Technology Transfer

• Parties decide to establish an intergovernmental consultative group of technical and scientific experts on technology transfer under the SBSTA.
  
  
• The group will:

  -	Facilitate the exchange and review of information by creating an information clearinghouse and enhancing linkages between existing regional and other technology information centers;
  -	Advise SBSTA on further actions to be taken.
  -	Focus on ways and means to address the barriers for technology transfer as identified in the IPCC specia l report on technology transfer
  -	Be composed on the basis of equal geographical distribution between Annex I and non-Annex I parties.
  -	Decisions of the group shall be taken by consensus.
  -	Conclude its work with a final report to SBSTA at its seventeenth session.

  
  
• SBSTA will review the group’s work on a regular basis, consider its advice and if necessary request the COP to take any further action, including inter alia programs and priorities for financing of activities with regard to the above activities.