This year’s Asia LEDS Forum aims to support countries in mobilizing finance to implement priority actions included in the intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) submitted leading up to the 21st United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference in Paris in 2015.
Objectives
The Asia LEDS Forum 2016 will help Asia LEDS Partnership members to better understand and develop collaborations to address:
- The scale of financing needed to implement actions that have been prioritized;
- Best-suited financing sources and how to access them; and
- Policy instruments and financing instruments to drive public and private investment, behavior change, and decision making of stakeholders in support of low emission development priorities.
Are you interested?
This year's Forum will draw approximately 200 leaders working on LEDS and green growth from across the region, including:
- National and sub-national level policy-makers engaged in advancing LEDS and green growth
- International development partners and climate finance institutions
- Public sector financial institutions, including state banks and development finance institutions
- Private sector representatives, including commercial banks, institutional investors, impact investors, and LEDS-minded companies
Stay tuned for program details and registration information!
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The Asia LEDS Forum 2016 will be followed by:
Asia LEDS Partnership Regional Workshop:
Mechanisms that Catalyze Finance for Large-Scale, Grid-Connected Clean Energy in Asia
June 30 – July 1, in Hanoi, Viet Nam at the same venue
This regional workshop will convene key officials from central government planning, finance, and energy ministries; international experts; finance institutions; and utilities and system operators to share experiences about how their countries can design and implement policy measures and financial mechanisms that can accelerate investment for large-scale, grid-connected projects. This workshop aims to spark interest of participants in innovative and emerging policy and financing instruments, showcase early examples of their application, and offer direction on how to pursue similar innovations in one’s own context.
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Contact [email protected] to share your interest and ideas on the event.
Background
The Asia LEDS Partnership
The Asia LEDS Partnership was launched at the inaugural Asia LEDS Forum held in 2012 in Bangkok, Thailand to promote and enable low-emission, climate-resilient development across South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia, Central Asia, and the Pacific. The Asia LEDS Partnership supports peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing, and improved coordination among partners, including governments, development organizations, non-governmental organizations, businesses, academic institutions, and others working to achieve transformative, sustainable economic growth in Asia. It is one of three regional platforms of the LEDS Global Partnership an initiative of more than 120 countries and international programs.