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Rio+20, United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development
Riocentro Complex, U.S. Center, Athletes Park
Barra da Tijuca, Brazil
Presenting: Dr. Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank Group; Incoming President, World Resources Institute and Holger Dalkmann, Director EMBARQ
The Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) Global Partnership is a network of over 50 countries, international agencies, and technical institutes working together to advance low emissions development through coordination, information exchange, and cooperative projects.
This Rio+20 side event will share information on current partnership activities, such as the new regional and sectoral cooperation platforms and plans for enhanced LEDS training and tools. It will also provide a forum to discuss opportunities to strengthen collaboration with others and further advance low emissions development around the world. A draft agenda for the event is included below.
Dr. Andrew Steer, World Bank, Moderator
Jonathan Pershing, U.S. Department of State
Farhana Yamin, Children Investment Fund Foundation
Stefan Raubenheimer, Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS) Programme
Kit Batten, USAID, Moderator
Ron Benioff, International Programs for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
“Regional Platforms and Development Impact Assessment Tools”
Holger Dalkmann, World Resources Institute
“Transportation Sector Network”
Alexander Ochs, Worldwatch Institute
“Energy Sector Network”
Stefan Raubenheimer, Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios (MAPS) Programme
“Facilitator Training”