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Regional Efficient Appliance and Equipment Strategy that will drive market transformation to maximize the financial, energy, and climate potential of household appliances (such as fans, refrigeration, and air conditioners) throughout the region. While most developing country requests focus on low-carbon technology interventions, the Centre receives numerous adaptation-related requests as well, including for early warning systems, coastal management, and water management strategies. The CTCN, through the UNEP-DHI Partnership Centre on Water and Environment, for example, created a hydrodynamic model for flood reduction and climate-resilient infrastructure development in Jakarta, Indonesia, to inform local authorities where and how to reduce flooding risks. Based on the success of this intervention, Indonesia is now taking the lead to share its experience with other major Asian cities facing similar flooding risks.We have, through intensive dialogue with developing countries, recognized a dire need for institutional capacity-building in the areas of technology identification, prioritization and monitoring, and information systems for decision-making. The lack of tools, methodologies and expertise to identify the actual activities which can lead to the realization of Nationally Determined Contributions is a major barrier. For example, while there are numerous adaptation efforts underway in Colombia, the government realized that it was difficult to identify their associated impacts. In response to this challenge, the Climate Technology Centre mobilized expertise from national agencies, nearby countries and institutions further afield to assist in developing an online system to provide municipal governments throughout the country with the ability to plan their adaptation policies, track impacts and share best practices. We aim for our impact to be transformational. We empower our developing country partners to the best of our ability, and as our technical assistance services become better understood, we are acting on increasingly visionary requests that deliver measurable impact. To provide further support to countries, we are strengthening linkages between the UNFCCC Technology and Finance Mechanisms that will enable the scaling-up of these solutions. The CTCN collaborates with the Global Environment Facility on technical assistance in seven developing countries, including geothermal energy in Uganda, replacement of F-refrigerants in Chile’s food production system, and development of a green industrial zone in Senegal.This year the Green Climate Fund also approved Readiness Programme funding to support the governments of Ghana, Myanmar and Tonga in advancing green technology initiatives to be delivered by the Climate Technology Centre. Like seed funding, GCF Readiness resources will be used by the countries to further the deployment of the technologies they have identified as central to meeting their national climate objectives. The scope of activities targeted thus far includes developing a Master Plan for Energy Efficiency in Tonga; improved dry season planning and management in Ghana; and data gathering systems to support Myanmar’s planning and adaptation efforts in the water and agriculture sectors.Successful implementation of technology policies requires that all relevant stakeholders are included in the process. Technology is not gender-neutral, and therefore we must ensure that women are engaged in decision-making processes, capacity building, and the use of technologies, so that they can benefit from and participate in delivering technology solutions. The Climate Technology Centre strives to ensure that gender considerations are incorporated into the delivery of all its services, and we are not alone in this effort. Fifteen countries in West Africa reinforced the important role of gender in climate solutions when they jointly asked the CTCN to provide technology and capacity Above: User-friendly reference guides lay out practical approaches for local communitiesMali is a country facing serious challenges as a result of climate change, including declining agricultural productivity. Mali’s government recognized that it needed to pair the national policies it was putting in place with high impact, low-cost climate technologies that could strengthen the resilience of the country’s agricultural systems. Upon the government’s request, the Climate Technology Centre and its Senegal-based partner, ENDA, identified a range of appropriate climate technologies for each of the country’s agro-climatic zones and developed a user-friendly reference guide, in both Bamanankan and French languages, to provide practical approaches, methods and technological solutions for the agriculture sector. This resource, tailored to local farmers and agricultural extension workers, is now being utilized across the country.“WE STRIVE TO SERVE AS A ‘TECHNOLOGY MATCHMAKER’ BETWEEN COUNTRIES’ CLIMATE PRIORITIES AND THE RIGHT TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS”092 SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS