Global Technology Watch Groups : DST’s Initiatives Dr Nisha Mendiratta Adviser & Associate Head Climate Change Programme Department of Science & Technology Government of India Email: nisha67@nic.in
Eight National Missions under NAPCC National Solar Mission National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency National Mission on Sustainable Habitat National Water Mission National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Eco-system (NMSHE) CONTENT SLIDE DESIGN National Mission for a Green India National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC) Both NMSHE and NMSKCC coordinated by DST were launched with broad objectives of building S&T Capacity for sustenance of Himalayan ecosystem and for developing strategic knowledge system
Broad Objectives of the National Mission On Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change (NMSKCC) The primary objective of the mission is to build National S&T Capacity in climate change research to develop strategic knowledge system In order to achieve this, the mission Seeks to build a vibrant and dynamic knowledge system in climate change that would inform and support national policy and action in addressing the climate change challenges while not compromising on the nation’s growth goals. Create institutional capacity for research infrastructure Seeks to build knowledge and research networks, develop national capacity for modeling the regional impact of climate change. An assessment of various technology scenarios and alternatives for complying with national objectives.
Climate Change Programme of DST Major Programmes/Projects Launched under NMSKCC 11 Centres of Excellence 23 Major R&D Programmes 11 State Climate Change Centres 7 National Network Programmes 7 Human Capacity Building Programmes 8 Global Technology Watch Groups (GTWGs) Indo-US Fulbright-Kalam Fellowships in Climate Change Indo-German Research Collaboration
CoE MRDP Locations of Network DST-CCP HCBP SCCC Programmes TF GTWG Total No of programmes/ Projects: > 160 Total no of Institutions > 300 Total no of Scientists /students >1200
One of deliverables of NMSKCC is to set up “ Global Technology Watch Groups ” for selection and prioritization of technologies for CC Adaptation and Mitigation v
Why do we need GTWG? GTWGs needed to be set up for technology assessment, evaluation, prioritization, risk assessment and foresight in the areas of climate change adaptation and mitigation. GTWG is an independent, standing think tank mechanism that performs a number of critical functions Technology being dynamic which evolves continuously, GTWG need to be institutionalized within some well identified and established institutions. GTWG is a network of experts that tap into the global pool of scientific expertise available in the open scientific community.
GTWG linkage with Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) As part of International negotiations for climate change, the 21 st Conference of Parties (Cop 21) held in Paris in 2016, have desired developing countries to come up with their country specific Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs ). The GTWG outcomes are targeted to meet the requirements of TNAs .
Eight GTWG Sectors Enhanced Energy Efficiency Green Forestry Water Sustainab GTWG le Habitat Clean Coal Technology Sustainabl e Renewable Agriculture Energy Manufacturing
Sector-wise Sub-Themes Identified Energy Efficiency Forestry Industry - Power Sector, Steel, Cement, Pulp Forest Productivity & paper, Fertilizer and Metal Processing Climate Change Impacts Transport - Road, Rail, Air and Waterways Small & Medium Scale Enterprises (SME) Forest Protection Building Biodiversity Conservation Agriculture Carbon Service Municipal Forest Measurements Electronic uses by public Livelihood Improvement Motors & Drivers Home appliances Telecom Infra, Data Centers, Hospitals
Sector-wise Sub-Themes Identified Sustainable Agriculture Sustainable Habitat Crop (Crop Improvement and Urban infrastructure & services Natural Resource) Mobility Land and Water management Water Energy Soil and Nutrient management Waste Microbial Technology Health Geo-ICT Education Crop Protection Communication Mechanization Buildings Horticulture and post harvest technology Housing (Materials, building etc.) Agro-forestry Green spaces Others Protected cultivation, vertical Habitat Management & Services Farming, Hydroponics etc. Safety & Security Animal Husbandry and Livestock Fisheries
Sector-wise Sub-Themes Identified Water Manufacturing Waste water Petrochemical & Pharmaceutical, Agro- Water Conservation Chemicals Electronics (Domestic/Municipal and Buildings) Water Augmentation/ Textile and Leather availability (Flood water Food Processing recharge, Control of evaporation Transportation /evapotranspirartion, Desalination and Metal/Material processing Water recycling) Precision Machine tools Irrigation (Increase water use Energy Manufacturing efficiency) Aerospace Health of aquatic system Defense (River flow/discharge )
GTWG Mechanism in Position For all the 8 Technology Sectors, GTWG teams were set up. Each team comprised of 15-20 experts After preliminary meetings with key experts, national and regional level Stakeholder workshops were held wherein relevant industry sectors were involved and consulted As many as 3-4 rounds of discussions have already taken place for each GTWG sector A total of 200 experts across the country were involved A National Steering Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr Anil Kakodkar, Former Chairman Atomic Energy Commission, Secretary, DST and all the Mission Directors of National CC Missions as members to monitor the programme
Summary of GTWG Initiative For each GTWG sector, several sub-themes have been identified and Technology Need assessments were carried out In each sub-theme, a large number of technologies were identified and listed out Out of these, technology selections and prioritizations are being taken up 10-15 top technologies in each sub-theme are finalised based on a standard selection criteria adopted by each group. Reports of all 8 GTWGs have been finalised An Executive Summary containing major outcomes from these reports has been brought out
Expected Outcomes GTWG programme reports from 8 sectors will facilitate decision makers in taking decisions for future R&D, funding and deployment of technologies Technology mapping for each sector will give a fair idea of the technologies available in any parts of the world and will act as a feeder to other national missions under NAPCC. This will also help assessing ground reality on the readiness level of the technologies in the sectors. This will be an excellent sector wise global technology database to the scientific community. This information will not only help researchers to design their future research, but also to policy and decision makers in deciding different developmental plan related to climate change. DST will provide a detailed and comprehensive GTWG report covering all the 8 sectors which will be submitted to MoEF&CC and PMO for policy formulation and strategic decision.
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