Technology transfer for adaptation

Bonizella Biagini, Laura Kuhl (), Kelly Sims Gallagher and Claudia Ortiz
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Bonizella Biagini: United Nations Development Programme
Laura Kuhl: Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Massachusetts 02155
Kelly Sims Gallagher: Center for International Environment and Resource Policy, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Massachusetts 02155
Claudia Ortiz: United Nations Development Programme

Nature Climate Change, 2014, vol. 4, issue 9, 828-834

Abstract: Abstract Technology alone will not be able to solve adaptation challenges, but it is likely to play an important role. As a result of the role of technology in adaptation and the importance of international collaboration for climate change, technology transfer for adaptation is a critical but understudied issue. Through an analysis of Global Environment Facility-managed adaptation projects, we find there is significantly more technology transfer occurring in adaptation projects than might be expected given the pessimistic rhetoric surrounding technology transfer for adaptation. Most projects focused on demonstration and early deployment/niche formation for existing technologies rather than earlier stages of innovation, which is understandable considering the pilot nature of the projects. Key challenges for the transfer process, including technology selection and appropriateness under climate change, markets and access to technology, and diffusion strategies are discussed in more detail.

Date: 2014
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