Science and Environment Ministries present Technology Development Strategy for Climate Change
The plan, which was developed in partnership with the scientific community, production sector and civil society, offers an assessment and methodology for meeting the climate commitments that our country made in the area of technology development and transfer over the next five years.
As part of the commitments signed by Chile to address climate change established in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), this morning Science Minister Andrés Couve and Environment Minister Carolina Schmidt presented the Technology Development and Transfer Strategy for Climate Change (Estrategia de Desarrollo y Transferencia Tecnológica para el Cambio Climático, EDTTCC).
The drafting of this strategy was led by the Science Ministry with a group of renowned representatives of the academia, production sector, civil society and an Inter-Ministerial Committee comprised of the Science, Environment and Finance Ministries as well as the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO), the Sustainability for Climate Change Agency, and the Chilean National Council of Innovation for Development (CNID).
“This Technology Development and Transfer Strategy for Climate Change strengthens an alliance between the scientific community, public sector and private sector so that the best available evidence informs the decisions that we make about the climate and the design and implementation of robust public policies,” stated Minister Couve in regard to the document, which identifies key sectors and areas for promoting institutional, social, economic and environmental changes that will allow us to move towards sustainable, resilient and carbon neutral development by 2050.
“Technological systems are inseparable from social, economic and environmental ones. This strategy must focus on both mitigation and adaptation given that Chile is one of the countries that is most vulnerable to climate change, and technology has a lot to do with that,” Minister Schmidt stated.
The EDTTCC establishes a five-year methodological approach and prioritizes three sectors: urban and rural potable water; forestry, farming and livestock development; and electricity generation and transport. It also includes a framework for the development of Technology Action Plans in priority areas and sectors; the strengthening and generation of enabling conditions for technology development and transfer; and governance that facilitates public-private sector cooperation and coordination nationally and with international agencies.
Sebastián Vicuña, a member of the Science Ministry’s Scientific Climate Change Committee, led the process of drafting the document. He explains, “We need to use every possible tool and skill to respond to the challenges of climate change. Development and technology transfer together with other tools such as cultural changes and nature-based solutions are critical elements for addressing this challenge.”
Review the Technology Development and Transfer Strategy for Climate Change document here: https://www.minciencia.gob.cl/sites/default/files/estrategia_de_transferencia_tecnologica_para_el_cambio_climatico_1.pdf