Capacity Building
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- News 13 October 2023 Implementing and financing climate technologies Countries halfway through the global Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project met in late September to share experiences and receive training on the way towards implementation of climate technologies at a workshop in Cape Town, South Africa. With a focus on how to develop Technology Action Plans (TAPs), implementation and finance was at the forefront of the training. Participating country teams and experts engaged in meaningful discussion on how to overcome challenges at country level,…
- News 3 October 2023 Tunisia enhances robust transparency framework for the water sanitation sector Tunisia has enhanced their transparency framework for the water sanitation sector including developing a new methodology for data collection which has allowed the country to analyze and recommend concrete actions to use waste water to produce energy while generating climate adaptation co-benefits by improving water quality and reducing water waste. The country now also have the capacity to use the Greenhouse gas Abatement Cost Model (GACMO) to improve policymaking and report on impacts. These…
- Event 2 October 2023 Launch of National Technology Action Plans and working sessions to develop Concept Notes for the Green Climate Fund The UNEP-CCC team completed a 4-day mission to Bishkek in September to launch the national Technology Action Plans (TAPs) and secure interest from the investment community in the project development process for the Green Climate Fund (GCF). This was followed by three days of technical working sessions to scope out the 3 x Concept Notes, based on the conclusions of the TNA and TAP process for the Kyrgyz Republic. On day one, to launch TAPs, a national workshop was attended by relevant…
- Event 20 September 2023 ESCOs in India: Beyond Cherry-Picking India’s per capita carbon emissions are low, about 1.8 tons, but the combined figure makes it the third largest emitter globally. The Energy Conservation Act in 2001 introduced energy service companies in the country to induce private capital into energy efficiency. This makes India one of the important markets for ESCO services, where ESCOs have been active for more than two decades. In this webinar, Ms. Aarti Nain, Advisor at UNEP India’s Urban Cooling Program, will give her insights on India…
- News 19 September 2023 Kenya commences work for enhanced transparency for crops subsector A new project to strengthen Kenya’s transparency for climate action in the agricultural sector was launched in mid-September. The project will focus on the sub-sector of crops, identified as a national priority for climate action by the Kenyan Ministry of Agriculture. The project was launched at a workshop held on 11-12 September 2023 in Nairobi bringing together stakeholders from Kenya’s agricultural sector to discuss current status, needs and gaps with regards to climate transparency. An in…
- Event 15 September 2023 ESCOs in India – beyond cherry-picking India’s per capita carbon emissions are low, about 1.8 tons, but the combined figure makes it the third largest emitter globally. The Energy Conservation Act in 2001 introduced energy service companies in the country to induce private capital into energy efficiency. This makes India one of the important markets for ESCO services, where ESCOs have been active for more than two decades. In this webinar, Ms. Aarti Nain, Advisor at UNEP India’s Urban Cooling Program, will give her insights on India…
- Webinar & E-Learning 8 September 2023 EVO Energy Efficiency Financing Protocol (Webinar) - 25.04.2023 Credit and loan officers in banks and other financial institutions are not energy efficiency specialists. The International Energy Efficiency Financing Protocol (IEEFP) provides concepts and guidelines to help them assess financing opportunities for energy efficiency projects. It focuses on the key elements needed to evaluate and provide attractive loans to facility owners, ESCOs, and other potential developers and implementers of energy efficiency projects. The presentation highlights the main…
- Webinar & E-Learning 8 September 2023 Empowering the energy transition: energy cooperatives and energy communities (Webinar) - 19.04.2023 Although a nascent business model, today energy cooperatives and energy communities cover already a wide range of activities in renewable energies and energy efficiency in several countries. These are local and citizen-led initiatives that put in common investment means and democratic principles to implement the energy transition. Decentralized renewables and small-scale energy efficiency can quickly materialise and become a solution to energy security and decarbonisation, and benefit from…