8:00 - 9:00
Registration
9:00 - 10.00
10.00 - 11:20
Overview Presentation: The preparation of LT-LEDS and the importance of aligning NDCs (long, medium and short-term goal setting)
Presenter: Syeda Hadika Jamshaid, Asia Pacific Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership (10 min)
Context Setting Presentations: (10 min each)
(i) Incorporating Inputs from the Global Stocktake (GST) Presenter: Juhi Bansal, NDC & LT-LEDS Regional Expert, UNFCCC RCC Asia Pacific
(ii) Understanding the Status of the Region to Generate Collaborative Efforts Presenter: Aneta Nikolova, Environmental Affairs Officer, EDD, ESCAP
(iii) UNDP Climate Promise - Overview and Support to Countries Presenter: Krib Sitathani, Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific, UNDP Climate Promise [TBC]
(iv) Tools, Methodologies and Resources for LT-LEDS Development Presenter: Thibyan Ibrahim,Chair of the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee
Panel Discussion:Preparing for LT-LEDS Development: Long-term Vision Setting, Institutional Arrangement, Roadmap Development, NDC Alignment (40 min)
Moderator: Syeda Hadika Jamshaid, Asia Pacific Country Engagement Specialist, NDC Partnership
Panelists:
Juhi Bansal, NDC & LT-LEDS Regional Expert, UNFCCC RCC Asia Pacific
Aneta Nikolova, Environmental Affairs Officer, ESCAP
Krib Sitathani, Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific, UNDP Climate Promise
Thibyan Ibrahim,Chair of the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee
11.20 - 11:40
Coffee Break
11:40 - 13:00
Overview Presentation
Presenter: Sarah Hertel, NDC Enhancement Knowledge Specialist, NDC Partnership (10 min)
World cafe: Roundtables on Matching Processes and Resources – Stocktaking, Coordination/Governance Mechanism, Long-term Vision, Cross-Cutting, Challenges and Opportunities, Implementation Strategies and Monitoring (30 min)
Mitigation:
AFOLU
Adaptation:
Cross Cutting:
Open discussion and report out (40 min)
Moderator: Sarah Hertel, NDC Enhancement Knowledge Specialist, NDC Partnership and Emani Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI & Lead Director ALP
13.00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30
Overview Presentation: Overview of LT-LEDS Synthesis Report focusing on the Asia Pacific Region (10 min)
Moderator: Juhi Bansal, NDC & LT-LEDS Regional Expert, UNFCCC RCC Asia Pacific
Country presentations (10 minutes each)
1. Thailand, Sermsook Noppun, Head of Climate Change Strategy Section, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration [TBC]
2. Kazakhstan, [Ms. Aida Aliyeva, Climate Change Analyst, NDC Partnership, Kazakhstan
3. Mongolia - Dr Tserendulam Shagdarsuren, Director General, Climate Change Department, Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Mongolia
Open discussion and report out : Discuss Challenges and Opportunities in LT-LEDS, Sectoral Decarbonization Efforts, and Implementation Status (50 min)
Facilitators:
Aneta Nikolova, Environmental Affairs Officer, ESCAP
Juhi Bansal, NDC & LT-LEDS Regional Expert, UNFCCC RCC Asia Pacific
Deo Gabinete, Regional Manager Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, NDC Partnership
Soumya Chaturvedula, Deputy Director, ICLEI South Asia (ALP Secretariat)
Dr. Parimita Mohanty, Programme Manager, UNEP
Krib Sitathani, Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific, UNDP Climate Promise [TBC]
15.30 - 15:50
Coffee Break
15:50 - 17:20
Moderator: Deo Gabinete, Regional Manager Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, NDC Partnership
Scene-setting and Session Guidance
Presenter: Sarah Hertel, NDC Enhancement Knowledge Specialist, NDC Partnership (5 min)
Focus Areas for the Clinic Tables (55 min)
Policies and regulatory frameworks, Facilitator: : Deo Gabinete, Regional Manager Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, NDC Partnership
Institutional Arrangements, Facilitator: : Krib Sitathani, Regional Coordinator for Asia Pacific, UNDP Climate Promise [TBC]
Climate Finance Fiscal Instruments, Facilitator: : Kate Hughes, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Technology transfer and capacity building, Facilitator: Togo Uchida, Executive Director, Japan Office, ICLEI
Open Discussion/ Report Out, 30 mins
15.20 - 15:30
Summary of Key Takeaways and Next Steps | Closing
Juhi Bansal, NDC & LT-LEDS Regional Expert, UNFCCC RCC Asia Pacific
9:00 - 9:30
Recapitulation from Day 1
Deo Gabinete, Regional Manager Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, NDC Partnership
9:30 - 11.00
Overview Presentation and Moderator: Juhi Bansal, NDC & LT-LEDS Regional Expert, UNFCCC RCC Asia Pacific (5 min)
Country Presentations: (40 min)
Presenters:
Panel discussion, 45 mins
Panelists
Republic of Nauru: Phaedora Harris, SMARTEN Project Manager, Department of Climate Change and National Resilience [TBC]
Sri Lanka: Wathsala Thiranagamage, Development Officer, Ministry of Environment
Thailand: Waritha Jongvisud, Environmentalist, Practitioner Level, Department of Climate Change and Environment DCCE, Thailand
Kazakhstan: Aida Aliyeva, Climate Change Analyst, NDC Partnership, Kazakhstan
