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- News 26 April 2019 Technology Needs Assessments ‘en Français’ This week participants from French-speaking countries in Africa and the Caribbean joined experts and consultants in Senegal for a regional workshop, part of the capacity building of the third round of Technology Needs Assessments, a hugely successful project implemented by UNEP DTU Partnership and UN Environment. The workshop takes place just after UNEP DTU Partnership published a French version of the new The TNA Step by Step guidebook. The third round of TNA was initiated in May 2018…
- News 3 April 2019 Conference points to key ways to accelerate action for climate and sustainable development Participants at Copenhagen conference on SDG and climate action synergies say strengthened relationship between climate, SDGs provide our best opportunity for systemic change to ensure no one left behind With the urgency of climate action at an all-time high, global experts and leaders meeting in Copenhagen identified key immediate action areas to better serve both the world’s efforts to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), aiming to ensure…
- News 23 March 2019 Africa Climate Week highlights opportunities of national climate plans Africa Climate Week formally closed Friday, concluding a five-day programme of events in Accra. Throughout the week stakeholders from all sectors in an encouragement to increase the scope and scale of climate ambition, on a continent that although it least responsible for the emissions causing climate change, it is yet the most negatively affected. The week ended with a summary event where key takeaways was presented to Luis Alfonso de Alba, UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for this year’s…
- Project 27 February 2019 Technology Needs Assessment (phase III) UN Environment and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, with financing from the Global Environment Facility, are implementing a third phase of Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs), involving 22 countries (2018-2022). This third phase focuses on supporting mostly Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing states. The objective of this phase is to go beyond identifying technology needs narrowly and to work towards investment. The overall objective of the TNA project is to support countries…
- News 19 February 2019 Step by step to climate technology action Building on experience from conducting Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and Technology Action Plans (TAPs) in more than sixty countries UNEP DTU Partnership has just published a new guidebook to explain how a TNA/TAP process can be organized and implemented. The TNA Step by Step - A guidebook for countries conducting a Technology Needs Assessment and Action Plan, summarizes the various steps in preparation of a TNA and TAP and will be the ‘go-to’ document for national TNA teams, including…
- News 6 February 2019 New project responds to need for adaptation transparency Four pilot countries have joined UNEP DTU Partnership and other partners in a project aimed at building capacity for transparent and effective climate adaptation action. In the new Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) Adaptation project, starting this week, UNEP DTU Partnership will work together with Bangladesh, India, South Africa and Dominican Republic in strengthening their capacity to plan, implement, monitor, and evaluate effective and efficient adaptation actions in a…
- News 17 January 2019 Ghana kicks off year of ambition at Africa Climate Week In two months stakeholders from all sectors will gather in Ghana to participate in the first regional climate week of 2019. The Africa Climate Week will take place with the theme: “Climate Action in Africa: A Race We Can Win”. The provisional program for Africa Climate Week 2019, hosted in Accra, Ghana from 18–22 March, has just been published online, and displays a dynamic schedule of activities that will demonstrate enhanced ambition across the continent. Hosted by the Government of Ghana,…
- News 15 January 2019 New partnership for the future of energy efficiency in India Today UNEP DTU Partnership and Indian Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) signed a new agreement for long-term cooperation. The agreement establishes a framework between EESL and UNEP DTU Partnership's Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, to support faster and further energy efficiency improvement in India. This will be done through experience and knowledge sharing, joint international funding application, national policy study, as well as showcasing business models of energy…