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- Publication 17 October 2018 TNA Step by Step This guidebook is produced as part of the GEF-Funded Global Technology Needs Assessment Project, which is implemented by UN Environment and UNEP DTU Partnership. The guidebook is intended for national TNA teams, which consist of stakeholders from government, non-government organisations, private sector and others. The guidebook walks through the steps in preparing a Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) and Technology Action Plan (TAP). As such it is the ‘go-to’ document for national TNA teams. It…
- Project 15 October 2018 INDC Support Helping countries develop and implement Nationally Determined ContributionsNationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are key to saving our climate. As well as being a crucial part of the global climate negotiations, they are also complicated documents caught in the crossfire between policy, science, finance and necessity. UNEP DTU Partnership along with UN Environment are providing support to developing countries with development and implementation of NDCs and the previous INDCs (Intended…
- Project 13 October 2018 Development of biomass power plant technologies in Malaysia This 3 year PhD project focused on niche development and the formation of innovative capabilities, completed in 2013This thesis was positioned within in a broader research field addressing the topic of the transfer and diffusion of low-carbon technologies to developing countries. This specific focus was on the development of biomass power plant technologies in Malaysia, and the main research question guiding the analysis was: What have been the main factors influencing the transfer and…
- News 12 October 2018 A new perspective on solar power in Africa Solar power is becoming the go to technology for sustainable energy all over Africa, but trends are manifesting unevenly across the continent. To bring a new and needed perspective on the significant investment and market growth UNEP DTU Partnership has co-edited a special issue of the academic journal Energy Research and Social Science, looking at how market forces are working to complement, or replace, the role of state and donor agencies. "This is the first time a collection of full length…
- Project 12 October 2018 Development of Climate-Smart Agriculture projects in Kenya This project aims to develop investment-ready projects in the area of Climate Smart Agriculture that will advance Kenya’s transition towards a green economy. Implemented by a consortium comprising UNEP DTU Partnership and Eco Ltd as consultants of NETFUND (Kenya), this project aims at developing detailed project ideas in the area of Climate-Smart Agriculture that will advance Kenya’s transition towards a green economy. Running from May to December of 2018, at the onset, this project has…
- Project 11 October 2018 A policy framework for non-motorised transport in Rajkot, India This research project develops a new method to assess the physical and ecological space consumed by different transport modes, to inform a policy framework for non-motorised transport in complex urban settings in developing countriesPublic transport and non-motorized transport can be up to 20 times more space-efficient than private cars. This is particularly relevant in an urban context where space is a constrained resource. Yet space use is rarely assessed explicitly in urban transport…
- Project 11 October 2018 Facilitating Implementation and Readiness for Mitigation (FIRM) The Facilitating Implementation and Readiness for Mitigation (FIRM) project works to strengthen national capacities to formulate low carbon development strategies and identify mitigation opportunities.The Facilitating Implementation and Readiness for Mitigation (FIRM) project worked to strengthen national capacities to formulate low carbon development strategies and identify mitigation opportunities. FIRM worked within the context of national sustainable development priorities and the evolving…
- Project 11 October 2018 NAMAcademy Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action Academy: Helping climate action from idea to financed implementationThe overall objective of the NAMAcademy is to provide focused training on practical issues when designing climate change mitigation policies and actions, as well as assisting in bringing the initial idea to a well-structured concept designed to approach potential financiers. The training provided through the NAMAcademy allows participants to structure their initial climate action…