Join LEDS GP at COP 22: Advancing country leadership on NDC action

Location: US Center, Marrakech, Morocco

Date: Friday, November 11th 2016

Time: 17:30-18:30

Location: U.S. Center, Blue Zone, Marrakech, Morocco

Join LEDS GP for a COP22 side event on advancing climate resilient low emission development and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) implementation through peer-to-peer technical collaboration and exchange across countries, donors, and international and technical institutes. This event will highlight the experiences of developing countries’ leading efforts with LEDS GP and the U.S. Enhancing Capacity for LEDS (EC-LEDS) program to take ambitious climate action and enable replication of successful approaches in achieving NDC goals through economy-wide and sector-specific policies, finance measures, and integrated planning processes. The event will discuss how others can access tools and other resources and draw on the experiences of fellow practitioners to advance action on low emission development and NDCs.

17:30 – 17:40 What is the LEDS Global Partnership? How do I engage?

Steve Hammer, World Bank, LEDS GP Steering Committee Co-Chair
Ron Benioff, Director, LEDS GP Secretariat

17:40 – 18:10 Interactive panel on country-members’ advancements on NDC implementation through LEDS GP support

Moderator: Mr. Stephen King’ uyu, National Climate Change Secretariat, Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development Authorities of Kenya – Co-Chair of the Africa LEDS Partnership and LEDS GP Steering Committees

Panelists:

Fernando Farias, Climate Change Director, Ministry of Environment of Chile – Past Chair of the Regional Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean (LEDS LAC) Secretariat
Ms. Nguyen Thi Dieu Trinh, Senior Official at Department of Science, Education, Natural Resources and Environment, Ministry of Planning and Investment of Vietnam – LEDS GP Finance Working Group Co-Chair
Mr. Teimuraz Murgulia, First Deputy, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia

18:10 – 18:25 Open discussion with the audience

18:25 – 18:30 Closing

Steve Hammer, World Bank, LEDS GP Steering Committee Co-Chair

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