|
About Conference
In order to promote international technology
development and transfer in context of the Bali Action Plan
for enhancement of long term cooperation for implementation
of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC), the Government of India and the United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs are jointly organizing a high
level conference in Delhi on October 22-23, 2009. The Federation
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is associated
with the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government
of India in organising the Delhi high level conference. An
exhibition will also be organised parallel to the conference
by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).
The conference will bring
together governments, experts, industry representatives and
civil society to help formulate a roadmap for technology in
the context of climate change mitigation and adaptation to
support the UNFCCC process.
To help pave the way for
a successful outcome in Copenhagen, the Delhi Conference will
seek to advance understanding on key actions needed to accelerate
technology development and transfer in all countries in accordance
with their national needs. The Conference would throw light
on technology scenarios, institutional and business models
of development and deployment, mechanisms to promote technology
transfer to developing countries, and to enhance the scope
for cooperation on research and development.
The Delhi Conference will advance the discussions
initiated at the Beijing High-level Conference on Climate
Change: Technology Development and Technology Transfer, co-organized
by the Chinese Government and the United Nations Department
of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) on 7-8 November 2008.
The Beijing conference took stock of the clean technologies,
the barriers to transfer and the potential for technology
collaboration. The Conference clearly recognized the need
for new and innovative mechanisms of international co-operation,
particularly in research, development, deployment and transfer
of climate-related technologies.
Building upon the lessons learnt from Beijing
meet, the Delhi conference is structured around three policy
goals: (i) understanding Technology Scenarios with reference
to climate change concerns and national imperatives, (ii)
Global Cooperative Actions for identification, development
and adoption of key technologies, and (iii) a Technology Transfer
mechanism to meet this objective. In each of these areas,
three sets of questions may be addressed:
The Challenge: The relevance of the
goal to the achievement of the sustainable development objectives,
the nature of national policies and institutions for achieving
this goal, and the impact of climate change and climate policy
on the prospects of achieving it;
International cooperation: What changes
in the international policies and institutions would be required
to facilitate the development and transfer of technologies
suited for addressing climate change as per the national imperatives,
and;
National Policies: What policies and
institutions need to be created/instituted at national level
to develop, diffuse and disseminate the climate friendly technologies
and build capacities in the developing countries.
Objectives
- To evolve mechanisms for international
technology cooperation and collaboration.
- To highlight the progress of discussions
on technology transfer in the context of the climate change
negotiations and the Bali Road Map.
- To define a consensus on the roadmap for
enabling technology transfer to developing countries to
meet their needs for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Who May Participate in the Conference?
- Governments
- Industry
- International organisations
- Ministries, departments and agencies of
the Central and State Governments in India
- Industry associations
- Technology providers
- Equipment suppliers
- Renewable Energy companies
- Multilateral and bilateral agencies
- Municipal corporations and other urban
local bodies
- Banks and financial institutions
- Research and development institutions
- Law firms
Provisional programme
The conference will commence on the morning
of October 22, 2009 with a high level inaugural session at
Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi which is likely to be inaugurated
by the Honourable Prime Minister of India.
The plenary and thematic sessions will be held
at Hotek Ashok, New Delhi on October 22-23, 2009. The Delhi
Conference is structured around three policy goals: (i) understanding
Technology Scenarios with reference to climate change concerns
and national imperatives, (ii) Global Cooperative Actions
for identification, development and adoption of key technologies,
and (iii) a Technology Transfer mechanism
|
