UNEP

International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)

World Federation of Engineering Organisations

This partnership addresses the critical development issue of access to technology and knowledge by facilitating information exchange, finance and investment in sustainable products and services in the energy, agriculture, textile, waste, water and forestry sectors.

Together, over two years, the partners will deliver:

One hundred sustainable technology transfer success cases;

Two hundred individual network member with success record;

Fifty critical technology planning tools and resources registered;

Fifty promising commercial technology transfer replication opportunities supported to establish their bankability;

Five interactive technology transfer planning tools and instruments developed, or customized to address the needs of practitioners who aim to establish the economic viability of specific sustainable solutions.

The partnership builds on the existing efforts and capacities of:

United Nations Environment Programme's programmes for the transfer of environmentally sound technology; and

The knowledge management networks of the UNEP-GEF Technology Transfer Networks (SANet). SANet is a Technology Transfer knowledge management support system, which aims to replicate successful application of technology. SANet cuts across country boundaries, economic sectors, and supports the implementation of international environmental agreements.

The partnership builds on established communication channels of more than 150 national and regional member organizations of FIDIC, WFEO, and other international associations.

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