In this resource guide, our Subnational Integration Working Group presents key working papers, case studies, webinars and event reports on the importance of national and subnational integration in achieving climate action.

Since its launch in 2011, the Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) has grown to include the active participation of more than 200 governmental and international institutions. Within the various initiatives of the Global Partnership, the thematic Subnational Integration Working Group was created in 2013 to support learning and facilitate collaboration between national and subnational governments for accelerated, effective climate actions.

Today, the Subnational Integration Working Group has the participation of more than 540 members, drawn from the LEDS GP membership across the Asia, Africa and Latin America & Caribbean regional LEDS platforms. The Subnational Integration Working Group strives to deliver on the distinct priorities determined with each of the different regional platforms.

Over the past three years, the Subnational Integration Working Group has hosted peer-learning discussions, published reports and case studies, facilitated technical workshops and webinars, provided remote expert assistance and organized panels at multiple regional and global forums.

Reports

• The coordination and vertical integration of climate actions
• Documento De Trabajo: La Coordinación e Integración Vertical de Acciones Climáticas
• What national governments can do to accelerate subnational action on climate – synthesis of current research and good practice
• Integrating national and subnational climate action
• Los desafíos y las oportunidades de la articulación nacional-subnacional en la implementación de acciones de transporte urbano sostenible en América Latina

Case studies

• Financing energy transformation at the subnational level in Peru
• Towards 100% sustainable energy on the Caribbean island of Saba
• Subnational Integration of the Viet Nam Green Growth Strategy
• Gujarat state: Pioneering and scaling up solar energy in India
• Using a sector development agency to mobilize a local green economy in Western Cape, South Africa

Webinars

• Using a sector development agency to mobilize a local green economy. Western Cape, South Africa. Mike Mulcahy, GreenCape
• Gujarat state: Pioneering and scaling up solar energy in India. Minal Pathak, CEPT and S.B Patil, GEDA
• LEDS and the rise of non-state actors: Where, who, and what. Phillip Pattberg and Oscar Widerberg -VU University Amsterdam
• What cities do best – Subnational integration and ideal roles for cities in climate action. Pete Erickson, SEI
• Towards 100% sustainable energy on the Caribbean Island of Saba. Sergio Ugarte, SQ Consult; Nicolas Ferellec, OCTA
• Mejores Practicas en la Vinculación de Gobiernos Nacionales y Subnacionales para la Implementación de LEDS. Benjamín Infante, CEPAL
• Los desafíos y las oportunidades de la articulación nacional-subnacional en la implementación de acciones de transporte urbano sostenible en América Latina. Rodrigo Rodríguez, Asociación SUSTENTAR; Forentino Márquez, Minesterio de Transporte, Colombia

Presentations, meetings and blogs

LEDS GP annual meeting, Punta Cana, Oct 2015:

• Background
• Peer learning session: Coordination and vertical integration of LEDS. Carolina Hernandez, Min of Housing, Colombia; Mr. Pathom Chaiyaprukaston, TGO, Thailand
• Session report: Implementing low emission development

LEDS LAC annual meeting, Punta Cana, Oct 2015:

• Los desafíos y las oportunidades de la articulación nacional-subnacional en la implementación de acciones de transporte urbano sostenible en América Latina. Rodrigo Rodriquez, Asociación SUSTENTAR, Argentina

LEDS GP annual meeting, Addis Ababa, Aug 2014, Linking national and subnational LEDS implementation frameworks:

• All subnational integration presentations from Addis Ababa 2014

Green Growth Knowledge Platform and Africa LEDS Meeting, Kinshasa, April 2014, Integrating governance to improve green growth and low emission development:

• Background
• Summary
• “Lessons from Forest Governance in Burkina Faso.” Eduard Bonkoungou, CFEDD
• “Lessons from Urban LEDS and GHG Inventories in South Africa.” Steven Bland, ICLEI

LEDS LAC Annual Meeting, Santiago, Oct 2013:

• “Effective Institutional Arrangements at National and Subnational level.” Nathaly Torregroza, Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development, Colombia
• “Consideraciones para enfrentar la implementación de LEDS.” Camilo Rojas, Chief Executive of Environment and Climate Change CAF

Asia LEDS Forum, Manila, Oct 2013:

• “Subnational/ National Networks.” Pradeep Nair
• “Local attempt in Thailand on LEDS toward Climate Change Mitigation.” Tharee Kamuang, Municipal League of Thailand
• “Promoting Low Emission Urban Development Strategies in Emerging Economy Countries.” Soumya Chaturvedula, ICLEI
• “PLLENRO LGUs: Managing GHG Emissions.” Danilo Villas, Philippine League of Local Environment and Natural Resource Officers
• Blog: Coordinating climate action between the national and the local level: lessons from the transport sector in LAC
• Taller: Los desafíos y las oportunidades de la articulación nacional – sub nacional en la implementación de acciones de transporte urbano sostenible en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Join the Subnational Integration Working Group

Subnational Integration Working Group co-chairs

Mr. Francisco Maciel
Executive Secretary, CIOESTE,
Sao Paolo, Brasil,
LEDS LAC Platform

Mr. Kinlay Dorjee
Mayor
Thimphu, Bhutan
Asia LEDS Platform

Mr. Charles Akurugu
Kumbungu District Assembly
Ghana
Africa LEDS Platform

More information

LEDSGP.org

sniwg@globalclimateactionpartnership.org

@SNI_WG

Charlotte Scott: charlotte.scott@cdkn.org

Scott Muller: smuller@sig-gis.com

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