The Conference of the Parties,
Recalling decisions 2/CP.17, 1/CP.21, 15/CP.22, 21/CP.22, 15/CP.23, 12/CP.24,13/CP.24, 14/CP.25 and 9/CP.26,
1. Notes the joint annual report of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network for 2022 and their progress in facilitating effective implementation of the Technology Mechanism;
2. Welcomes the collaboration of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network in their joint work in 2022 and invites them to continue undertaking joint work and enhance their exchange of systematic feedback with a view to ensuring coherence and synergy and effective implementation of the Technology Mechanism;
3. Welcomes with appreciation the first joint work programme of the Technology Mechanism, for 2023–2027, developed to strengthen the Technology Mechanism to support the transformational changes needed to achieve the goals of the Convention;
4. Welcomes the key joint activities and common areas of work outlined in the joint work programme: technology road maps, digitalization, national systems of innovation, water– energy–food systems, energy systems, buildings and infrastructure, business and industry, and technology needs assessment;
5. Invites the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to jointly pursue collaborative partnerships and strategic engagement with bodies, processes and initiatives under and outside the Convention, including in the private sector, with a view to facilitating the implementation of all activities under the joint work programme;
6. Also invites the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to strengthen their systematic engagement with national designated entities, including through regional forums for national designated entities, to increase the reach and impact of the work of the Technology Mechanism on policies and practices on the ground;
7. Further invites Parties, the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to explore ways to provide enhanced technical and logistical support to national designated entities, including through collaboration with the public and private sector;
8. Commends the continued efforts of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network in mainstreaming gender considerations in their work and requests the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to swiftly finalize the two global rosters of female experts in the area of climate technology and of female and male experts on gender and climate change;
9. Welcomes the collaboration of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network with the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism and strongly encourages the two bodies to continue such collaboration with a view to enhancing the capacity of developing countries to prepare project proposals and facilitating their access to available funding for technology development and transfer;
10. Acknowledges the work on incubators and accelerators planned by the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network under the joint work programme and invites the two bodies to continue to work with developing country Parties, in particular the least developed country Parties and small island developing States, to promote the use of incubators and accelerators and to support the development of funding proposals that incorporate their use for submission to the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism;
11. Requests the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to continue to enhance their efforts to monitor and evaluate the impacts of their work, including identifying new ways to invite feedback from national designated entities on the impact of the work of the Technology Mechanism such as through more practical and effective surveys;
12. Expresses its appreciation for the voluntary financial contributions provided by Parties for supporting the work of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to date and encourages the provision of enhanced support for the work of the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network through financial and other resources;
13. Notes that the joint annual report referred to in paragraph 1 above does not contain information on how the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network responded to mandates of Parties in the implementation of their work and requests the two bodies to include such information in their joint annual reports;
14. Encourages the secretariats supporting the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to collaborate closely, including on resource mobilization, to ensure effective implementation of the joint work programme;
I. Activities and performance of the Technology Executive Committee in 2022
15. Invites Parties and relevant stakeholders to consider the relevant key messages and the implementation of recommendations of the Technology Executive Committee for 2022 and also invites the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network to consider the recommendations addressed directly to them;
16. Encourages the Technology Executive Committee to continue its efforts to enhance its visibility and outreach to Parties, including through their respective national designated entities, UNFCCC constituted bodies and other relevant stakeholders, and maximize the uptake of its recommendations;
17. Notes with concern that gender balance in the composition of the Technology Executive Committee has not yet been achieved and encourages Parties to nominate more female candidates for the Technology Executive Committee towards achieving gender balance in its composition;
18. Recalls decision 9/CP.26, paragraph 15, and decides that the Technology Executive Committee shall comprise, in addition to its current membership, one additional member from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention and one additional member from Parties not included in the Annex I to the Convention that are not represented by the regions referred to in paragraph 1(b) of appendix IV to decision 1/CP.16;
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