Youth-Team: Pyae Pyae Phyoe, Student, International Hotel and Tourism Industry Management School (I-TIM)
11.00 - 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 - 13:00
Moderator: Deo Gabinete, Regional Manager Asia Pacific and Eastern Europe, NDC Partnership
Introduction to NDC 3.0 Navigator, processes - Sarah Hertel, NDC Enhancement Knowledge Specialist, NDC Partnership, 30 mins
Panel Discussion: Setting Directions for the Next Generation of NDCs (40 min)
Key technical/content areas to prioritize in the next NDCs for raising ambition
Key processes requiring priority support to ensure implementability of the next NDCs
Panelists
Open Discussion/ Q&A Session with Participants (30 min)
13.00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30
Welcome Address: Avantika Arjuna, Assistant Program Coordinator, ICLEI South Asia (5 min)
Moderator and Overview Presentation: Addressing Asia’s Clean Transport Ambitions (20 min)
Dr. Sanjini U. Nanayakkara, Project Manager, Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Panel Discussion, 10 mins each
Linking Regional Efforts to Global Initiatives in Transport and Climate Change
Presenter: Dr. Wei-Shiuen Ng, Chief of Section, Economic Affairs Officer, Transport Division, ESCAP
MRV Approaches to Map Progress of Electrification Policy Framework
Presenter:: June Yeonju Jeong, Programme Management Officer, Sustainable Mobility Unit, UNEP
Role of Private Sector in Promoting Electric Mobility in Thailand
Presenter: : Siamnat Panassorn, Executive Committee Member, Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand
Guided discussion, 35 mins
15.30 - 15:50
Coffee Break
15:50 - 17:15
Welcome address : Michael Williamson, Section Chief, Energy Division, ESCAP (5 min)
Presentations:
Technological and Policy Transformation to Accelerate the Sustainable Energy Transition (10 min)
Presenter: – : Anis Zaman, Economic Affairs Officer, Energy Division, ESCAP
SEA Perspective on Wind Power – An Opportunity to Increase Renewables in the Energy Mix (10 min)
Presenter: Mark Hutchinson, Director of the Southeast Asia Task Force for the Global Wind Energy Council
Panel Discussion, 45 mins
Moderator:Michael Williamson, Section Chief, Energy Division, ESCAP
Panelists
Guided Discussion with Audience: Clean Energy Targets in Current NDCs and Scope for Increasing RE Integration in the Energy Mix (15 min)
17.15 - 17:30
Summary of Key Takeaways and Next Steps | Closing
Soumya Chaturvedula, Deputy Director, ICLEI South Asia (ALP Secretariat
9:00 - 9:30
Recapitulation from Day 2
Juhi Bansal, NDC & LT-LEDS Regional Expert, UNFCCC RCC Asia Pacific
9:30 - 11.00
E1: Enabling large scale deployment of clean energy
Moderator and Welcome Remarks : Michael Williamson, Section Chief, Energy Division, ESCAP (5 min)
Presentations: (10 min each)
Integrated Approach to Energy Resource Planning - The Why and How
Presenter: Swetha Ravikumar, Executive Director, FSR Global
Philippines Action Plan on Solarisation of Islands/Hybridization of Island Energy Systems
Presenter: Mary Lorenz P. Barotac (Renzi), Science Research Specialist II, Energy Policy and Planning Bureau, Department of Energy
Role of Energy Transition in the Tianjin’s Low Carbon Development
Presenter:: Dr. Yuchen Lin, Tianjin Nankai University Circular Economy and Low Carbon Development Research Center
Enhancing RE Integration through Adoption of BESS
Presenter: Balaji MK, Director, Advanced Energy Systems, USAID SPP
Country voices (10 mins each):
Lao PDR – : Chantho Milattanapheng, Director General, Department of Energy Efficiency and Promotion
Mongolia- : Yeren-Ulzii Batmunkh, Director General for Policy and Planning Department, Ministry of Energy
Tonga- Sione Misi, Energy Planner, Tonga Department of Energy & Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE)
Guided Discussion with Participants: Experiences in Enabling Large Scale Grid Integration of RE (15 min)
T1: Designing National Roadmaps for Clean and Sustainable Transport
Overview Presentation: High Level Overview of Existing Transport Targets in Asia (20 min)
Presenter: Aakansha Jain, Researcher, Global South Clean Transportation Centre, University of California Davis
(Insights from 4 Countries: Key Transportation Challenges and Priorities, Solution Towards Zero Emission Transport (30 min)
Discussion: National Roadmaps for Clean Transport (40 min)
Moderators: Aakansha Jain, Global South Clean Transportation Centre, University of California - Davis and Dr. Sanjini U. Nanayakkara, Project Manager, Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
11.00 - 11:20
Coffee Break
9:30 - 11.00
E2: Competitive Procurement of Clean Energy
Moderator and Overview Presentation: Swetha Ravikumar, Executive Director, FSR Global (5 min)
Presentations and Discussions: (75 min)
Competitive Procurement Center
Presenter: Madura Watanagase, Manager for Competitive Procurement, USAID SPP
Role of VLEEP in Competitive Power Procurement in Vietnam
Presenter: Ananth Chikkatur, Chief-of-Party, USAID Vietnam Low Emissions Energy Program II (V-LEEP II)
Accelerating Renewable Energy Adoption in Sarawak:
