Annex I
Revised functions of the Climate Technology Centre
To enhance the impact of its work, promote transformational change and support Parties in realizing technology development and transfer in order to improve resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the Climate Technology Centre shall facilitate a Network of global, regional, national and sectoral technology networks, organizations, platforms and initiatives, in performing the following functions:
(a) At the request of a developing country Party:
(i) Provide advice and support in:
a. Identifying, prioritizing and addressing technology-related needs, including by supporting the deployment of climate technologies through pilot, demonstration, diffusion and dissemination projects;
b. The development of enabling environments;
(ii) Support the enhancement of national systems of innovation and capacity for developing Indigenous and endogenous technologies;
(iii) Provide information, training and support for programmes aimed at building or strengthening the capacity of developing country Parties to identify technology options, make technology choices and operate, maintain and adapt technologies;
(iv) Facilitate prompt action on the development, deployment, diffusion and dissemination of technologies in developing country Parties on the basis of identified needs;
(v) Provide technical and logistical support to national designated entities to enable them to fulfil their role;
(vi) Support, in accordance with the respective guidelines and criteria, the preparation of project proposals to enable the financing, deployment and use of existing technologies for mitigation and adaptation;
(b) Utilize multi-country and programmatic approaches to responding to requests for technology development and transfer;
(c) Enable and encourage the development and transfer of climate technologies through collaboration and partnerships with private sector entities, philanthropic organizations, public institutions, and academic and research institutions, as well as through opportunities for North–South, South–South and triangular technology cooperation;
(d) Facilitate its Network in order to:
(i) Cooperate with national, regional and international technology centres and relevant national organizations, including those that facilitate social inclusion and promote gender-responsive technologies, technologies led by youth, women and Indigenous Peoples as well as local communities, and endogenous technologies;
(ii) Foster international partnerships with public and private sector stakeholders to accelerate the development, deployment, diffusion and dissemination of climate technologies in developing countries;
(iii) Provide in-country technical assistance and training to support the development and implementation of identified technology actions in developing countries;
(iv) Stimulate the establishment of twinning centre arrangements to promote North–South, South–South and triangular partnerships with a view to encouraging cooperative research, development, demonstration and deployment;
(v) Identify, disseminate and assist with developing analytical tools, policies and best practices for country-driven planning to support the development, diffusion and dissemination of climate technologies;
(vi) Provide matchmaking for the purpose of securing funding for implementing technologies identified as needed by developing country Parties;
(e) Cooperate with the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism, the Adaptation Fund and UNFCCC constituted bodies;
(f) Evaluate, in coordination with nationally designated entities, the outcomes and long-term impacts of technical assistance provided in response to requests from developing country Parties as part of the monitoring and evaluation framework of the Climate Technology Centre;
(g) Perform other activities as may be necessary to carry out the above-mentioned functions.
