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People transforming the development

Regional Workshop

V Regional Workshop: Moving towards resilient and low-emission development by implementing the paris agreement

Panama City
September 26, 27 and 28, 2016
V Taller regional de LEDS LAC avanzando hacia un desarrollo resiliente y bajo en emisiones implementando el acuerdo de paris

About the Workshop

Following the approval of the Paris Agreement during COP21, the fifth edition of the LEDS LAC Regional Workshop will focus on the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and other commitments made by the countries of the region, as key elements of the transformation of their development patterns.

This year we will hold the workshop in conjunction with the Latin American Carbon Forum 2016(LACFF) during the First Latin American and Caribbean Climate Week.

The workshop will provide a space for government officials, international organizations, non-governmental organizations and other actors working to promote climate compatible development to share experiences and best practices, identify common challenges, strengthen capacities and establish collaborative links.

It is organized with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), CAF - Development Bank of Latin America - and the European Union through the EUROCLIMA Program as strategic partners and the sponsorship of the Climate and Development Alliance (CDKN), the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

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Venue of the event

The event was held at the Hotel Sortis
Address: East 56th Street, Panama
Website: http://www.sortishotel.com/

Schedule

The event's agenda is designed to maximize interaction among attendees, who will have the opportunity to:

  • To learn about the results of recent studies, planning tools and case studies of the participating countries.
  • Express their opinions and share their experiences in plenary and group discussions.
  • Participate in training sessions organized by international partner organizations of LEDS LAC.
  • Share the results of their projects with colleagues from all over the region at the Marketplace of Ideas.
  • Expand your network of contacts and identify opportunities for collaboration.
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Presentations


    DAY 1. SEPTEMBER 26

    OPENING SESSION

    Welcome: Ana María Majano - Coordinator of the LEDS LAC Secretariat, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE)

    Inauguration Omar Ramirez-Tejada, Advisor to the Executive Branch of the Dominican Republic on Environmental Issues, Chair of the LEDS LAC Steering Committee

    Representatives of strategic partners:

    • Ligia Castro de Doens, Corporate Director of Environment and Climate Change, CAF - Development Bank of Latin America
    • Giovanni Di Girolamo, Deputy Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to Nicaragua and Panama
    • Susana Cárdenas, Senior Operations Specialist, Climate Change Division, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
    • Mirei Endara, Minister of Environment of Panama

    GROUP PRESENTATION DYNAMICS
    Facilitator: Hernán Blanco

    GP LEDS AND LAC LEDS NEWS

    • Caroline Uriarte, LEDS GP Secretariat
    • Aida Figari, LEDS LAC Secretariat, Dragonfly Download Presentation

    INITIAL PLENARY MEETING
    Panama: Linking the NDC to the country's development strategies.
    Moderator: Alejandro Miranda, CAF
    Panelist: Rosilena Lindo, Director of Climate Change, Ministry of the Environment Download Presentation

    LEDSenLAC 2016: ANNUAL REPORT ADVANCES
    Presented by: Ana María Majano, Secretary LEDS LAC
    Download Presentation

    PLENARY DISCUSSION SESSION:
    Linkages between NDCs and development strategies in LAC
    Moderator: Cayetano Casado, UNDP
    Panelists:

    • Alexis Echevarría, Climate Change Management Support Project (GestiónCC), Peru Download Presentation
    • Iris Jiménez, National Institute for Ecology and Climate Change (INECC), Mexico

     

    MARKETPLACE OF IDEAS
    Meeting space where 25 participants exhibited and provided information about their projects and initiatives.

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    See here the photos of the market of ideas

    PLENARY DISCUSSION SESSION

    Progress and challenges in the integration of mitigation, adaptation and development
    Moderator: Guillermo Dascal, EUROCLIMA
    Context presentations:

    Fishbowl Panel: Country needs and progress.

    • Lia Nicholson, Department of Environment, Antigua and Barbuda Download Presentation
    • Mauricio Chacón, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Costa Rica

    PARALLEL SESSIONS ON CROSS-CUTTING THEMES

    MRV and its role in the implementation of NDCs
    Co-organizers: DTU Partnership (UDP), World Bank
    Moderator: Miriam Hinostroza, UDP Download Presentation
    Panelists:

    Financing the implementation of NDCs
    Co-organizers: IDB, UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP), Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the Caribbean (GFLAC)
    Moderator: Rodrigo Rodríguez, Asociación Sustentar, Argentina
    Panelists:

    Private sector participation in the design and implementation of LEDS and NDCs
    Co-organizers: CDKN and Libelula
    Moderator: Marcelo Iezzi, PWC Argentina
    Discussion in fishbowl format

    Technology transfer for resilient and low-emission development
    Co-organizers: Climate Technology Center & Network (CTCN)
    Moderator: Marta Moneo, CTCN
    Panelists:

