The Office of National Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation Policy Council (NXPO) and the APEC Center for Technology Foresight (APEC CTF) participated in the workshop “The 1st Regional Capacity Building Workshop for the TNA Countries in the Asia-Pacific Region” under Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Phase V. The workshop was organized by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC) in collaboration with the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), with support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF). The event was held on 18–20 December 2025 (B.E. 2568) at the Crowne Plaza Bangkok Lumpini Park, Bangkok.

At the workshop, Thailand—represented by Assoc. Prof. Wongkot Wongsapai, Deputy Director of NXPO—presented an overview of Thailand’s status and implementation progress under the TNA programme. The presentation highlighted progress achieved during the initial stage of implementation, including the establishment of the “Steering Committee for Thailand’s Technology Needs Assessment for Climate Change”, comprising representatives from government agencies, the private sector, and relevant higher education and research institutions. This mechanism aims to ensure that Thailand’s technology needs assessment is aligned with key national goals and major stakeholders, including the NDC Action Plan on Mitigation 2021–2030, the National Adaptation Plan (NAP), and Thailand’s Long-Term Low Greenhouse Gas Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS)—all of which are critical national frameworks guiding Thailand’s greenhouse gas mitigation targets and climate adaptation efforts.

Thailand also presented results from horizon scanning and an analytical approach using the STEEP Analysis framework, which considers five dimensions: Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, and Political. This analysis will serve as a foundation to support the selection and prioritization of technologies for both greenhouse gas mitigation and climate change adaptation. In addition, Thailand is currently establishing sectoral working groups comprising key lead agencies to drive technical work and stakeholder engagement processes within each sector—an important step toward a systematic approach to technology selection and prioritization.

The TNA programme is a mechanism supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) through UNEP-CCC, designed to help countries identify and prioritize the technologies needed to address climate change. The process is further developed through the preparation of Technology Action Plans (TAPs), which provide detailed action plans for each selected technology. TAPs also link to the identification of potential technology transfer projects, as well as the mapping of relevant financing sources and responsible government agencies.

Furthermore, the TNA programme is highly significant for Thailand in international negotiations to seek support for technology development and technology transfer under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement. Thailand completed its first TNA in 2012. This second TNA builds on that foundation to define strategic directions and work plans that can more effectively connect to and access international funding sources, consistent with the objective of advancing technology transfer to address climate change.

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