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Bert van der Plas
UNFCCC
Enhancing the implementation of the findings of Technology Needs Assessments
Training of trainers workshop on preparing technology transfer projects for financing
Vienna, 29 September – 1 October 2008
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Overview
• Technology transfer under the UNFCCC
• Technology transfer framework
• Technology needs assessments
• Innovative options for financing the development and transfer of technologies
• Implementing TNAs
• UNFCCC guidebook on preparing technology transfer projects for financing
• Training programme on preparing projects for financing
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Technology Transfer under the UNFCCC
• Technology transfer guided by Article 4.5 of the Convention
“The developed country Parties … shall take all practicable steps to promote, facilitate and finance, as appropriate, the transfer of, or access to, environmentally sound technologies and know-how to other Parties, particularly developing country Parties, to enable them to implement the provisions of the Convention…”
• At COP 7 Parties reached a consensus– Adopt a framework for meaningful and effective actions to enhance
the implementation of Art. 4.5 of the Convention (“Technology transfer framework”)
– Establish an Expert Group on Technology Transfer (EGTT)
– Provide financial support to technology transfer activities through GEF (climate change focal area and special climate change fund)
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Technology Transfer framework
• Five key themes and areas of work
– Technology needs and needs assessments
– Technology Information
– Enabling environments
– Capacity building
– Mechanisms
• New areas of work
– Innovative options for financing the development and transfer of technology
– Technologies for adaptation to climate change
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Technology needs assessments (TNAs)
• Synthesis of technology needs assessments identified by non-Annex I Parties– Highlights priority technology needs to reduce GHG
emissions and facilitate adaptation to the adverse impacts of climate change based on information contained in 23 TNAs and 25 national communications submitted by NAI-Parties
– Draws attention to specific barriers to technology transfer and suggests measures to address them, including through capacity-building
– Highlights ways used to involve stakeholders in a consultative process to conduct TNAs, including the methodologies and criteria used to prioritize technology needs
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TNAs | What are commonly identified mitigation technologies in TNAs?
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TNAs | What are main barriers to technology transfer identified by country?
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Innovative options for financing the development and transfer of technology
• Purpose: Improve access to financing for technology transfer projects and programmes both from public and private sources
• Activities:
– Workshops on innovative financing
– A ‘disconnect’ exists among development professionals, entrepreneurs who identify projects and those who provide resources (services and funding)
– Many ‘fit for purpose’ tools and many general ‘how-to’ instructions but there exists a need for a more complete, accessible, balanced, process oriented and modular guide to preparing and presenting proposals
– UNFCCC Guidebook on preparing technology transfer projects for financing (“Practitioners’ guide”)
– Hands-on training on preparing project proposals for financing
– Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN)
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Implementing TNAs
Project ideas
Project financing proposals
Matchmaking
Financial closing
Technical assistance:
• Practitioners guide
• Training and coaching
• Helpdesk
Financial assistance:
• Public (multilateral, bilateral)
• Private
• Project finance platform
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Implementing TNAs | What are main opportunities for financing the implementation of TNA findings?
PRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR• Commercial banksCommercial banks• Micro financingMicro financing• Insurances Insurances
MULTILATERALMULTILATERAL• UNEP, UNDP, UNCTADUNEP, UNDP, UNCTAD• World Bank Carbon World Bank Carbon
Finance, CEFV, CESFFinance, CEFV, CESF• IFC, EBRDIFC, EBRD• EU COMMISSION (FP)EU COMMISSION (FP)
BILATERALBILATERAL• ODA (OECD/DAC)ODA (OECD/DAC)• Seed financingSeed financing• Green FinancingGreen Financing
CDM/JICDM/JIFINANCIAL FINANCIAL MECHANISM (GEF)MECHANISM (GEF)•Trust FundTrust Fund•SCCFSCCF•LDCFLDCF
PPPs PPPs Export Credit Agencies Export Credit Agencies
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UNFCCC guidebook on preparing technology transfer projects for financing
• Challenges for project developers– How to improve access to financing for project ideas identified from TNAs?
– How to convert project ideas to project proposals for financing?
– How to present project proposals for financing to finance providers?
• Objectives– Improve access to financing for technology transfer projects and programmes
– Assist project developers in DC in preparing project proposals for financing
– “Better projects, increased funding and shorter funding cycles enabled through enhanced toolkits”
• Target groups Proposal
Project developers Finance providers
(“Champions”) (“Enablers”)
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Training programme on preparing projects for financing
• Objectives
– Improve access to financing for projects related to environmentally sound technologies to mitigate and/or adapt to climate change
– Strengthen the capacity of local project developers in developing countries in preparing proposals for financing
– Improve the quality of project proposals
• Approach
– Build on existing training material (UNFCCC guidebook, etc.)
– Collaborate with international organizations (UNIDO, UNITAR, CTI)
– Staged approach initiated by a Training of Trainers (ToT) workshop followed by regional training workshops
– Feed real-world project proposals into the workshops
– Coach participants in project preparation before/during/after workshops
