scholarly journals Korean Experimentation of Knowledge and Technology Transfer to Address Climate Change in Developing Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 1263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taewook Huh ◽  
Hyung-Ju Kim
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Address Climate Change ◽  
Knowledge And Technology Transfer

scholarly journals Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Developing Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Asa Mugenyi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Address Climate Change ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Combat Climate Change ◽  
International Conventions

This Article addresses the issue whether climate change is a myth or a reality. Can if affect development of developing countries? This article is a qualitative research on the need of developing countries to strike a balance on the options of choosing whether to pursue sustainable development goals only or addressing climate change and its effects or both. Developing countries are affected by climate change just like the developed countries. If they were to ignore it this would affect their sustainable development goals. However to address climate change, their pursuit of sustainable development is affected. Resources that would be used in achieving the goals of sustainable development are diverted to combating the effects of climate change. Developing countries lack the technology and finances to combat climate change on their own. They need developed countries to assist them. However this assistance is not forthcoming. Therefore there is a need to strike a balance between what goals to pursue. We look at Uganda as an example of a developing country that is affected by climate change and how it has coped briefly. We look at the international conventions that deal with climate change including the Paris Agreement and we see how they impact on developing countries’ pursuit of sustainable development goals. Are the conventions adequate?

scholarly journals Memoir and Farming Structures under Soil-Less Culture (Hydroponic Farming) and the Applicability for Africa: A Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret S. Gumisiriza ◽  
Patrick A. Ndakidemi ◽  
Ernest R. Mbega
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Human Population ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Working Population ◽  
Address Climate Change

Agriculture is the economic back-borne of majority of developing countries worldwide. The sector employs over 50% of the working population and contributes about 33% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in majority of African states. However, such contribution by the agricultural sector is likely to be affected by climate change, increasing human population and urbanization which impact on available agricultural land in various ways. There is thus an urgent need for developing countries to create or adopt technologies such as; soil-less farming that will not only address climate change challenges but also enhance crop production for improved food security. This paper reviews the science, origin, dynamics and farming systems under the soil-less agriculture precisely hydroponic farming to assist in widening the scope of knowledge of the hydroponic technologies and their implementation in Africa.

scholarly journals CLIMATE POLICY AND THE OPTIMAL BALANCE BETWEEN MITIGATION, ADAPTATION AND UNAVOIDED DAMAGE

2010 ◽  
Vol 01 (02) ◽  
pp. 71-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
FRANCESCO BOSELLO ◽  
CARLO CARRARO ◽  
ENRICA DE CIAN
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Optimal Timing ◽  
Address Climate Change ◽  
Mitigation And Adaptation ◽  
Vulnerability To Climate Change ◽  
Optimal Mix ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Open Question

It has become commonly accepted that a successful climate strategy should compound mitigation and adaptation. The accurate combination between adaptation and mitigation that can best address climate change is still an open question. This paper proposes a framework that integrates mitigation, adaptation, and climate change residual damages into an optimisation model. This set-up is used to provide some insights on the welfare maximising resource allocation between mitigation and adaptation, on their optimal timing, and on their marginal contribution to reducing vulnerability to climate change. The optimal mix between three different adaptation modes (reactive adaptation, anticipatory adaptation, and investment in innovation for adaptation purposes) within the adaptation bundle is also identified. Results suggest that the joint implementation of mitigation and adaptation is welfare improving. Mitigation should start immediately, whereas adaptation somewhat later. It is also shown that in a world where the probability of climate-related catastrophic events is small and where decision makers have a high discount rate, adaptation is unambiguously the preferred option. Adaptation needs, both in developed and developing countries, will be massive, especially during the second half of the century. Most of the adaptation burden will be on developing countries. International cooperation is thus required to equally distribute the costs of adaptation.

scholarly journals The Clean development mechanism

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-112
Author(s):  
Yusuf Muchelulea ◽  
Kevin Mulama
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
United Nations ◽  
Clean Development Mechanism ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Energy Development ◽  
If Current ◽  
Development Mechanism

The Clean development mechanism (CDM) is a new tool for promoting sustainable development in developing countries. It was established by the Kyoto Protocol under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It promises developed countries certified emission reductions (CERs) if they comply with their quantified emission targets and developing countries sustainable development benefits if they participate and invest in clean renewable technologies. Energy development through investments in clean technology transfer can contribute to sustainable development. However, sustainable development will only be achieved if current barriers and gaps facing CDM project implementation in Kenya are mitigated or removed altogether paving way for the development of more CDM projects in Kenya.

Enhancing Technological Responses to Climate Change

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menno van der Veen
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Institutional Design ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Technology Licensing ◽  
Green Climate Fund ◽  
Environmentally Sound

The main goal of this chapter is to contribute to the (institutional) design of technology transfer arrangements so as to overcome obstacles to the transfer of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) to developing countries that are posed, in particular, by stalemated discussions on intellectual property rights (IPR). The answer is to move past IPR discussions to focus on licensing practices; specifically, on reinforced efforts to license ESTs on favorable terms in developing countries through a Green Technology Licensing Facility (GTLF), as part of the UN’s Green Climate Fund. A license is, in this context, framed as a contract of transfer and may also consist of pro-active duties by the IPR owner, for example, to assist with the implementation of the technology.

Current Issues Surrounding the Trade and Climate Change Interface

2012 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 58-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mitali Das Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Climate Mitigation ◽  
Address Climate Change ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
International Climate ◽  
Sustainable Economic Growth ◽  
Change Concerns ◽  
Trade Measures

The interface between trade and climate change is a complex issue though institutionally both the WTO and the UNFCCC are mutually supportive and leave sufficient policy space for one another in their respective operation. In this paper, three issues viz. carbon leakage and the border issue; the problem of unilateral trade measures; and finally, the issue of technology transfer and IPRs have been discussed. While the first two issues show how climate mitigation arises conflict within the WTO system, the third issue will discuss just the reverse, i.e. how the trade and technology transfer could arise conflict in international climate talks. The reason why trade intersects with climate change is due to the numerous implications that climate change may have in terms of its potential impacts and the intense regulatory and economic changes that are required to mitigate and adapt to these impacts. Hence, there is an intense need for a successful conclusion to the current negotiations on both climate change and trade. The paper concludes by saying that a successful conclusion of the WTO negotiations on trade liberalization will definitely help improve access to climate-friendly goods and technologies which are a pre-requisite to address climate change concerns. On the other hand, a successful round of the UNFCCC negotiations is likely to promote a supportive and open international economic system that would lead to sustainable economic growth and development thereby addressing the problems of climate change better.

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