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LEDS LAC, the Global Climate Action Partnership (GCAP) platform for Latin America and the Caribbean, is a regional network driven by the countries of the region.
Since 2012, LEDS LAC collaborates in the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and promotes resilient and low-emission development strategies, as well as bringing together representatives from governments and the private sector, non-governmental organizations, international cooperation organizations and academics working on the promotion and implementation of LEDS, facilitating the transition to a sustainable future in LAC.
LEDS LAC is a regional meeting place for representatives of governments, cooperation agencies, non-governmental organizations, academia and the private sector that are facilitating the advancement of LEDS in the region, seeking:
Addressing the challenges posed by climate change requires the integration of mitigation and adaptation objectives into development policies and strategies. At the same time, achieving the economic and social aspirations of our countries requires taking these challenges into account.
For this reason, LEDS LAC promotes the formulation and implementation of national, sub-national and sectoral strategies that respond at the same time to the triple objective of promoting development, reducing emissions and increasing resilience.
These Low Emission and Resilient Development Strategies (LEDS) enable countries to move towards sustainable development and meet their climate commitments. Beyond the implementation of isolated mitigation and adaptation actions, we are interested in transforming the region's development pattern.
That is why we support leaders who are driving change from governments, civil society, the private sector and the international community.
At LEDS LAC we are people-oriented and consider all our members to be experts who can contribute their experiences and knowledge, and also learn from each other. We avoid duplication of efforts and promote collaboration.
building capacity and facilitating peer-to-peer learning.
to carry forward their initiatives and share their experiences with others to inspire, empower and accelerate processes.
between issues, sectors, levels of government and stakeholders to facilitate the implementation of LEDS.
To achieve this, we carry out activities that allow us to strengthen and integrate a community of practice through:
The LEDS LAC Platform is coordinated by a Steering Committee, composed of public and private sector organizations, international cooperation agencies, multilateral banks, among others. It has three co-presidents.
Milagros Sandoval Díaz is currently the General Director of Climate Change and Desertification of the Ministry of Environment. She has a law degree from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, a diploma in Environmental Law from the same university, as well as a master's degree in Forest Resources Conservation from the Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina. She has 20 years of professional experience in the fields related to climate change, as well as the sustainable use of forest and wildlife resources, having served as Director of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation at the Ministry of Environment, Regional Director of Climate Change at Conservation International, advisor to the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law, among other public and private institutions.
Carolina Chantrill is Director of Sustainable Mobility at Asociación Sustentar. In this role she oversees the association's activities aimed at promoting low-emission, sustainability and resilience strategies in the transport and mobility sector, assisting decision makers, building capacities through knowledge exchange and peer learning spaces, and strengthening networks of professionals and organizations. In addition, at the beginning of 2021 she joined the Center for Urban Economic Studies at Universidad de San Martín, coordinating the implementation of consulting and applied research projects. In the past, she was Provincial Director of Urbanism Provincial Agency of Social and Urban Integration of the Province of Buenos Aires, where she worked coordinating and supervising the work of multidisciplinary teams for the design and implementation of comprehensive interventions in more than 15 informal neighborhoods in the Conurbano Bonaerense. She has more than 10 years of experience working for the private, public and civil society sectors on issues ranging from environmental impact management, pollution remediation services, urban water and sanitation systems, urban waste management, watershed management and planning, urban development projects, improvement and integration of informal settlements, urban and infrastructure planning, urban technological innovation, mobility and low-emission transportation, among others. She is an Environmental Engineer (Universidad Católica Argentina, 2009) and Master in Urban Planning (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, 2015.
Fernando is a passionate climate change professional with extensive project management experience and expertise in strategic planning, climate policy, energy systems, gender mainstreaming, mitigation and adaptation strategies, private sector engagement and climate finance. Her professional career has included assignments with governmental, non-governmental and international organizations in different parts of the world. She first joined UNDP in 2016 as a project management and climate finance specialist for the ONUREDD Targeted Support program. He has also been Country Manager for e NDC Support Programme and the BIOFIN Biodiversity Finance Initiative with UNDP Ecuador. Fernando also held the position of Senior Regional Advisor on Climate Governance and Finance for the EUROCLIMA+ Programme in 2019 with GIZ in Colombia and today serves as UNDP Climate Promise Regional Coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Steering Committee is composed of representatives from the following organizations:
The LEDS LAC platform is a network of nearly 1,000 members, including representatives of governments and the private sector, non-governmental organizations, international cooperation organizations and academics working on the promotion and implementation of LEDS, facilitating the transition to a sustainable future in Latin America and the Caribbean.
LEDS LAC is a network of organizations and individuals working on the promotion, design, and implementation of LEDS in Latin America and the Caribbean.
