4. Actions and programmes under Articles 10 and 11 (technology and other cooperation; financial resources)
These actions and programmes are described in full in Chapter 7, "Financial resources and transfer of technology", of the Fourth National Communication.
In summary, New Zealand is particularly focused on helping to meet the concerns and needs of Pacific Island countries - these countries are on the front line of climate change impacts. New Zealand contributes to the Global Environment Facility and makes financial contributions to a number of other multilateral funds and programmes.
In 2001, New Zealand joined with several other countries in a Political Declaration on Financial Support for Developing Countries. New Zealand's share of this voluntary commitment is NZ$5 million per year from 2005. The voluntary commitment comprises the proportion of funds from New Zealand's total Global Environment Facility contribution that is likely to be spent on climate change projects; the New Zealand Agency for International Development's (NZAID) climate change-related support in the Pacific; funding for lump sum contributions to one or more of the UNFCCC funds; and funding for ad hoc contributions towards projects which advance international action to address climate change.
New Zealand recognises its commitments under Article 10 to take all practicable steps to promote, facilitate and finance, as appropriate, the transfer of, or access to, environmentally sound technologies and know-how to other Parties, particularly developing country Parties, to enable them to implement the provisions of the Convention. New Zealand does this primarily through the work of NZAID.
New Zealand also contributes through various Global Climate Observing System-related initiatives in the Pacific region; for example, supporting initiatives to restore and upgrade the regional upper-air networks, produce a Pacific regional climate bulletin, recover historical climate data, and assist with capacity building in Pacific Island hydrological and meteorological services.
