Global NDC Conference Report 2017

Download the full report from the Global NDC Conference 2017, featuring key messages and detailed information on Conference plenary and breakout sessions. 

The ‘Global NDC Conference 2017: integrated governance, finance and transparency for delivering climate goals’ took place in Berlin, Germany, from 2 – 6 May 2017. The conference was jointly organized by the LEDS GP, the GIZ Support Project for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement, and the UNDP Low Emission Capacity Building Programme, in collaboration with the NDC Partnership.

The Conference focused on three key themes for NDC implementation: Integrated governance; financing; and transparency. Each theme corresponded to a different day of the Conference, and featured a plenary session and a series of deep dive breakout sessions on various topics within each theme.

This full Conference report summarizes the content of each panel and breakout session, and provides useful hyperlinks to resources and further information for key topic areas. You can read the Key Messages and download the full report here.

The next steps

The following next steps were identified at the event:

• The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit Support Project for the Implementation of the Paris Agreement (GIZ SPA), United Nations Development Programme Low Emission Capacity Building (UNDP LECB) programme, International Climate Initiative (IKI) NDC Support Cluster and the LEDS GP will continue to deliver technical support to meet country needs through already existing activities and communities of practice to advance low emission development strategies and NDC implementation and ambition.
• These programs and initiatives, together with other partners, will organize topic-specific training and regional peer learning workshop throughout the year on topics such as multilevel governance, linkages of short and long term strategies, linkages of mitigation and adaptation, data and transparency, transport, agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) and energy measures, minigrid policies and standards, renewable energy grid integration, and bioelectricity resources assessment and policies, among others.
• Flexible, short term advisory support is available to countries through the NDC Help Desk and LEDS GP Remote Expert Assistance on LEDS (REAL) service.
• The LEDS GP Regional Platforms and Working Groups will adjust current work programs to take into account the outcomes of the workshop, so will the Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (PATPA) for its regional groups.

Read the full Conference report here

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Transport Toolkit

The newly updated Transport Toolkit, from LEDS GP’s Transport Working Group, helps decision-makers, practitioners and stakeholders involved in the transport sector identify the most effective tools to build and implement transport low emission development strategies (LEDS).

Globally, the transport sector is responsible today for approximately 23% of total energy-related carbon dioxide emissions, and its emissions are increasing at a rate faster than that of any other sector. With countries and cities facing a rising need for transport services over the coming decades, governments have a unique opportunity to meet this demand and enable economic growth while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions through the implementation of comprehensive policies, behavioral change, and adoption of energy efficient technologies for the transport sector.

The toolkit supports development planners, technical experts, and decision-makers at national and local levels to plan and implement low emission transport systems that support economic growth.

It features a tool search, information on the key actions necessary to successfully implement a low emission development strategy for the transport sector; details on the Avoid, Shift, Improve (ASI) framework, and examples of actions to implement policy measures.

Find the toolkit here: Transport Toolkit

The LEDS GP 2017 Work Plan

We’re pleased to share the 2017 LEDS GP Work Plan, which identifies the upcoming activities and opportunities across the Partnership in the upcoming year. 

During a strategic meeting in the margins of the 22^nd Conference of the Parties held in Marrakech, November 2016, the LEDS GP Steering Committee discussed ways in which the LEDS GP could deepen impact through to 2020. This annual work program builds on the outcomes of this strategic meeting and identifies pathways for strengthening activities around the financial, political, technological, and institutional capacities of countries in implementing low emission development strategies (LEDS) and nationally determined contributions (NDCs).

LEDS GP is pursuing three outcomes in 2017:

1. Changes in the influence and capability of practitioners to increase the quality and ambition of LEDS and NDCs and progress in their implementation, through learning-by-doing, innovation, and technical assistance
2. Changes in the knowledge and attitudes of practitioners through collaboration and exchange of relevant, context-specific knowledge and resources in specific LEDS and NDC areas
3. Changes in the quality, relevance and usability of the LEDS and NDC evidence base through practitioners filtering, consolidating, and brokering information to address their knowledge and resource needs

We will achieve these outcomes by:

• Working with national and subnational teams of practitioners to progress specific LEDS and NDC actions that they have identified as priorities
• Working with groups of early movers and innovators from different national and subnational administrations in cooperation with development assistance agencies and service providers, to pilot innovative approaches and advance their LEDS and NDCs
• Enhancing access to knowledge through tailored peer-to-peer learning and training events such as webinars and workshops, curated website materials, fellowships, and by linking resources to technical assistance that is provided
• Assisting countries in applying knowledge, they have assess to, to strengthen their programs and address specific knowledge needs
• Improving and creating new knowledge products on LEDS and NDC measures
• Capturing and disseminating good practices from national, subnational, sectoral actions, and from assistance programs.

Africa LEDS Project Factsheet

The Africa LEDS Partnership is collaborating with the European Commission, UN Environment Program, the LEDS Global Partnership (LEDS GP), and other partners to strengthen capacity for low emission development planning, modelling, and implementation in the Africa region. Africa LEDS activities with partners in Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are focusing on laying the groundwork for successful LEDS  and NDC implementation through supporting stakeholder-driven LEDS planning processes. With partners in Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, and Zambia, efforts are focusing on LEDS modelling to provide strong analytical backing for LEDS and NDC action and implementation. The Africa LEDS project is building on LEDS progress within these partner countries and strengthening existing in-country analytical capabilities to support implementation of impactful actions. As a key component, the initiative is also bringing together countries at the sub-regional and continent-wide level to share lessons and catalyse implementation of key climate actions. Through the sub-regional component, African countries within five regions (Central, Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Africa) are coming together to share lessons and solutions to key challenges related to design and implementation of LEDS and NDCs.

See the Africa LEDS Project factsheet here

Africa LEDS Project Summary Status Report – January 2017

The Africa LEDS Partnership and LEDS GP are teaming with the European Commission and UNEP to support practitioners and policymakers in Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, and Zambia with planning, modelling and implementation of LEDS and NDCs. Through the Africa LEDS Project, policy and modelling teams are building knowledge and expertise to formulate, create support for, and realise concrete low emission development policies, plans and actions in the context of their NDCs.

This report is a summary status report of recent progress.

For more information on the Africa LEDS Project, see the website here

AfLP Annual Event Presentations 2016

We’re pleased to share the presentations from the third annual regional workshop of the Africa LEDS Partnership (AfLP), which took place on the 27th June 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda.

The workshop, which preceded the Africa Carbon Forum, brought together officials, practitioners and technical institutions from African countries for an interactive and member-driven event, where they engaged in peer-to-peer learning and collaborative planning around LEDS in Africa.

Image credit: CIAT

Presentations

• Derisking renewable energy investment – Faris Khader
• Developing all AFOLU climate change mitigation activities at a national scale – Tony Knowles
• Financing LEDS and NDCs implementation & accessing international and national funds – Andrea Athanas
• Implementation of Morocco’s solar energy plan – Faouzi Senhaji
• Incorporating gender perspectives into renewable energy project & program design – Andrea Athanas
• Opportunities and challenges of scaling up renewable energy projects – Adeola Adebiyi
• Updates on the Africa LEDS Platform activities – Edward Awafo