    • Nathalie Flores, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Dominican Republic
    • Ericka Lucero, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Guatemala

    DAY 2. SEPTEMBER 27

    PLENARY DISCUSSION SESSION:
    Integrating sectors, levels of government and stakeholders for resilient and low-emission urban development
    Co-organizers: IDB and LEDS GP National-Subnational Integration Working Group (SNI WG)
    Moderator: Daniela Carrera, IDB Download Presentation
    Panel discussion facilitated by Scott Muller, SNI WG

    • Raisa Banfield, Vice-Mayor of Panama
    • Francisco Maciel, Intermunicipal Consortium of the Western Region of Sao Paulo (CIOESTE), Brazil Download Presentation
    • Carola Mejía, Footprint of Cities Project, SASA, Bolivia Download Presentation
    • Jennifer Herrera, Ministry of Transportation, Colombia

    PARALLEL SESSIONS ON RESILIENT AND LOW-EMISSION RURAL DEVELOPMENT

    Articulation of actors and sectors to take advantage of the energy potential of biomass.
    Co-organizers: LEDS Energy Working Group GP (Energy WG)
    Moderator: Alejandra Granados Solís, Secretariat of LEDS LAC
    Advances of the Community of Practice on Bioelectricity. Ana María Majano, LEDS LAC and Energy WG Secretariat.
    Clinic facilitated by Marina Solana: the challenges in the articulation of actors and sectors for the advancement of bioelectricity - Betsy Bandy, Jamaica. Download Presentation

    Advances and challenges in promoting climate-smart agriculture
    Co-organizers: CCAFS Latin America
    Moderator: Deissy Martínez Barón, CCAFS Latin America Download Presentation
    Panelists

    • Manuel Jimenez, Secretariat of the Central American Agricultural Council (CAC), Costa Rica
    • Katherine Ovalle, Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Colombia Download Presentation

     

    Watch video:

    Understanding climate-smart agriculture from LEDS LAC Platform on Vimeo.

    Linking REDD+ Strategies and LEDS

    Co-Organizers: LEDS GP AFOLU Working Group (AFOLU WG) and CATIE/USAID Regional Climate Change Program (PRCC)
    Moderator: Aída Figari, Secretariat of LEDS LAC | Libélula
    Panelists:

     

    DYNAMIC DISCUSSION OF PRIORITIES FOR 2017. COLLECTIVE REFLECTION

    • Brief report of workshop findings
    • Definition of priorities for LEDS LAC in 2017

     

    OPEN SPACE
    Workshop participants proposed topics for discussion at parallel tables, and invited other participants to join the discussion on that topic.

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    Space A

    • Table 1: The online CLEER Tool for estimating GHG reductions from clean energy activities (ICF International / RALI).
    • Table 2: Guidance on stakeholder involvement in the preparatory process towards the implementation of NDCs (International Partnership for Mitigation and MRV).
    • Table 3: Estimation of ex-post impacts of mitigation actions carried out by MSMEs (Consejo Nacional de Producción Limpia, Chile).
    • Table 4: Resources for LEDS financing: an initiative of the LEDS GP Finance Working Group.
    • Table 5: LAC Data Explorer, Beta version (LEDS GP Subnational Integration Working Group)
    • Panel 6: Green bonds, how to develop a healthy green bond market in LAC?
    • Roundtable 7: Sustainable regional electricity integration as a mitigation action (WWF LAC).


    Space B:     Introduction to the Mitigation Action Assessment Protocol - MAAP (World Bank).

    Space C: Consultation on Technology Needs for NDCs (CTCN).

    Space D: Youth for resilient and low-emission development in LAC (IDB and Generation +1).

    See here the photos of the open space


    DAY 3. SEPTEMBER 28

    TRAINING SESSIONS

    Session A
    Gender and Climate Change Action Plans (GCCAPs): Tools for the inclusion of a gender approach in LEDS and National Communications
    Organizers: IUCN and UNDP

    Session B
    NDC Toolkit: Supporting the Implementation of NDCs
    Organizers: ICF International - RALI Project, USAID

    Session C
    Benefits beyond emissions reduction: Assessing sustainable development benefits and their integration into LEDS.
    Organizers: Co-Benefits Working Group (ECN/ODI) in cooperation with LEDS GP Energy and Subnational Integration Working Groups, and UNEP DTU.

    Session D
    Results-Based Climate Finance: From Theory to Practice
    Organizers: World Bank

    Knowledge platform exchange and collaboration session
    Organizers: Climate Knowledge Brokers, CDKN LAC, FFLA and LEDS LAC Secretariat.

    See here the photos of the training sessions


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Co-organized with:

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Sponsored by:

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