Climate Innovation Centres

This project led by Prof Ambuj Sagar from the Indian Institute of Technology from Delhi aims to develop more fully the concept of a network of climate technology innovation and diffusion centres and analyse tangible implementation issues. 

Given the centrality of technology in climate mitigation and adaptation, enhancing innovation processes – in the broad sense of the word, to include initial adoption, adaption and diffusion of technologies in national markets -- becomes critical. This is particularly important for developing countries, given their energy and climate needs as well as innovation capabilities. Therefore the concept of establishing a network of regional ‘Climate Innovation Centres’  in developing countries as a way to address their innovation activities.

Innovation centres could potentially provide the forum for bringing together expertise to engage in technical R&D and adaptation, product development, incubation and entrepreneurship, development of delivery models, and policy analysis to accelerate and scale-up deployment of technologies that can help developing countries meet climate mitigation and adaptation challenges while advancing sustainable development.  

The Project Leader has provided input to the infoDev/World Bank study Climate Innovation Centres: A new way to foster climate technologies in the developing world?, Washington, DC(2010).

Please see some background information and working papers below.

Reports

Climate Innovation Centers: Advancing Innovation to Meet Climate and Development Challenges - Final Report
30 Mar 2011. Author: Ambuj Sagar

Climate Innovation Centres: Technology co-operation to meet climate challenges
03 Aug 2010. Author: Ambuj Sagar

Climate Innovation Centres: A partnership approach to meeting energy and climate challenges
20 Apr 2009. Author: Ambuj D. Sagar, Cath Bremner and Michael Grubb

A Network of Climate Innovation Centres
20 Apr 2009. Author: CleanNet

Climate Change: Technology Development and Technology Transfer
07 Nov 2008. Author: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs