About the AsiA LeDs PArtnershiP

The Asia Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) Partnership is a voluntary regional network that promotes and enables low-emission, climate-resilient development across the Asia and Pacific region through peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing, and improved coordination and cooperation among governmental and non-governmental partners. Its goal is to advance the development of country-led and country-specific strategic plans to promote economic growth while reducing GHG emissions – without causing trade-offs to other environmental pressures – in the Asia region.

Launched in September 2012, the Asia LEDS Partnership is one of four regional platforms of the LEDS Global Partnership, an initiative of more than 120 countries and international programs launched in 2011.

Its members include organizations and individuals from the public, private, and non-governmental sectors – active in designing, promoting, and/or implementing LEDS and broader green growth initiatives.

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The membership for the Partnership is voluntary, cost-free, and is open to government agencies, organizations, businesses, and individuals working to advance low-emission development within Asia and the Pacific.

Member Benefits zz A unique network for regional peer exchange, networking,

knowledge-sharing, and collaboration on LEDS and green growth policies and practices

zz Access to online training, in-person and online resources on key LEDS topics

zz Technical capacity building services on several thematic areas: Energy, Transport, LEDS Benefits, Sub-National Integration (SNI) and Finance

zz A platform to help access public and private funds for climate finance

zz Access to e-newsletters and other resources on LEDS and best practices

zz A way to leverage resources and promote synergies, avoiding duplication of efforts

zz A forum to cultivate and support LEDS and green growth leaders and champions

zz Deep-dive technical support and opportunity to participate in Communities of Practice (CoP) to Early Mover Countries

zz Access to remote technical assistance in several thematic areas

Join us

We welcome organizations and individuals working within the sub-regions of East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, and the Pacific to join the Asia LEDS Partnership. Please write to us at alpsecretariat@iclei.org

CoLLAborAtiVe ACtiVities

Asia is a diverse region, with countries at different stages of development and low-emission development planning and implementation. Activities supported by the Asia LEDS Partnership are responsive to member priorities and needs.

Capacity Building on Tools, Frameworks & ApproachesThe partnership provides training, demonstrations, and access to information on LEDS-related tools, models, and frameworks, and works to increase cooperation among organizations offering LEDS and green growth capacity building programs.

ALP, in association with LEDS GP Working Groups has organized six webinars in 2016-17. A few are listed below:1. Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) System,

Applications in Vietnam and Indonesia

Expert Assistance & Advisory ServicesThe Asia LEDS Partnership, in cooperation with the LEDS Global Partnership, facilitates access to Remote Expert Assistance on LEDS (REAL) on an array of topics related to LEDS and green growth. These services can be provided in-person, via phone, and/or by email at no cost.zz Reviewing draft LED/green growth related strategies/action

plans zz Assessing the potentia l for implementation of LED

measures zz Developing implementation frameworks for LED policies

and actions zz Contextualising and disseminating successful approaches

from other countries and regions

REAL Assistance is provided to Bangladesh to define and implement a LED strategy for the country; a framework is developed to overcome technical capacity and implementation challenges evident from previous green growth related plans and programmes

Pakistan Energy Efficiency and Conservation Agency (PEECA) received technical support to develop LED Street Lighting Standards and Energy Efficiency Retrofitting Options for implementing and adopting suitable energy management measures

Energy Efficiency Benchmarks for Federal Buildings in the Philippines were developed to support the implementation of a proposed retrofit programme

Snapshot of ALP Case Studies

zz LEDS Action Planning by Sub-National Authorities

zz Guide on NDC Implementation: Supporting Low-Emission Develop-ment Planning

zz The Asia-Pacific Integrated Model (AIM) & Policy Making For Low- Carbon Growth In Asia

2. Identifying Economic Impacts of Low Emission Development in Asia

3. Strengthening Your National Greenhouse Gas Inventory System: Essential Insights

The Partnership will organize a series of webinars on RE grid integration, priority transport areas, sub-national integration, and more, in 2017.

Knowledge Creation & DisseminationThe Asia LEDS Partnership works with members to develop and/or provide access to resources on LEDS and green growth. These include studies, reports, presentations, and online platforms.

Resources The Asia LEDS Partnership website (www.AsiaLEDS.org) provides a library of documents and research reports; country profiles; and news about programs and initiatives in the Asia and Pacific region related to low-emission, climate-resilient development.zz Webinars from regional and global experts, free-of-charge

to memberszz A series of briefs on LEDS, pilot initiatives, and LEDS

planning approaches in Asia

Some tools, frameworks and training courses offered or coordinated through the Asia LEDS Partnership:zz “Developing and Using Policy Instruments to Mitigate Risk

and Mobilize Investments”, organized by USAID B-LEADERSzz Climate Finance Readiness (CFR) – From Theory to

Practice: Lessons learned from GIZ’s work zz “Developing and Using Market Mechanisms”, organized by

