Author: Lasse Hemmingsen
TNA stories: Coastal zone adaptation in Cuba
Havana, the capital of Cuba and the island’s biggest urban area, is located in a region frequently hit by hurricanes and cold fronts. This makes Havana highly vulnerable to climate-change impacts such as sea-level rise and extreme weather events. The city is expected to face even more severe climate-related challenges in the future. Cuba’s Technology Needs Assessment focused specifically on […]
June 3rd, 2024
TNA stories: Rainwater harvesting in Mozambique
Climate change in Mozambique threatens the country on several fronts, as heavy storms and severe droughts hit the country with increasing regularity. Due to high intensity and frequency, drought is the most devastating for the agriculture sector which employs more than 80% of the economically active population. The impacts are exacerbated by the limited availability of water for irrigation and […]
June 2nd, 2024
TNA stories: Framework for renewable energy investments in Liberia
Liberia is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. 70% of the population work in the agriculture sector and with the country’s dependency on agricultural goods, the increased frequency of extreme weather events threatens the livelihoods of millions. In its Technology Needs Assessment, Liberia prioritized renewable energy technologies for both mitigation and adaptation in the agriculture sector. With the […]
June 1st, 2024
TNA stories: Sustainable livestock in Mongolia
Mongolia has seen average temperatures going up by 2.1°C over the past 70 years, as a result of climate change. Average rainfall is declining, and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent creating challenges for livestock production and the country’s vast pasturelands. In response to this, Mongolia prioritized the agricultural sector in its Technology Needs Assessment, with special attention given […]
June 1st, 2024
TNA stories: Bus Rapid Transit in Karachi
Pakistan has the highest rate of urbanization in South Asia often characterized by unplanned and unmanaged growth resulting in informal settlements, environmental degradation, and poverty. At the same time, Pakistan’s public transport is characterised by slow commutes in vehicles that are mostly old and poorly maintained, leading to high fuel consumption, increased emissions, and higher operating costs. In Pakistan’s Technology […]
May 31st, 2024
1.8 billion dollars in climate investments informed by Technology Needs Assessments
More than 1.8 billion dollars have been invested in climate technology in TNA related projects through the Green Climate Fund and Global Environment Facility
March 6th, 2024
A Stocktake: From Technology Needs to Implementation
Africa Climate Week event stressed importance of needs-based climate technology and of anchoring Technology Needs Assessments in national strategies to overcome barriers
September 8th, 2023
Enabling climate technology implementation
Training and capacity building for St. Kitts and Nevis to identify barriers and enabling frameworks for the diffusion and adoption of prioritized climate technologies
August 30th, 2023
New round of technology needs assessments announced
17 countries are joining the Technology Needs Assessment project, prioritizing technologies for climate action and developing plans for funding and deployment
July 15th, 2023
New green bus system in Karachi
Based on the Technology Needs Assessment, Pakistan is building a Bus Rapid Transit system in Karachi, to increase mobility, lower emissions and reduce pollution.
June 5th, 2023