1. Low-Emission Development Strategies (LEDS): Technical, Institutional and Policy Lessons
Christa Clapp
OECD
IISD side event
4 December 2010

2. LEDS What is a LEDS? Climate Economic development change objectives
Three criteria:
Covers both climate change and development
Senior economic policy-makers involved
Sources of financial support identified

3. LEDS planning cycle and lessons learned
1. Formulating goals
Align development and climate change goals
Build on past reports and strategies
Analyze appropriate and reliable data
5. Monitoring
2. Institutional framework
Clear leadership
Stakeholder consultation
Track progress towards goals
Learn from experience
Update and improve LEDS
Clearly define roles
Interministerial participation
Coordinate stakeholder consultation
4. Implementation
3. Prioritising policies
Identify sources of finance
Coordinate funding disbursement
Implement policies
Identify & address implementation barriers
Consider policy synergies and tradeoffs
Consider policy interactions across sectors

4. Concluding remarks
LEDS provides added value for domestic and international stakeholders
Support is needed to address challenges in LEDS preparation
Preparing a LEDS should not slow down NAMA implementation
LEDS should not be a pre-condition for financing

5. Climate Change Expert Group
Contact information
Christa Clapp
OECD Environment Directorate
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Climate Change Expert Group