Institutional arrangements
32. Option 11: establish an Executive Body on Technology (EBT), as a subsidiary body under the Convention, in accordance with its Article 7, paragraph 2 (i). The EBT shall consist of government representatives, elected by the COP, with balanced regional representation, who are experts on matters of technology development and transfer. The EBT shall govern the Multilateral Climate Technology Fund, in accordance with the indicative list of activities and costs eligible for support annexed to this decision (Annex IX). The EBT shall be supported by a Strategic Planning Committee, Technical Panels and a Verification Group and shall be guided by the objectives and guiding principles of the technology mechanism, perform the functions specified in Annex II and by structured as specified in Annex V.
Option 22: strengthen cooperation and make efficient use of the current institutional arrangements and establish a Technology Executive [Board][Committee] to advise the COP on technology policy issues. The [Board][Committee] should be serviced by a strengthened professional secretariat and advised by a technology panel, building upon and replacing the Expert Group on Technology Transfer, and comprising experts nominated by Parties. The [Board][Committee] shall perform the functions specified in Annex II. To enhance the involvement of the private sector and relevant international organizations, a consultative group for sectoral technology cooperation is established to assist the technical panel in the provision of advice to the [Board][Committee]. The consultative group is comprised of representatives of national and regional technology innovation centres and sectoral technology cooperation bodies and shall perform the functions specified in Annex II.
Option 33 Create an Executive Body on Finance and Technology for Adaptation (EBFTA), and an Executive Body on Finance and Technology for Mitigation (EBFTM), supported by technical panels on research and development, capacity-building, transfer of technologies, observation systems and information management, REDD+ and Market Mechanism, and accountable to the COP, shall be established. The bodies shall, inter alia, perform the functions specified in Annex II and Annex IV.
