base is a simple Microsoft Access database
• Searchable by project title, description, donor,
  host (can ask the database to list, for example,
  all solar projects, or just those in a particular
  country, or those funded by a particular donor)
• It is only as good as the source information and
  entries have not been classified

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What could be added to the database?

• Other multilateral projects and programmes, e.g.
  non-GEF related activities of UNEP, UNDP, UNIDO,
  regional development banks and other multilateral
  implementing agencies
• Bilateral projects not reported in National
  Communications of Annex I Parties
• Projects cited in initial national communications
  of non-Annex I Parties

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Methodological issue

• May require some criteria for defining/identifying
  relevant projects, programmes or other
  activities.

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Options for further development

• Incorporate projects and programmes not currently
  in the database
• Decide on best way for Parties to submit, review
  and verify information (using web, hard copy,
  other)
• Consider resource implications and how such a
  database could relate to other existing or
  planned UNFCCC databases

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Is this initiative useful?

• What could such a database be used for?
• Who are the users?
• Do you have any suggestions for how to proceed?
• Further demonstrations available, please contact
  the Secretariat.