As if it were seeking compensation from the developed nations for the climate change

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problems, India has proposed a formulae for clean technology sharing between the emerging and industrialised countries.

The country has suggested a collaborative research and development programme called Cleanet, on the lines of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

“We have said that we can replicate a CGIAR kind of model in technology sharing. The model solved the food problem of the world,” environment secretary Vijai Sharma said while briefing reporters after his return from the 14th meeting of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) held in Poznan, Poland.

CGAIR, is an alliance of 21 developing and 26 industrialised countries that generates new technologies to foster sustainable agricultural growth to enable food security. “India believes that collaborative research and development countries needs to be promoted through a platform that could be called Cleanet and regional technology innovation centres supported by the financial mechanism under the convention,” he said.

India has been accusing the developed nations of the climate change problems. The country has also stated that the polluting countries should make larger and firm monetary contributions toward development of new strategies to tackle climate change issues.

In his speech at Poznan, Sharma said, “The brunt of the adverse impact of the climate change is being borne by developing countries which are lacking in technological and financial resources to cope up with the problem for which developed nations are principally responsible. There should be wide dissemination of existing clean technologies. The IPR regime must facilitate such technologies to be accessed by developing countries, analogous to what has been agreed for pharmaceuticals.”

Describing the Poznan meet as a success, the secretary said that the parties discussed their vision for long-term cooperative action on climate change. Important issues relating to technology, adaptation, finance, mitigation actions including reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, as relevant to the developing nations were discussed, he said.

Poznan conference was intended to enable the parties to take a stock of the progress made since the adoption of Bali action plan and map out the approach towards the next meeting in Copenhagen in December.