This page features webinars hosted or supported by the Asia LEDS Partnership, in collaboration with the LEDS Global Partnership and affiliated organizations.
City Infrastructure Investment Prioritization and Programming (CIIPP) toolkit
Hosted by ALP in partnership with CDIA
23 March 2017
This webinar, in partnership with Cities Development Initiative Asia (CDIA) discussed priorities and proposed interventions in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), introduction on how CDIA supports bridging infrastructure gaps in cities, a walk-through on the CIIPP Toolkit, and other tools and outreach activities facilitated by CDIA.
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Asia Low Emission Development Strategies Partnership Webinar
Strengthening Your National Greenhouse Gas Inventory System: Essential Insights
Hosted by ALP coorganized by USAID LEAD and UNDP
26 January 2017
From 2012 through 2016, USAID LEAD held a series of regional training workshops in South and Southeast
Asia on technical aspects and institutional underpinnings of national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory
systems and emission factor development. During this same time period, UNDP continued to support
development by Thailand and other countries of the national GHG inventories that they include in the
National Communications and Biennial Update Reports that they regularly submit to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). During the webinar, participants will hear the
organizers and trainers of these capacity building efforts discuss how countries have improved their
inventories, what areas they may wish to focus on for future inventories, and what drives inventory
improvement.
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Featured Speakers:
Ms. Marian Van Pelt, ICF International
Ms. Amornwan Resanond, United Nations Development Programme
Mr. Joshua Forgotson, ICF International
Ms. Sandee Recabar, Climate Change Commission, Philippines
Identifying Economic Impacts of Low Emission Development in Asia
Presented by: LEDS GP Benefits Working Group and the ASIA LEDS Partnership
7 December 2016
This webinar presents discussions on the economic impacts of Low Emission Development in Asia.In the session facilitated by Francisco Flores-Espino of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the I-JEDI Tool was introduced. The Jobs and Economic Development Tool could be used in estimating economic impacts of constructing and operating power generation plants. Meanwhile, James M. Vener, P.E., UNDP Climate Technical Specialist of the LECB Programme introduced the UNDP Sustainable Development Tool. This was designed for NAMA developers and policymakers to help them evaluate Sustainable Development performance indicators as well as the SD results of an activity.
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Featured Speakers:
Francisco Flores Espino, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
James M. Vener, P.E., UNDP Climate Technical Specialist, LECB Program
Pioneering and Scaling Up Solar Energy in India
Presented by the LEDS GP Sub-National Integration Working Group
21 June 2016
This webinar presents Gujarat State’s leadership in pioneering and scaling up solar energy in India, illustrating how subnational governments can proactively lead and inform national policy to raise ambitions for more aggressive greenhouse gas mitigation commitments.
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Featured speakers:
Dr. Minal Pathak, Assistant Professor, CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India
Mr. S.B. Patil, Deputy Director, Gujarat Energy Development Agency, India
Gender Mainstreaming in the Energy Sector: Framework and Applications
Presented by the Asia LEDS Partnership and the LEDS GP’s Energy Working Group
2 June 2016
Third session in a webinar series on “Innovative Tools for Advancing Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Energy Planning in Asia”. The webinar focuses on mainstreaming gender in energy sector projects and programmes, which should enable both women and men to benefit equally from energy projects, reduce gender inequalities, and empower women. The webinar will also present a specific case study to demonstrate gender mainstreaming approaches.
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Featured speakers:
Ana Rojas, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Soma, Dutta, ENERGIA
Francesco Tomieri, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Assessing Renewable Energy Potential Using the Geospatial Toolkit (GsT):
Applications in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa Province
Presented by the Asia LEDS Partnership and the LEDS GP’s Energy Working Group
21 April 2016
Second session in a webinar series on “Innovative Tools for Advancing Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Energy Planning in Asia”. This webinar includes an overview and demonstration of the desktop-based Geospatial Toolkit (GsT) and the web-based Enterprise GsT. Participants will also learn how the GsT was used in Vietnam to support the development of Thanh Hoa Province’s green growth initiative.
