Last Updated on March 29, 2024, 12:09 PM AST by Anthony Morris
The Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment organised a training session on the Technology Needs Assessment Project at the St Kitts Marriott Resort from 26 to 27 March 2024.
The Technological Needs Assessment takes a comprehensive approach to the availability of mechanisms, needs, and opportunities in different sectors to identify the technologies with high potential to alleviate climate change and provide adaptation provisions.
This workshop involves preparing a technology action plan (TAP). It aims to identify, select, and implement climate technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect the Twin Island state from climate change.
The Technological Action Plan organised the workshop with the University of the West Indies, Jamaica. The UN Environment Program Copenhagen Climate Center in Denmark delivered it.
The Technology Action Plan will provide a practical approach to reducing policy, finance, and technological barriers to promote climate adaptability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Cheryl Jeffers, the Technology Needs Assessment Coordinator for St Kitts and Nevis, stated that all citizens must understand their climate technology needs.
In addition, she added, “ As a Small Island Developing State, St Kitts and Nevis is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. One of the key pillars of responding to climate change is enhancing technology and the transfer and dissemination of information”.
The Technology Needs Assessment Process (TNA) has three main steps to alleviate climate change. TAP includes the initial step, while TNA focuses more on the identification of appropriate sectors and technologies.
The Technology Action Plan was organized in collaboration with the University of West Indies and Jamaica and held in collaboration with the UN Environment Program Cophengan centre in Denmark.
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