LEDS LAC atCOP25
The LEDS LAC Platform will be participating with a series of side events during COP 25. Join us and our partners to learn about the progress and challenges in the implementation of NDCs in Latin America and the Caribbean, and discuss how best to increase the ambition of climate commitments and continue working towards resilient and low-carbon development from different approaches.
Events
Tuesday December 3rd, 15:00 - 16:00
The role of the circular economy in achieving and raising the ambition of the NDCs
Venue: NDC Partnership Pavilion
About the event: The circular economy contributes to climate resilience and has the potential to improve livelihoods, create new jobs and stimulate private sector innovation. This side event will bring together representatives from different sectors who will share their experiences and discuss the importance of circular economy strategies to design and implement more efficient and low-emission production systems with the aim of increasing ambition towards NDC commitments.
Panelists: Agustina Besada, Asociación Sustentar & LEDS LAC; Till Koetter, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU); Carlos Gentile, Secretary for Climate Change and Sustainable Development, Argentina; Federico Brusa, IDB; Andreas Proksch, GIZ; Luisa Santiago, Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Organized by: GIZ, LEDS LAC (Resource Efficiency Working Group) and Asociación SustentarRegister here
Tuesday December 3rd, 15:00 - 16:00
Wednesday, December 4th, 16:00 - 17:30
Enhancing the private sector's contribution to climate action and ambition
Venue: EUROCLIMA+ Pavilion (COP25 Blue Zone)
About the event: Private sector engagement is key to ensuring the viability of climate policies, mobilizing finance for their implementation, and making countries' climate commitments more ambitious. Members of the Community of Practice (CoP) on Private Sector Engagement in Climate Policy in Latin America have identified factors that facilitate a systematic involvement of the private sector in climate policy and action and the main lessons learned will be presented during this session.
Panelists: Horst Pilger, EUROCLIMA+; Silvia Brugger, EUROCLIMA+; Ana María Majano, LEDS LAC; Marlon Escoto, Presidential Commissioner for Climate Change, Honduras; Soledad Palma, Ministry of the Environment of Chile (tbc); Macarena Mo, Ministry of Housing, Land Management, Housing and Environment, Uruguay; Luis Prieto, Corporación Ambiental Empresarial (CAEM), Colombia; Carlos Adrianzen, CELEPSA-Peru; James Butler, World Climate Ltd.
Organized by: EUROCLIMA+, LEDS LAC and World Climate LimitedMore information
Wednesday, December 4th, 16:00 - 17:30
Thursday, December 5th, 15:00 - 18:30
Expert dialogue on bioenergy and climate ambition
Venue: IDFC Pavilion (COP25 Blue Zone)
About the event: Experts from public, private and international cooperation organizations from the energy, agriculture, forestry, solid waste and other relevant areas working in the promotion and development of bioenergy in the region are invited to participate in a dialogue aimed at identifying concrete lines of action and promoting new partnerships to advance the contribution of bioenergy to climate ambition and sustainable development.
Panelists: Ana María Majano, LEDS LAC; Alexander Ochs, SD Strategies, Germany; Ron Benioff, NREL, USA; Marta Alfaro, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Agrícolas (INIA, Chile); Federico Grullón, Consejo Nacional para el Cambio Climático, Dominican Republic; Rep. del Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Argentina; Willington Ortiz, Wuppertal Institut, Germany; Rodrigo Rodríguez, Asociación Sustentar, Argentina.
Organized by: CAF Development Bank of Latin America, LEDS LAC and the Energy Working Group of LEDS GP Register here
Thursday, December 5th, 15:00 - 18:30
Friday December 6th, 13:00 - 15:00
LEDSenLAC 2019 - Towards resilient and low-emission development in Latin America and the Caribbean: Progress in the implementation of the NDCs
(Lunch included)
Venue: Pavilion of the Americas (Blue Zone COP25)
About the event: LEDSenLAC 2019 presents the current state of resilient and low-emission development in LAC. In a panel format, representatives from LAC country governments and the agencies / programs that supported their elaboration will present their findings and discuss the opportunities and challenges of increasing the ambition of NDCs and linking them to long-term development.
Panelists: Ana María Majano, LEDS LAC (moderator); Francisco Maciel, CIOESTE Brazil; Aida Figari, LEDS LAC; Amal Lee Amin, IDB; Silvia Brugger, EUROCLIMA+; Gianluca Merlo (tbc), UNDP; Cristina Rodríguez, Ministry of Environment of Peru; Jeniffer Hanna Collado (tbc), National Council for Climate Change and CDM of Dominican Republic
Organized by: BID and Dragonfly Register here
Friday December 6th, 13:00 - 15:00
Monday, December 9, 17:30 - 19:00
Progress on climate action in Latin America - Nationally Determined Contributions to 2019
Venue: EUROCLIMA+ Pavilion (COP25 Blue Zone)
About the event: This event will present the main advances and challenges in the implementation of NDCs in Latin America and the Caribbean, through the presentation of three regional studies, which constitute a frame of reference on the implementation of NDCs in the region. The studies were prepared by LEDS LAC (with support from IDB and UNDP), ECLAC and GIZ together with Fundación Avina and ECLAC, in all three cases with support from EUROCLIMA+. In this side event we will learn about the findings of these studies and hear the concrete experience of two countries: Ecuador and Paraguay.
