Climate & Environment

Technology Needs Assessment (TNA)

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Definition

A technology needs assessment is a country-driven process under the UNFCCC technology framework in which developing countries identify and prioritise mitigation and adaptation technologies appropriate to their circumstances, analyse barriers to their deployment, and develop technology action plans for implementation. Managed by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre with GEF funding since 2001, TNAs have been completed by over a hundred countries and feed project pipelines for climate funds.

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This reference provides supporting context for how “Technology Needs Assessment (TNA)” is defined and used.

Overview

How it is used

The process structures national technology strategies, GCF and GEF funding proposals, and the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism's needs evidence base.

Why it matters

Technology transfer fails when it is supply-driven; TNAs are the demand signal the climate technology system runs on.