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Featured speakers:
Donna Heimiller, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Jon Duckworth, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Khanh Nguyen, USAID LEAD Program
Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) System: Applications in Vietnam and Indonesia
Presented by the Asia LEDS Partnership and the LEDS GP’s Energy Working Group
29 March 2016
First session in a webinar series on “Innovative Tools for Advancing Low-Emission and Climate-Resilient Energy Planning in Asia”. LEAP is a widely-used software tool for energy policy analysis and climate change mitigation assessment developed at the Stockholm Environment Institute. This webinar includes a demonstration of the latest features in LEAP by the tool’s developer, and two cases in which LEAP has been applied in Asia: in Vietnam towards INDC development and in Indonesia for subnational level baseline GHG emission calculation.
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Featured speakers:
Charles Heaps, Stockholm Environment Institute
Nguyen Minh Bao, Institute of Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Vietnam
Saifuddin Suaib, USAID Indonesia Clean Energy Development II
Addressing Air Pollutants and Climate Relevant Emissions in the Transport Sector
Presented by the LEDS GP’s Transport Working Group
28 January 2016
In this webinar, presented Alvin Mejia, Transport Program Manager with Clean Air Asia, discusses LEDS in relation to the growth of urbanization and motorized transport in developing countries, externalities in the sector, and impacts such as effects on health. The webinar concludes with key interventions and strategies.
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Featured speaker:
Alvin Mejia, Clean Air Asia
Fuels and Technologies to Mitigate Emissions
Presented by the LEDS GP’s Transport Working Group
10 November 2015
In the webinar, presenter Erin Cooper discusses the role of different strategies to reduce emissions from the transport sector. The presenter focuses on different types of fuels and relevant technologies and how they can be applied in specific situations. The webinar concludes with a discussion on the benefits and potential tradeoffs of utilizing these technologies and fuels.
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Featured speaker:
Erin Cooper, World Resources Institute – EMBARQ
Leveraging the Capital Market for Climate Change: Exploring the Opportunity of Green Bonds in Asia
Presented by the World Bank
16 December 2014
Asia’s fast-growing cities and developing countries face a significant challenge in raising financial resources to face the climate change challenge. Green bonds are debt instruments placed in international financial markets that have captured public attention due to their unique features. This webinar provides a basic understanding about green bonds and how they fit in the climate finance landscape, and an introduction to green bonds for anyone interested in climate finance and especially those looking to work with potential issuers.
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Heike Reichelt, Head of Investor Relations and New Products, World Bank Treasury
Talieh Williams, Manager of Governance and Sustainable Investment, UniSuper
Joon Suk Lee, Korea Eximbank
Energy LEDS in Asia: A Regional Overview and Experiences from Thailand
Presented by the Asia LEDS Partnership and the LEDS GP’s Energy Working Group
29 October 2014
This webinar offers an overview of developments in clean energy policies, programs, and targets across Asia, with focus on the ASEAN region. The session also features a case study on Thailand’s experience in creating an innovative, climate-compatible energy development approach and details the mechanisms that Thailand has employed to expand sustainable energy solutions and overcome challenges in integrating smart energy policies into its overall development agenda.
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Featured speakers:
Beni Suryadi, ASEAN Centre for Energy
Bundit Limmeechokchai, Thammasat University
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Urban Development in Latin America and India
Presented by the LEDS GP’s Transport Working Group
18 June 2014
Latin America and Asia are currently leading the implementation of BRT systems in the world. This webinar discusses the results of two research projects looking at land development impacts of BRT systems in 7 cities in Latin America and 2 cities in India – Ahmedabad and Indore. The research methodology applied in both projects is presented to illustrate data collection techniques of built environment characteristics around BRT stops in cities where land use data is not usually available.
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Featured speakers:
Anjali Mahendra, EMBARQ India
Erik Vergel-Tovar, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mainstreaming Low Carbon Path in the Transport Sector in the National and Local Levels: Case of the Philippines
Presented by the LEDS GP’s Transport Working Group and the Asia LEDS Partnership
6 May 2014
Formulation of the Philippines’ National Environmentally Sustainable Transportation Strategy to transform the transport sector was been made possible through the leadership of the Department of Transportation and Communications, with the support of an inter-agency, multi-sectoral network of local sectoral experts. This webinar showcases how mainstreaming of low carbon path in the transportation sector and exchange of information and best practices can be aligned vertically and horizontally for greater impact.
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Featured speaker:
Anneli R. Lontoc, Department of Transportation and Communications, Philippines