Panelists: Felice Zaccheo, DEVCO, European Commission; Hernán Blanco, Fundación Avina; Joseluis Samaniego, ECLAC; Aída Figari, LEDS LAC; Steven Petersen, Undersecretary of Climate Change of Ecuador; Ulises Lovera, National Director of Climate Change, MADES, Paraguay.
Organized by: EUROCLIMA+, GIZ, Avina Foundation, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Paraguay, Ministry of Environment of Ecuador and ECLAC.
Monday, December 9, 17:30 - 19:00
LEDS LAC Community Events
Thursday, December 5, 4:30 to 5:45 pm
Peer to peer collaboration on transparency
Venue: Paris Committee on Capacity Building
Hub: Transparency day
Panelists: Fernando Farias
Organizers: UNEP-DTU Partnership
Thursday, December 5, 4:30 to 5:45 pm
Saturday, December 7, 16:00 to 17:30
Journalism for Climate Action: Challenges and Opportunities for the Media
Venue: EUROCLIMA+ Pavilion (Blue Zone, COP25)
About the event: This event seeks to contribute to the dialogue on the importance and role of the media as a key actor in climate action.
Panelists: Joséluis Samaniego, Director at ECLAC; Arturo Larena Larena, Director EFE VERDE; Maite Cigarán, Libélula and ConexiónCOP; Katiana Murillo, LatinClima
Organizes: EUROCLIMA+
Saturday, December 7, 16:00 to 17:30
Monday, December 9th, 16:45 to 18:15
The Enhanced Transparency Framework: implementation beyond mitigation
Venue: Official UNFCCC Side Event, Room 6
Organizers: UNEP-DTU Partnership
Monday, December 9th, 16:45 to 18:15
Tuesday, December 10, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Facilitating the involvement of the Latin American private sector into countries' NDC and SDG commitments
Room: Paris Committee on Capacity Building Hub
Panelists: John Christensen, Director UNEP-DTU Partnership (tbc); Fernando Farias, UNEP-DTU Partnership; Karen Holm, UNEP-DTU Partnership; Maria Paz Cigarán, Libelula - Peru; Cristian Mosella, EnergyLab - Chile (tbc).
Organized by: UNEP DTU Partnership and Dragonfly
Tuesday, December 10, 10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Tuesday, December 10, 1:30 - 1:55 pm
Renewable energy for Latin America and the Caribbean (RELAC)
Venue: Chile Pavilion
About the event: Join the announcement of the Renewable Energy for Latin America and the Caribbean (RELAC) initiative. Ten LAC countries are part of the initiative, and others are invited to join. RELAC sets a collective regional target of at least 70% of renewable installed capacity by 2030. Get inspired by this regional initiative!
Statements LAC countries: Mrs. María Fernanda Suárez, Colombian Minister of Energy; Mr. Juan Carlos Jobet, Chilean Minister of Energy
Statements of support: Mrs. Svenja Schulze, German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (TBC); Ing. José Medardo Cadena, OLADE's Director for Energy Integration, Access and Security; Mr. Francesco La Camera, IRENA Director General
Implementing partners: LEDS GP, LEDS LAC, IRENA, NDC Partnership, NREL
Tuesday, December 10, 1:30 - 1:55 pm
Tuesday, December 10, 18:15 to 19:45
From Chile to UK - The Road to Glasgow: Consolidating city and other subnational contributions to raising NDC ambition and implementation
Venue: Chile Pavilion, Blue Zone
Organizers: UNEP-DTU Partnership
Tuesday, December 10, 18:15 to 19:45
Wednesday, December 11th, 18:00 - 19:00
Mainstreaming NDCs into Development Planning - A Deep Dive Approach
Venue: NDC Partnership Pavilion
About the event: This session will focus on process and challenges to develop a deep dive approach for the implementation of NDCs, and the mainstreaming of NDC into economy wide development planning. Session panelists will discuss country experiences and lessons learned on the process for applying a whole of government vision for NDC implementation.
Organizers: World Bank
Wednesday, December 11th, 18:00 - 19:00
Wednesday, December 11, 18:30 - 20:00
Enhanced transparency framework as a basis for effective climate policies-national implementation
Venue: Official UNFCCC Side Event
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Organizers: UNEP- DTU Partnership
Wednesday, December 11, 18:30 - 20:00
Thursday, December 12th, 12:30 - 14:00
Natural Solutions? Experiences of integrating EBA (Ecosystem-based Adaptation) measures in municipal planning.
Venue: EUROCLIMA+ Pavilion (Blue Zone)
About the event: The event will seek to analyze the challenges, but also the multiple opportunities offered by the inclusion of EbA measures from the perspective of municipalities in Latin America.
Panelists: Thora Amend (Facilitator); Mariana Gianiaki, ANAMMA; Mario Mantovani, ANAMMA; Alejandra Tenorio, Pronatura México; Karina Leal Hernández, Pronatura México
Organized by: EUROCLIMA+, GIZ, Pronatura and ANAMMA
Thursday, December 12th, 12:30 - 14:00
Pavilions at COP25
EUROCLIMA+ Pavilion
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Pavilion of the Americas (IDB Group)
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will organize a variety of events during COP25, both at its Pavilion of the Americas, located in the Blue Zone, and at external venues.
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