Focus (Who are we?)
The Community of Practice (CoP) on Climate Technologies launched by the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT) is dedicated to addressing the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change in the Asia-Pacific region through technology solutions. By leveraging the region's rich innovation capacities and good practices, the CoP aims to enhance access to critical knowledge on climate technologies, fostering innovation, transfer, commercialization, and adoption of these technologies. The Community connects professionals from government, research and development institutions, private sector, civil society and relevant stakeholders engaged in delivering technological solutions to climate change.
Recognizing the urgency of climate action, members actively seek to build a common understanding of the concepts and practices applied by various stakeholders in the region on climate technologies. The community contributes to the coherence, cohesiveness, and cross-learning, leading to improved effectiveness, efficiency, and impact of climate actions.
Membership (Who Should Join?)
You should join this community if you are a professional engaged or interested in providing technology solutions to climate change in the Asia-Pacific region and wish to contribute to a shared understanding of concepts and practices. Membership of the community is for professionals engaged or interested in providing technology solutions to climate change in the Asia-Pacific region. Potential members include Government agencies (e.g. Ministries of environment, energy, science & technology; national climate change authorities), research and academic institutions and universities, climate technology research centres, Think tanks and policy research organizations, private sector and industrial organisations involved in climate technology development and deployment such as clean energy companies; civil society organizations working on including environmental and climate advocacy, community climate resilience or conservation; international organizations, development partners and donors including multi-bilateral organizations, philanthropies, private sector foundations; global and regional climate funds, and venture capital agencies.
What are the issues to be covered by the Community?
The Community will cover issues related to development, scaling up and adoption of climate technologies. An indicative list of issues could be as follows:
What technological innovations are emerging in the climate technology sector?
How can technology transfer between countries and organizations be effectively facilitated?
What are the best practices for developing and scaling up new climate technologies?
What sources of funding are available for specific climate technology projects?
How can investment in climate technologies be attracted and sustained?
What changes in existing policies will facilitate absorption of climate technologies?
What tools and methodologies exist for assessing the impact of climate technologies?
What are effective monitoring and evaluation frameworks for climate technology projects?
What strategies can involve local communities in climate technology projects?
How can inclusive participation of marginalized groups in climate initiatives be ensured?
What are the current market trends in climate technologies?
What are effective adaptation strategies for different climatic conditions?
What strategies are effective for communicating the benefits of climate technologies?
Functions (What do we do?)
In the first year of its working, the CoP will focus on networking between potential collaborators, investors, and experts to foster partnerships and skill-sharing in climate technologies through the online forum.
Members will interact primarily through moderated email discussions in the beginning. The primary format for discussion will be Query-Response-Consolidated Reply. Each Query will run for two weeks. The Moderator will ensure that each Query culminates in a summarized knowledge product (Consolidated Reply) and circulated back to the community within 15 working days of posting the Query.
In subsequent years, the CoP will integrate other methods (e.g. chat rooms, webinars, live Q & A sessions) of real-time and interactive participation. Also, it will gradually add additional functions such as an open-source resource repository on research, policies, market trends and success stories on new and emerging technologies. The CoP will also link members to educational materials, webinars, and courses for technology transfer. Discussion forums, interest groups, expert panels, and member directories will be other tools to facilitate collaboration, knowledge exchange, and problem-solving.
Leadership (Who leads and guides the Community?)
The CoP is facilitated by the Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT), providing an inclusive and impartial platform that connects diverse stakeholders to share expertise and foster collaboration for sustainable climate solutions. The Community will set up a Steering Group of eminent resource persons to guide the strategic direction. Day-to-day support for the CoP will be provided by a Moderator and a Research Consultant.
Participation (How will the CoP work?)
Members will interact primarily through moderated email discussions in the beginning. Other methods (e.g. chat rooms, webinars, live Q & A sessions) will be integrated subsequently for more real-time and interactive participation.
The primary format for discussion will be Query-Response-Consolidated Reply. Each Query will run for two weeks. The Moderator will ensure that each Query culminates in a summarized knowledge product (Consolidated Reply) and circulated back to the community within 15 working days of posting the Query.
Contact
To find out more about the Community of Practice on Climate Technologies and to sign up as a member, please write to:
Research Team,
E-mail: apctt@un.org