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- News 20 February 2020 High-Level Climate Champions to Drive Action at Africa Climate Week in Kampala Nigel Topping and Gonzalo Muñoz - High-Level Champions for Climate Action of the COP26 and COP25 Presidencies respectively - are joining Africa Climate Week April 20-24 in Kampala, Uganda. At the first of four Regional Climate Weeks to take place in 2020, the Climate Champions will support participants in forging the partnerships necessary to accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement on the ground. Nigel Topping, who was recently appointed by the UK Government for the upcoming conference…
- News 7 February 2020 Africa Climate Week 2020: Partnering for transformation From the 20th to the 24th of April, Uganda will host the 2020 version of the Africa Climate Week. The event in Kampala, at the Speke Conference Centre, will be the first Regional Climate Week to be hosted this year and will be followed by Climate Weeks in the Asia-Pacific (AP), Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. The event timing takes advantage of the G77 Heads of State and Government Summit being held at the same venue from 17 to 19 April and…
- Project 17 January 2020 NDC Action The NDC Action Project supports 10 partner countries to translate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) into concrete sector strategies and actions ready for financing and implementation, and to increase the ambition of their NDCs. At present, many countries are not yet able to fully exploit the transformative potential of their NDCs, as they still face significant obstacles. UNEP and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre jointly offer to address them with help of the recently launched NDC…
- News 27 May 2019 New approach for tech transfer and diffusion UNEP DTU Partnership is piloting a new analytical approach to investigate the processes of technology transfer and diffusion, converting this into actionable recommendations, in close partnership with government and private sector actors. The Technology, Markets and Investment for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development (TEMARIN) project draws upon insights gathered from UNEP DTU's research in the areas of climate technologies and systems innovation. TEMARIN will operate in Kenya and…
- News 27 May 2019 New approach for tech transfer and diffusion By James Haselip, UNEP DTU Partnership UNEP DTU Partnership is piloting a new analytical approach to investigate the processes of technology transfer and diffusion, converting this into actionable recommendations, in close partnership with government and private sector actors. The Technology, Markets and Investment for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development (TEMARIN) project draws upon insights gathered from UNEP DTU’s research in the areas of climate technologies and systems innovation…
- Project 18 December 2018 Capacity Development for CDM (CD4CDM) Project The CD4CDM created an enabling business and regulatory environment that was conducive for identification, preparation, approval, financing and implementation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects in the target countries. To reach this goal, UNEP DTU Partnership and its in-country partners implemented the following broad activities: Provision of institutional strengthening and capacity development Support to the establishment & operationalization of Designated National Authorities …
- Project 7 November 2018 CDM Loan Scheme The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Loan Scheme was conceived as a means to improve the regional distribution of the CDM by enhancing the number of registered CDM activities in under-represented countries. The CDM Loan Scheme has been instrumental to support the increased participation to the CDM by countries with less than 10 registered CDM projects in underrepresented regions. As agreed by Parties at the Copenhagen Climate Conference in 2009 the loans are provided interest-free from…
- Project 30 September 2018 Technology, Markets and Investment for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development (TEMARIN) The TEMARIN project is a three-year, Danida funded project covering the countries of Kenya and Uganda with the overall aim to support countries in accelerating the transfer, diffusion and uptake of specific climate technologies. The project focus is on strengthening domestic markets for climate technologies, removing bottlenecks for domestic firms operating in these markets and increasing cooperation among private actors, public actors and international actors to build global and national…