The Asia LEDS Forum 2013: Putting LEDS into Practice brought together 250 representatives from 22 Asian and Pacific countries and peers from Africa, South America, North America, and Europe. Participants represented national and subnational governments, international organizations, civil society groups, academic institutions, and businesses. The event was the second annual gathering of the Asia LEDS Partnership, a regional network that supports peer-to-peer learning, knowledge sharing, and improved coordination among governmental and non-governmental partners to help Asian countries achieve transformative, sustainable economic growth. The Asia LEDS Partnership is one of three regional platforms of the LEDS Global Partnership.

Introductory Remarks and Workshop Introduction

Assistant Secretary Lino H. Dabi, Department of Transportation and Communications, Republic of the Philippines

Winston Bowman, Global Climate Change Advisor, USAID, Philippines

Session 1: Overview of LEDS in APEC; Alexia Kelly, Climate Change Mitigation Expert, U.S. Department of State

Session 2: Development Impacts Assessment of Low Emission Transport; Kathleen Nawaz, Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S.

• Case Study Presentation: Development of comprehensive sustainable/low carbon transport strategy and action plan for Thailand, Chutintorn Praditphet, Office of Traffic and Transport Planning, Ministry of Transport, Thailand
• Case Study Presentation: Impact assessment of urban and high speed rail systems in Korea, Jin Young Park, Korean Transport Institute
• Case Study Presentation: Low carbon freight projects in the Greater Mekong Subregion, Naeeda Crishna-Morgado, Carbon Footprint Specialist, GMS Environment
• Case Study Presentation: Assessing co-benefits from BRT Projects, Sudhir Gota, Clean Air Asia – Bangalore

Session 3: Overview of Planning and Financing Sustainable Low Carbon Urban Transport; Dr. Benoit Lefevre, Director of Transport and Climate Program, World Resources Institute-EMBARQ

• Case Study Presentation: Incorporating transport into a national climate action plan: Peru, Sandra Bazán Velásquez, Environmental Specialist, General Direction of Environmental Issues of the Ministry of Transports, Peru
• Case Study Presentation: Initiative to reduce local greenhouse gas emission to promote low carbon footprints and financing mechanisms in the Philippines, Dr. Hussein Lidasan, Professor/Director of Graduate Studies, School of Urban & Regional Planning, University of the Philippines
• Case Study Presentation: Sharing challenges of regional training for low Carbon knowledge creation, Dr. Junichi Fujino, Senior Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
• Case Study Presentation: Thailand mega projects USD 67 Billion responsive to support policy on Thailand’s climate change, Dr. Malee Uabhardorn, Chief, Sustainable Transport Promotion Group, Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning, Ministry of Transport, Thailand

Session 4: Tools for Analyzing Sustainable Low Emissions Development Transport Options; Kathleen Nawaz, Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S.

• Case Study Presentation: Philippines experience with low emission tools for the transport sector, Manny Biona, Associate Professor, De La Salle University, Philippines
• Case Study Presentation: Measuring transport CO¬2 emissions in Asia: experiences and tools, Sudhir Gota, Clean Air Asia – Bangalore

Session 5: Transport Readiness for and Access to Climate Finance, Dr. Benoit Lefevre, Director of Transport and Climate Program, World Resources Institute-EMBARQ

• Case Study Presentation: Japan’s support for mitigation actions and Introduction of the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), Miguel Jiro Ogahara, Senior Researcher, Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan
• Case Study Presentation: Leveraging the impact of climate finance through MDBs, Ko Sakamoto, Transport Economist, Asian Development Bank
• Case Study Presentation: GHG protocol policy & action standard, Apurba Mitra, Assistant Project Manager, MAPT, Climate and Energy Program, World Resources Institute