Presenter: Ms. Salbiah Binti Mohamad Rambli, Sr. Executive, Sarawak Energy Berhad, Malaysia
Utility Green Tariff program and pilot DPPA in Thailand:
Presenter:: Dr. Panom Parinya, Senior Professional, Office of Energy Regulatory Commission, Thailand [TBC]
Private Sector Perspective on Corporate Clean Energy Demand
Presenter: Jennie Chen, Senior Manager, Clean Energy, WRI
Guided Discussion with Participants: Barriers, Enablers and Regional Collaboration for Large Scale Clean Energy Adoption (20 min)
Moderator: Swetha Ravikumar, Executive Director, FSR Global
T2: Designing Appropriate Sustainable Transport and Vehicle Electrification Policies and Incentives
Overview Presentation: (20 min):
Moderators and Overview Presentation:
Dr. Sanjini U. Nanayakkara, Project Manager, Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Aakansha Jain, Researcher, Global South Clean Transportation Centre, University of California Davis
Insights from 4 Countries: Vehicle Electrification / Sustainable Transport Priorities, Impactful Policy (30 min)
Discussion: Good Practices on Electric Vehicle Adoption Policies and Incentives (40 min)
Moderators: Aakansha Jain, Global South Clean Transportation Centre, University of California - Davis and Dr. Sanjini U. Nanayakkara, Project Manager, Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
13.00 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:30
Moderator: Balaji MK, Director, Advanced Energy Systems, USAID SPP
Presentations
Navigating India’s EV Financing Landscape
Presenter: Aakansha Jain, Researcher, Global South Clean Transportation Centre, University of California Davis (10 min)
NDC Investment Planning Guide
Presenter: Deo Gabinete, Regional Manager, NDC-P (10 min)
Panel Discussion, 45 mins
Panelists
Kate Hughes, Principal Climate Change Specialist, Climate Change, Resilience, and Environment Cluster, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Maria Goravanchi, Regional Managing Director, Lower Mekong, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Pariphan Uawithya, Managing Director, Country Delivery, Asia, GEAPP
Chow Wong Yuen, Chief Sustainability Officer, United Overseas Bank (UOB) Thailand
Ittiporn Intravisit, Head of Commercial Credit Product Management, Kasikorn Bank
Bipul Singh, Regional Team Lead, Energy Transition, World Bank
Open discussion/ Q&A session with participants (25 min)
15.30 - 15:50
Coffee Break
15:50 - 17:00
Panel discussion
Moderator: Dr. Sanjini U. Nanayakkara, Project Manager, Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Panelists
17:00 - 17:30
Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Hitomi Rankine, Chief, Environment and Development Policy Section ESCAP [TBC]
Dr. Sanjini U. Nanayakkara, Project Manager, Accelerated Deployment and Decision Support Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Deo Gabinete, Regional Manager, NDC-Partnership
Juhi Bansal, NDC & LT-LEDS Regional Expert, UNFCCC RCC Asia Pacific
Emani Kumar, Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI & Lead Director ALP (5 min)
Madura Watanagase, Manager for Competitive Procurement, USAID SPP
The Asia LEDS Partnership Forum 2024 in Bangkok is a flagship event that aims to develop regional cooperative strategies to enhance the ambition of development and implementation of NDCs and LT-LEDS, focussing specifically on energy and transport sectors. This is important in light of the upcoming deadline for nations to submit the third round of their NDCs in 2025. It is in response to ESCAP Resolution 79/1 on Accelerating climate action in Asia and the Pacific for sustainable development.
Specifically, the Forum is designed to help members better understand:
The Forum is organized by the Asia LEDS Partnership and is hosted by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), with support from Global Climate Action Partnership (GCAP), USAID Southeast Asia Power Program (SPP) and the NDC Partnership. Other supporting partners include the United Nations Regional Collaboration Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RCC), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and other partners.
The Asia LEDS Forum 2024 is expected to convene around 100+ participants, including about 70 country representatives from various Asia-Pacific nations working on LEDS and ambitious new NDC commitments across the region from national level policy makers, international development partners, financial institutions, as well as private sector representatives.
Representatives from the Leadership Group for Clean Transport member countries, Energy Community of Practice (CoP) countries, and other regional countries. Additionally, around 30 participants from partner organizations such as GCAP, ALP, NREL, SLOCAT, ICLEI, and ALP SC members are expected to attend the event.
Azerbaijan, Bhutan, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, the Philippines, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Viet Nam, Uzbekistan. Other countries from the Asia-Pacific region, including small island developing states: Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
