Advisory Board meetings 5 and 6 Key Discussion Points of CTCN AB5 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CTCN Updates from Advisory Board meetings 5 and 6

Key Discussion Points of CTCN AB5 • Briefing on CTCN activities at COP 20 and at ADP 2.8 • Feedback from the 10th meeting of the Technology Executive Committee • Update on CTCN activities  NDE support activities  Technical assistance services  Formation of the Network and Network criteria  Knowledge Management System • CTCN budget and financial situation  Budget and financial statement  Funding and resource mobilization • Monitoring and Evaluation of the work of the CTCN • Strategic issues  Links with other mechanisms under the convention  CTCN role and links with the Green Climate Fund  GEF support to the CTCN and collaboration with Development Banks  CTCN’s TNA Implementation Support Programme • Outreach and communications  Stakeholder engagement  Guidelines for the use of the CTCN brand

Actions as a result of comments from AB5  CTCN to take a proactive approach to reach out to countries that have not yet nominated their NDE  Advisory Board acknowledged the Secondment Programme as a promising approach to foster knowledge exchange and improve collaboration.  Technical assistance request-response procedures in place.  CTCN encouraged to have more requests directly based on priorities identified in TNAs.  CTCN to promote Network membership and develop a revised procedure for membership that also addresses membership expiry.  CTCN requested to put in place rules and procedures to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the CTCN.  CTCN to present a revised stakeholder engagement plan that builds on the feedback provided by Advisory Board members.  A proposal made for CTCN to address global collaboration on research and development and demonstration (RD&D) of climate technologies.

Planned Discussion Points for CTCN AB6 • Outcomes of relevant meetings and events Bonn climate change conference, Vienna Energy Forum, Third International Conference on Financing for Development, On-going discussions on the Technology Facilitation Mechanism, Tenth part of the second session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP 2.10), Others • Matters relating to the Technology Executive Committee and the Technology Mechanism Debriefing from the 11 th meeting of the Technology Executive Committee, Evaluation of the Poznan Strategic Programme on technology transfer, Approval of CTCN contribution to joint annual report for COP21 • Report of the CTCN Director on CTCN activities since the last meeting • CTCN programme of work Update on achieving the CTCN goals and objectives for 2015, Approval of the programme of work / annual operating plan for 2016, endorsement of CTCN budget for 2016 • Managing technical assistance requests Process for managing requests, request criteria, timeliness and appropriateness of response, experience of design and delivery of assistance • Fostering collaboration and access to information and knowledge Advancement of the KMS, the climate technology library, collaboration with information and knowledge partners, outreach strategy for COP21 • Strengthening networks, partnerships and capacity-building Inclusion of network members, including NDEs, in activities other than technical assistance, network criteria, strategy for engaging stakeholders of technology transfer, RD&D of climate technologies, including endogenous technologies • Financial linkages Linkages with Financial Mechanism, including GCF and GEF, funding mobilization strategy

Actions as a result of comments from AB5  CTCN to take a proactive approach to reach out to countries that have not yet nominated their NDE. • Director sent letters to these countries encouraging them to nominate their NDE so that they may benefit from CTCN services • These developing countries were encouraged to nominate their NDEs at CTCN Regional Fora  Advisory Board acknowledged the Secondment Programme as a promising approach to foster knowledge exchange and improve collaboration. • Secondment Programme was launched and the first secondee started in mid-August  Technical assistance request-response procedures in place. • CTCN to present a revised document on request-response process including clarity on implementer selection and request criteria

Actions as a result of comments from AB5  CTCN encouraged to have more requests directly based on priorities identified in TNAs. • Efforts have been made to better illustrate the extent to which CTCN requests are based on TNAs • The technical assistance process and procedures document highlights to developing countries how TNAs could be the basis for a request for CTCN technical assistance. • At Regional Fora, linkages between CTCN technical assistance and TNAs were emphasized and discussed.  CTCN to promote Network membership and develop a revised procedure for membership that also addresses membership expiry. • Additional Network outreach through regional offices/contacts • Revised Network membership procedures were developed, including proposed deferral of membership expiry until further notice

Actions as a result of comments from AB5  CTCN requested to put in place rules and procedures to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the CTCN. • A proposal on M&E rules and procedures was drafted for discussion  CTCN to present a revised stakeholder engagement plan that builds on the feedback provided by Advisory Board members. • A revised draft stakeholder engagement plan was developed  A proposal made for CTCN to address global collaboration on research and development and demonstration (RD&D) of climate technologies. • A specific agenda item has been included in Advisory Board meeting 6 to discuss CTCN’s degree of involvement in RD&D