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- News 3 June 2021 Water management in Pakistan Climate change impacts on Pakistan's water sector Pakistan’s climate vulnerability is linked to its arid to semi-arid climate, as well as its high dependency on a single river system along with snow and glacial meltwater to provide its agricultural water supply. A solution: Rainfall harvesting Pakistan’s TNA prioritised rainwater harvesting either by collecting rainfall from the ground surfaces or harvesting floodwater flows from a river, stream, or other natural watercourses. The technology…
- News 11 May 2021 Data for better climate action Today, UNEP DTU Partnership joins 13 other global climate initiatives to launch a renewed effort to increase data-driven climate action around the world. With the decisive UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK only six months away, the #Data4BetterClimateAction campaign aims to raise awareness about the inherent value of transparency in pursuing meaningful climate action and support. Urging governments to reframe the way they think of “transparency”, the campaign highlights…
- News 5 May 2021 Regional Climate Weeks: Read our Regional Technology Briefs Read our Regional Technology Briefs In light of the coming Regional Climate Weeks in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia Pacific, we are sharing our Regional Technology Briefs with you. The Technology Briefs focus on 3 regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America & the Caribbean, and assess TNA countries’ technology needs for adaptation and mitigation to climate change. Download our Regional Technology Briefs below and listen to our recorded webinar on: https://tech-action…
- News 3 May 2021 New report: Enhanced taxonomy for adaptation technologies UNEP DTU Partnership together with the Green Technology Center Korea, a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT Korea, have collaborated on the development of a taxonomy for adaptation technologies in the context of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Enhancing the development, transfer and uptake of technology is a key pillar of the international response to climate change. Although the need for technology and the importance of climate technology…
- News 28 April 2021 Caribbean twin islands kickstart TNA Last week, St. Kitts and Nevis became one of the first countries to officially launch their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) under the TNA IV project, to prioritise and plan for future climate technology implementation. The meeting was attended by representatives from a wide range of ministries and departments, as well as utilities, non-governmental organisations and individual experts, and was hosted by the Department of Environment of the twin island Caribbean nation in collaboration with…
- News 28 April 2021 Caribbean twin islands kickstart TNA Last week, St. Kitts and Nevis became one of the first countries to officially launch their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) under the TNA IV project, to prioritise and plan for future climate technology implementation. The meeting was attended by representatives from a wide range of ministries and departments, as well as utilities, non-governmental organisations and individual experts, and was hosted by the Department of Environment of the twin island Caribbean nation in collaboration with…
- News 21 April 2021 Conference on behavior and energy efficiency kicks off Over 500 participants today joined the sixth version of the biannual BEHAVE conference on energy efficiency and behaviour change. BEHAVE provides a unique forum to share ideas and experiences in promoting effective solutions for energy efficiency improvements and climate mitigation. The event is organised by UNEP DTU Partnership and EnR (European Energy Network), and was originally planned to be held during 21-23 October 2020 but postponed to April 2021 due to COVID-19 impacts. Over three days,…
- Publication 21 April 2021 Report - Taxonomy of Climate Change Adaptation Technology UNEP DTU Partnership together with the Green Technology Center- Korea (GTC – K), a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT Korea, have collaborated on the development of a taxonomy for adaptation technologies in the context of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Enhancing the development, transfer and uptake of technology is a key pillar of the international response to climate change. Although the need for technology and the importance of climate…