In what looks like the first collaboration of its kind, the Governments of Ghana and Tonga will receive Readiness and Preparatory Support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for green technology assistance delivered by the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), thus marking a new engagement between the Finance and Technology Mechanisms of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Such collaboration opens a wide range of possibilities to foster integrated implementation of countries’ climate commitments,” said the CTCN Director, Jukka Uosukainen.
Due to the limited use of irrigation in Ghana, the majority of its agricultural sector is highly vulnerable to temperature changes and increased the frequency of drought, which threatens the country’s food security. Improving resilience of crops to drought. The Climate Technology Centre is providing technology transfer and capacity building to relevant Ghanaian organizations and government agencies for dry season management and planning. The support aims to enhance knowledge of spatially distributed drought issues; increase data accessibility of satellite information; and build capacity for drought forecasting and warning system management in order to enable national and local decision makers, including farmers, to use the transferred knowledge, practices and technologies actively for dry season planning.
Tonga has depended entirely on imported fossil fuel for its energy. In recent years, the island kingdom has invested significantly in introducing renewable energy sources, such as off-grid solar photovoltaic systems. However, the Tongan government recognizes that energy efficiency strategies must also be incorporated in order to achieve continued and sustainable development while further curbing the island’s oil dependency. Tonga’s government, therefore, requested the CTCN’s assistance in the development of an energy efficiency plan for power, transport, infrastructure, tourism, education, fisheries, and agriculture sectors, which will assist Tonga in meeting its Nationally Determined Contribution to improving energy efficiency.
Source: Environ-News