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Technical Assistance

Do you need support to design or implement actions related to your Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), your low-emission development strategy or your transparency requirements?

The Technical Assistance service offered by the LEDS LAC Platform, to the governments of the Latin American and Caribbean region, aims to provide technical support in the implementation and/or acceleration of its strategies mitigation and adaptation to climate change for short periods of up to a maximum of 6 months.

Technical Assistance supports development in the following areas:

Examples of assistance (LAC)

BioEnergía1

The Colombian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MinEnergía) under the Biogas NAMA Technical Committee led by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development with the participation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Housing, Cities and Territory, had initiated during 2020 the process of formulating a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) and identified as a first step for the development of the same the need to develop a roadmap for the Biogas NAMA as a step prior to the formulation of the NAMA. The objective of the Biogas NAMA will be to promote the production of biogas and biomethane from undisputed residual agricultural biomass, the organic fraction of municipal solid waste and sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants as a complementary and sustainable energy source to contribute to the achievement of Colombia's NDCs.

The objective of this assistance is to develop a roadmap for the Biogas NAMA and to map the municipalities suitable for the implementation of biogas pilot projects.

Based on the roadmap, the Biogas NAMA will be finalized, which will take into account the lessons learned from the different initiatives that have been developed in the country in this area and will establish a policy framework to integrate and expand efforts.

To request assistance

The Climate Action Accelerator accepts applications from developing countries and government agencies. Technical and other institutions and organizations working directly with national governments to plan and implement their NDCs, LEDS or transparency systems may also apply for support, if endorsed by the national UNFCCC focal point or Ministry of Environment. To request assistance please complete this form

Technical Assistance Material

Medium-term, concrete and bankable action plan, with sectoral actions aligned with the objectives of the business articulation platform for climate action (PAEAC).

Technical Assistance
This testimony presents the main results of the technical assistance provided to ECORED, within the framework of the Climate Action Accelerator. This support has been managed by the Secretariat of the Regional Platform for Low Emission and Development Strategies (LEDS LAC), the ArticuLAC Working Group of said Platform and the Technical Assistance Accelerator of Asociación Sustentar.

Analysis and exchange space: Energy components of electric bus batteries in the Colombian context.

Technical Assistance
This document is the final result of the technical assistance provided to WRI Colombia, as part of the support offered by the Regional Platform for Low Emission and Development Strategies (LEDS LAC) in collaboration with Asociación Sustentar. The objective of the assistance was to develop the analysis of the environmental impact of the energy components of the batteries of an electric bus in the Colombian context, whose results will be integrated into the Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) study of the different technologies of public transport buses, and will be used to promote public policies and strategies for public transport and waste management.

Awareness and incentive plan for organic waste segregation, operation manual and good composting practices, and replicability plan for the year 2024.

Technical Assistance
This document is the final result of the technical assistance provided to Mangle with the endorsement of the District Municipality of Leimebamba and the Alto Utcubamba Municipal Community of Municipalities, Peru. The assistance was provided as part of the support of the Global Action Climate Partnership (GCAP) Climate Action Accelerator, with the support of the Secretariat of the Regional Platform for Low Emission and Development Strategies (LEDS LAC) and its Resource Efficiency Working Group. The objective of the assistance consisted of developing an awareness and incentive plan for organic waste segregation, an operational manual on good composting practices for the district of Leimebamba, and a replicability workshop.

Roadmap to develop a sustainable mobility master plan, validated with key stakeholders in Villarrica and replicable by other localities in Paraguay.

Technical Assistance
"This document is the final result of the Technical Assistance provided to the Municipality of Villarrica, Paraguay, as part of the support offered by the Climate Action Accelerator. This support has been managed by the Secretariat of the Regional Platform for Low Emission and Development Strategies (LEDS LAC), the Transport Working Group of said platform and the Technical Assistance Accelerator of the Sustentar Association. "

Roadmap for the migration of the fleet to zero-emission vehicles for urban passenger transportation

Technical Assistance
This document is the final result of the technical assistance requested by Hermosillo ¿Cómo Vamos? (NGO - Mexico), with the endorsement of the Institute of Mobility and Transportation for the State of Sonora. The assistance was provided as part of the support offered by the Climate Action Accelerator of the Regional Platform for Low Emission and Development Strategies (LEDS LAC) in collaboration with Asociación Sustentar. The objective of the assistance was to develop a Roadmap for the migration of the fleet to zero emission vehicles for Urban Passenger Transport in the city of Hermosillo, which includes strategies that can then be replicated in different locations in the State of Sonora.

Circular Economy: Benchmarking and Roadmap Diagnosis

Technical Assistance
This document is the final result of the technical assistance provided to the Consortium of Provincial Governments of Ecuador (CONGOPE), as part of the support offered by the Climate Action Accelerator of the Regional Platform for Low Emission and Development Strategies (LEDS LAC) in collaboration with Asociación Sustentar. The objective of the assistance was to carry out a diagnosis, benchmarking and roadmap for the implementation of circular economy strategies in Ecuador's agricultural, fishing and tourism sectors, focusing on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).

City of Santa Fe, Argentina

The city is developing the "Low Carbon Urban Logistics for City 30" project, with the objective of reducing GHG emissions from freight transportation. The technical assistance sought to complement the project by generating guidelines to develop a strategy for the adoption of electric vehicles for last-mile distribution. 

Urban Transportation Authority of the cities of Lima and Callao (ATU), Peru

Technical assistance to the Urban Transport Authority of the cities of Lima and Callao (ATU) in Peru for the preparation of a Roadmap for an electric mobility policy that seeks to achieve the objectives in terms of emissions reduction in the transport sector of these localities. As a result, the document presents the activities that ATU should promote, with a proposed timeline and an identification of the actors involved for the implementation of the "Electric Mobility Policy" encouraging the promotion of clean alternatives.

Banco de la Nación Argentina

This summary presents the main results of the technical assistance provided to Banco de la Nación Argentina (BNA), as part of the Climate Helpdesk support of the Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP).

Municipality of Rosario

The city of Rosario has a high population density and 50% of its productive activity comes from retail stores. This means that many modes of mobility coexist. Efficient management of the city's mobility was a challenge. 

Metrobus - CDMX

Mexico City's Metrobús (MB) public passenger transportation system has focused its efforts on reducing its negative socio-environmental impacts, for which, among other measures, it has incorporated technologies to reduce emissions and renewed its fleet.

SEMOVI - Mexico

Mexico City, as the main urban agglomeration and capital of the country, is the political, economic and cultural core of Mexico. It is one of the most dynamic cities in the global economy and the financial center of Latin America.

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