• News 17 September 2020 Trinidad and Tobago: an integrated approach to NDCs and TNA Trinidad and Tobago has chosen an integrated approach to their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA), linking it strongly to international climate action commitments and the national development process. UNEP DTU Partnership recently asked the National TNA Coordinator for Trinidad and Tobago, Kishan Kumarsingh, about his country's approach to TNA. Mr Kumarsingh is Head of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit at the Ministry of Planning and Development. A strong foundation As a fossil fuel…
• Event 15 September 2020 Unlocking energy efficiency in municipalities: water-energy nexus in existing water supply systems (Webinar) Water availability is a main driver for sustainable development. Interdependencies between water and energy sectors are very strong and need to be addressed as a whole to be able to tackle resource stresses caused by climate change, commonly known the water-energy nexus. On the other hand, high electricity demand can lead to unsustainable costs of operation of water supply systems which directly affects public finance, budgets and tariffs for final consumers. In order to accelerate the uptake…
• News 11 September 2020 New Technology Needs Assessment reports from Afghanistan, Benin, Djibouti and Fiji are now online Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) activities are currently ongoing in the 22 countries participating in the TNA Phase III project. New TNA reports from Afghanistan, Benin, Djibouti and Fiji, prioritising key climate technologies for both mitigation and adaptation, are now online. Fig. Overview of key sectors and technologies prioritised by Afghanistan, Benin, Djibouti and Fiji. Source: TNA reports Reports' highlights As countries make progress in preparing their TNAs, more information becomes…
• Webinar & E-Learning 10 September 2020 Evaluación rápida de eficiencia energética para luminaria pública y sistemas de distribución de agua (Webinar) Contenido: Introducción a la evaluación rápida Teoría de iluminación vial y presentación de la herramienta del C2E2 Teoría de suministro de agua y presentación de la herramienta del C2E2 Preguntas y Respuestas (Q&A
• News 10 September 2020 United in Science report: Climate Change has not stopped for COVID-19 Climate change has not stopped for COVID19. Greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are at record levels and continue to increase, with emissions heading in the direction of pre-pandemic levels. The world is set to see its warmest five years on record – in a trend which is likely to continue - and is not on track to meet agreed targets to keep global temperature increase well below 2 °C or at 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. These are some of the findings of United in Science 2020, a…
• News 8 September 2020 Trinidad and Tobago - an integrated approach to NDCs and TNA UNEP DTU Partnership recently asked the National Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Coordinator for Trinidad and Tobago, Kishan Kumarsingh, about his country's approach to TNA. Mr Kumarsingh is Head of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit at the Ministry of Planning and Development. "Given that climate change is mainly a development issue, the TNA process is not a standalone process. It should be viewed as an opportunity to identify, assess, adapt, adopt, synergise, and implement…
• News 3 September 2020 Finding new digital ways for climate capacity building Through online platforms, webinars and digital workshops UNEP DTU Partnership is continuing our work on climate action and capacity building for a greener future. Since the global spread of Covid19 earlier this year, UNEP DTU Partnership has adapted our approaches, finding new ways to engage our partners, and taking advantage of digital technology to continue to reach our stakeholders and share knowledge and experience on climate action. Two new digital workshops By virtually gathering relevant…
• News 14 August 2020 How to deliver results quickly – on conducting district energy studies in Mongolia Time is ticking fast as we strive to implement the Paris Agreement in time to keep the global temperature rise this century to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In many places, low carbon energy solutions are key to realizing this goal. This is why a small project team at UNEP DTU Partnership’s Copenhagen Centre for Energy Efficiency (C2E2) went all in when they got a call to assist Mongolia and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in conducting a series of studies and develop a proposal to scale up…

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