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TNA STEP BY STEP: A guidebook for countries preparing Technology Needs Assessments and Action Plans

The Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) process comprises a set of country-driven, participatory activities aimed at identifying, selecting, and planning for the implementation of climate technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) and/or increase resilience to climate change (adaptation).

The purpose of this guidebook is to summarise the various steps in the preparation of a TNA, including associated Technology Action Plans, and to be the ‘go-to’ reference document for national TNA Teams, including TNA coordinators and consultants. It also points out the various materials that are available to guide and support the process. The revised guidance is based on the experience of the more than one hundred countries that have already conducted a TNA process and provide country examples to illustrate how the TNA project can be organised and implemented.