UNFCCC Regional Collaboration Center for Asia-Pacific (RCC Bangkok) in partnership with the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)

zz “How to Attract Sustainable Energy Investments?”, organized by LEDS GP

ALP Forums, Regional Workshops and Other Eventszz Asia LEDS Partnership events have a strong focus on

regional peer-to-peer sharing of experiences and good practices. These events bring together Asian policymakers, practitioners, and international experts to learn about and discuss trends, opportunities, tools, and models for effective low-carbon projects, polices, and initiatives.

zz Each year, a Forum is organised where approximately 200 participants gather in countries across the region (Thailand in 2012, the Philippines in 2013, Indonesia in 2014, Vietnam in 2016) to share tools, models, approaches, and best practices to increase capacity and readiness for planning and implementing LEDS and green growth initiatives in Asia.

zz In 2017, the Partnership will conduct the ALP Forum, workshops on Sub-national Integration of LEDS Actions, convene high level Regional meetings on Clean Energy, Sustainable Landscapes and more.

zz For more information on the 2016 ALP forum, please visit http://forum2016.asialeds.org/

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE & GoVernAnCe

The Asia LEDS Partnership is one of four regional platforms of the LEDS Global Partnership, a network of more than 120 countries and international programs. ICLEI - Local Governments of Sustainability, a leading global network of more than 1,500 cities, towns and regions committed to building a sustainable future, hosts the ALP Secretariat. ICLEI South Asia, along with ICLEI South East Asia and ICLEI East Asia Secretariat, manages the ALP Secretariat.

The Asia LEDS Partnership follows the LEDS Global Partnership’s distributed leadership structure which allocates responsibility for tasks to organizations willing and with resources to lead activities.

A Steering Committee, led by two Co-Chairs and two immediate past co-chairs, is responsible for guiding the Asia LEDS Partnership to identify, design, organize, and deliver support activities to members, and to coordinate closely with the LEDS Global Partnership to ensure linkages and communication. The Steering Committee is nominated every two years.

WHAT ARE LEDS?

Low emission development strategies (LEDS) are country-led and country-specific strategic plans to promote economic growth while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (in absolute or relative terms) over the long term without causing trade-offs with other environmental pressures. LEDS provide a framework for broader green growth strategies. While LEDS focus on reducing GHG emissions, due diligence should be taken to ensure that LEDS do not cause unintended environmental pressures.

LEDS are a key element for short, medium, and long-term national economic development plans, contributing to green growth and climate resilience. At the regional and global level, LEDS are used to support the objectives of the Millennium Development Goals, prioritizing the four “pros” of pro-growth, pro-job, pro-poor, and pro-environment. LEDS is also plays a key and integral role in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Asia LEDS Partnership Secretariat

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, South Asia SecretariatGround Floor, NSIC-STP Complex, NSIC Bhawan, Okhla Industrial Estate, New Delhi 110020, IndiaTel : +91-11-4106 7220; Fax :91-11-4106 7221; Email: alpsecretariat@iclei.org

https://www.facebook.com/AsiaLEDSPartnership @AsiaLEDSwww.asialeds.org

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Immediate Past Chairszz Pham Hoang Mai, Director General, Ministry of Planning

and Investment (MPI), Vietnamzz Ali T. Sheikh, Asia Director, Climate and Development

Knowledge Network (CDKN) Asia and CEO - LEAD Pakistan

Present Co-chairszz Md. Syeedul Huq, Chief, Programming Division, Planning

Commission, Bangladeshzz Peter du Pont, Senior Climate Change Advisor, United

States Agency for International Development (USAID) - Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA)

Other Memberszz Raju Laudari, Assistant Director/Program Manager,

Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, Nepalzz Laksmi Dhewanthi Rustiawan, Asisstant Minister for

Industry and International Trade, Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Government of Indonesia

zz Angela Enriquez, Research Analyst, Energy and Climate, World Resources Institute/EMBARQ

zz Tze-Luen Alan Lin, President, International Climate Development Institute

zz Kaye Patdu, Head of Programs, Clean Air Asia (Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center, Inc.)

zz Ilya Chernyakhovskiy, Energy Analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (Golden CO USA)

zz Xander van Tilburg, Senior Advisor, ECN Policy Studieszz Sudhir Sharma, Climate Change, coordinator Asia Pacific

(mitigation), UN Environmentzz Stefanos Fotiou, Director, Environment and Development

Division, UN ESCAPzz Dr Tadashi Masumoto, Project Manager, Urban Green

Growth / Knowledge Sharing, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

zz Ichiro Sato, Deputy Director, Office for Climate Change, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

zz John B Wells, Chief of Party, ICF Internationalzz Satish Chandra Sharma, Chief Project Manager, Indian

Oil Corporation Limitedzz Sri Lanka Climate Fund

Asia LEDS Partnership Steering Committee Member Organizations (January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2018)

For more information, please visit www.asialeds.org or www.ledsgp.org