SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DESIGNATED ENTITY FOR THE CLIMATE TECHNOLOGY CENTRE AND NETWORK

South Africa is a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and therefore a member of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC.

The COP established the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) to facilitate developing countries' access to environmentally sound technologies for low-carbon and climate-resilient development. The CTCN does this by stimulating technology cooperation and enhancing the development and transfer of technologies to developing country parties at their request.

Click here to visit the CTCN website.

CTCN programme of work and reference documents

The CTCN programme of work and reference documents can be accessed on the links below:

• CTCN Buildings and Infrastructure
• CTCN Digitalization
• CTCN Business and Industry
• CTCN Energy Systems
• CTCN National Systems of Innovation
• CTCN Sustainable Mobility
• CTCN Water-Energy-Food Nexus

South African National Designated Entity

The Department of Science and Innovation is South Africa's National Designated Entity (NDE) for the CTCN, ensuring national coordination and communication with all relevant stakeholders on matters related to the CTCN. Among other things, the NDE serves as a national focal point for CTCN activities, supports the articulation and prioritisation of requests and proposals, and manages the process of submitting technical assistance requests to the CTCN. All technical assistance requests must be submitted through the NDE.

For more information please contact Ms Kogilam Govender at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Requests for technical assistance and fast technical assistance

If you want to request technical assistance from the CTCN, please send a completed request form to Ms Kogilam Govender at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The NDE will submit the form to the CTCN for evaluation.

The forms can be downloaded using the links below.

• Technical Assistance Request Form English version
• Fast Technical Assistance (FTA) Request Form English version

Click here to read an introduction to the CTCN and the NDE-RSA.