Just as MEAs should be evaluated periodically to assess their effectiveness, so too should their provisions for transfer of technology and financial resources. Without functioning measures for such transfer, the prospects for developing countries and countries with economies in transition to meet their obligations can be greatly diminished.
International institutions can complement and support review by COPs of experiences with the transfer of technology and financial resources. For example, in 2002, UNEP published Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies: Project Opportunities and Barriers, Summary of Country Studies, which identified and addressed potential barriers to implementation of renewable energy technologies that might be transferred.
For additional discussion of transfer of technology and financial resources, see Guideline 33
and accompanying text.