The Conference of the Parties,
Recalling decisions 1/CP.16, 2/CP.17 and 14/CP.18, and in particular decision 2/CP.17, paragraph 135, in which the Climate Technology Centre and Network was requested, once it is operational, to elaborate its modalities and procedures and to report to the Conference of the Parties, through the subsidiary bodies, with a view to the Conference of the Parties adopting a decision on the matter at its nineteenth session,
1. Welcomes with appreciation the report on modalities and procedures of the Climate Technology Centre and Network;
2. Adopts the modalities and procedures of the Climate Technology Centre and Network, contained in annex I;
3. Also adopts the rules of procedure of the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network, contained in annex II;
4. Notes that the modalities and procedures elaborated by the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network, which are based on the functions of the Climate Technology Centre and Network,2 include the following six key elements:
(a) Roles and responsibilities of the Climate Technology Centre and Network;
(b) Managing requests from national designated entities of developing countries and delivering responses;
(c) Fostering collaboration and access to information and knowledge in order to accelerate climate technology transfer;
(d) Strengthening networks, partnerships and capacity-building for climate technology transfer;
(e) Linkages with the Technology Executive Committee;
(f) Information and knowledge-sharing;
5. Requests the Climate Technology Centre and Network, in executing its modalities and procedures, to work in conjunction with the Technology Executive Committee to ensure coherence and synergy within the Technology Mechanism, with the intention of:
(a) Accelerating the development and transfer of technology, taking into account gender considerations;
(b) Scaling up international collaboration on the development and transfer of technology;
6. Recognizes the continuation of the efforts of the Climate Technology Centre and Network and the Technology Executive Committee to ensure coherence and synergy within the Technology Mechanism;
7. Requests the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network and the Climate Technology Centre to engage, taking into account the difference in technological development, with institutions from developing and developed country Parties to become part of the Network, noting the need to comply with the Guiding principles and criteria for establishment of the Climate Technology Network.
Annex II [English only]
Rules of procedure of the Advisory Board of the Climate Technology Centre and Network
III. Members
3. The Board of the CTCN, with the aim of achieving fair and balanced representation, shall constitute the following:
(a) Sixteen government representatives, comprising equal representation from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention (Annex I Parties) and Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (non-Annex I Parties);
(b) The Chair and the Vice-Chair of the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) in their official capacity as TEC representatives;
(c) One of the Co-Chairs, or a member designated by the Co-Chairs, of the Green Climate Fund Board in his/her official capacity as a Green Climate Fund representative;
(d) The Chair or the Vice-Chair of the Adaptation Committee, or a member designated by the Chair and the Vice-Chair, in his/her official capacity as an Adaptation Committee representative;
(e) One of the Co-Chairs, or a member designated by the Co-Chairs, of the Standing Committee in his/her official capacity as a Standing Committee representative;
(f) The Director of the CTCN in his/her official capacity as the CTCN representative;
(g) Three representatives, with one being selected by each of the following UNFCCC observer organization constituencies, taking into account balanced geographical representation: environmental non-governmental organizations, business and industry nongovernmental organizations and research and independent non-governmental organizations, with relevant expertise in technology, finance or business, received by the host organization of the Climate Technology Centre (CTC), taking into account balanced geographical representation.
4. Government representatives shall be nominated by their respective groups or constituencies and elected by the Conference of the Parties (COP). Groups or constituencies are encouraged to nominate the government representatives to the Board, with a view to achieving an appropriate balance of expertise relevant to the development and transfer of technologies for adaptation and mitigation, taking into account the need to achieve gender balance in accordance with decisions 36/CP.7 and 23/CP.18.
5. Government representatives elected to the Board shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible to serve a maximum of two consecutive terms of office. The following rules shall apply:
(a) Half of the members shall be elected initially for a term of three years and half shall be elected for a term of two years;
(b) Thereafter, the COP shall elect half of the members every year for a term of two years;
(c) The members shall remain in office until their successors are elected.
6. If a government representative of the Board resigns or is otherwise unable to complete the assigned term of office or to perform the functions of that office, the Board may decide, bearing in mind the proximity of the next session of the COP, to appoint another representative from the same constituency to replace said member for the remainder of that member’s mandate, in which case the appointment shall count as one term.
7. The members of the Board referred to in paragraph 3(b) above shall serve in accordance with their term of office.
8. The members of the Board referred to in paragraph 3(c), (d) and (e) above shall serve in accordance with their term of office.
9. The members of the Board referred to in paragraph 3(g) above shall be eligible to serve for a maximum term of office of one year.
10. The term of office of a member shall start at the first meeting of the Board in the calendar year following his or her election and shall end immediately before the first meeting of the Board in the calendar year following the term ends, as applicable two or three years thereafter.
11. If a member is unable to participate in two consecutive meetings of the Board or is unable to perform the functions and tasks set out by the Board, the Chair of the Advisory Board will bring this matter to the attention of the Advisory Board and will seek clarification from the regional group that nominated that member on the status of his or her membership.
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