Review of the Climate Technology Centre and Network: To inform ongoing negotiations to establish the Santiago Network for Loss and Damage
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Authors
Practical Action
Issue Date
2021
Type
Language
en
Keywords
Climate Change
Alternative Title
Abstract
Loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change is an urgent issue, with
impacts already being experienced by vulnerable countries. The establishment of the Santiago
Network for averting, minimizing, and addressing loss and damage associated with the adverse
effects of climate change (SNLD), as part of the Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM), is a
step in the right direction. However, it can be difficult to create new institutions under the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), current practice is to use existing models in terms of
lessons learned. In this instance, there are no relevant models under the UNFCCC other than
the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN). This report reviews the establishment, operations, and effectiveness of the CTCN and relies on lessons learned to inform ongoing negotiations to operationalize the SNLD. It also proposes
recommendations for the operationalization of an effective SNLD and briefly looks at possible
governance structures.