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| Workshop on Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Information for the Caribbean Region |
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October 20, 2003 - October 21, 2003 |
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Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago |
Description:
A workshop on Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Information for the Caribbean Region
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[Summary]
A workshop on Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Information for the Caribbean Region was held in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on 20-21 October 2003. This workshop was jointly organized by the CTI and the UN Development Programme in cooperation with the UNFCCC Secretariat and the EGTT. This event was attended by more than 35 participants, including representatives from national governments, institutions, the EGTT (Kishan Kumarsingh of Trinidad & Tobago and Rawleston Moore of Barbados), and relevant intergovernmental organizations. Participants from 14 Caribbean countries as well as international experts and developed country representatives participated in this event.
The main objectives of the workshop were to discuss regional concerns and priorities in assessing technology needs, including information tools and resources relevant for the Caribbean Region, as well as to discuss a framework to assist countries in conducting comprehensive technology needs assessments, including addressing adaptation issues and concerns.
The draft Handbook on Methodologies for Technology Needs Assessments developed by UNDP in collaboration with CTI was presented and discussed in the context of Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) needs and priorities. The discussions focused on the issues SIDS face as they seek to place a greater emphasis on adaptation concerns in their technology needs assessments (TNAs). Numerous constructive approaches and ideas were shared among participants on what these unique challenges may be, how existing work and information can be drawn upon to support the TNA process, and how the TNA Handbook and the international community may be able to best support this TNA process when adaptation issues are of particular importance.
One of the key recommendations was that adaptation issues are inherently cross-sectoral and are often interrelated with mitigation options. In order to be truly effective, the TNA process will need to account for these attributes. Vulnerability assessments already carried out, or being carried out, will play a key role in identifying, and prioritizing, adaptation technology needs. This information should be drawn upon extensively and the data related to vulnerability may be an element that needs to be addressed "up-front" in the TNA process.
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12 Session Related Files
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Adaption Tools and Resources.pdf ( view file )
Explains the advantages of technology adaption and also the possbile problems that occur within the technology sector.
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Addressing Adaptation inTNA’s.pdf ( view file )
Overview of issues identified by the EGTT and others to respond to adaptation issues in the TNA
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Agenda for Workshop on Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Information for the Caribbean Region ( view file )
This 2003 workshop focused on Technology Needs Assessments issues within the context of Caribbean region concerns.
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Assessing Technology Needs for Climate Change (GEF/UNDP) Final Draft (August 2003) ( view file )
The GEF/UNDP Technology Needs Assessment Manual outlines TNA issues, necessary stakeholder engagement, the TNA process and activities, an implementation action template, as well as annexes for mitigation and adaptation options, and further resources.
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Conceptual Basis for Adaption Technologies.pdf ( view file )
Overview of the advantages and disadvantages of technology adaptation.
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CTI’s Activities for Technology Transfer on Climate Change.pdf ( view file )
Details about the Climate Technology Inititative, objections and projections of it.
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Effective Role for International Organizations and Networks in Promoting Technology Transfer.pdf ( view file )
CTI Responses to outcomes of the consultative process.
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Handbook on Methodologies for Technology Needs Assessments.pdf ( view file )
Handbook for Caribbean TNAs.
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List of Participants Workshop on Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Information for the Caribbean Region, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 20-21, 2003 ( view file )
List of participants for worskhop that focused on Technology Needs Assessment issues for the Caribbean region.
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Organizing the TNA Process.pdf ( view file )
A discussion of TNAs in the Caribbean.
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Summary Report Workshop on Technology Needs Assessment and Technology Information for the Caribbean Region, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, October 20-21, 2003 ( view file )
Workshop focused on Caribbean regional concerns and priorities in assessing technology needs, and to discuss a framework to assist countries in conducting comprehensive technology needs assessments, including addressing adaptation issues and concerns.
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Towards the Development of an Approach to Technology Needs Assessments for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Caribbean ( view file )
This report looks at Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) implications for the Caribbean and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the development of a framework for TNAs in the Caribbean.
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