Are the UNFCCC Paris Agreement and the TRIPS Agreement Facilitating Access to and Transfer of Climate Technologies for the LDCs?
Are the UNFCCC Paris Agreement and the TRIPS Agreement Facilitating Access to and Transfer of Climate Technologies for the LDCs?
Monirul Azam
 
ABSTRACT: This article evaluates the effectiveness of the technology transfer provisions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Kyoto Protocol, and Paris Agreement and under the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement, to facilitate access to and transfer of climate technologies for the least developed countries (LDCs) through a case study on Bangladesh (which has been selected considering its serious vulnerability to climate change and as one of the most active LDC in technology transfer during climate negotiations and TRIPS Council meetings). This article concludes that the LDCs should indicate their technology needs in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) using an integrated, collaborative approach, including financing for climate technologies and capacity-building indicating their specific technology transfer needs. The TRIPS Council under the TRIPS Agreement could introduce a comprehensive review mechanism for evaluating the technology transfer support provided by the developed countries to the LDCs. The author proposes to develop a database of urgently needed climate technologies and establish a neglected climate technology initiatives network to facilitate access and transfer of urgently needed climate technologies for the LDCs.

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