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sustainable
development.
For
example,
its
results
have
been
used
to
guide
policy
makers
in
China
in
setting
more
stringent
standards,
codes,
and
policies
to
help
achieve
their
national
commitment
to
energy
reduction
and
emissions
mitigation.
His
work
with
ECRAN
Network
(www.ECRANetwork.org)
is
an
example
of
building
capacity
in
public
administrations
in
seven
Western
Balkan
countries
(Croatia,
Serbia,
Macedonia,
Kosovo,
Bosnia
and
Herzegovina,
Albania,
Montenegro).
Training
results
focused
on
assessing
climate
and
energy
policy
options
and
setting
emission
targets.
Andrea
Guerrero,
a
Colombian,
has
led
efforts
in
Colombia
to
promote
governmental
action
to
mitigate
GHG
emissions
and
guide
the
country
on
a
green
growth
pathway.
Andrea
started
the
Colombian
Low
Carbon
Development
Strategy
(CLCDS),
which
aims
to
strengthen
Colombias
economic
and
social
development
while
stimulating
efficiency,
competitiveness
and
environmental
performance.
Many
countries
have
since
emulated
the
CLCDS.
Andrea
helped
lead
the
design
phase
of
the
Colombian
low
carbon
development
strategy
in
all
phases,
consolidating
a
group
of
people
in
Colombia
to
create
capacity
for
mitigation
actions.
As
Director
of
Economic,
Environmental
and
Social
Affairs
Ministry
of
Foreign
Affairs
in
the
Government
of
Colombia,
Andrea
is
committed
to
making
Colombia
a
leading
global
example
of
sustainable
development.
Kanya
Onsri,
a
Thai
national,
has
been
actively
working
toward
sustainable
communities
in
Thailand,
primarily
by
raising
awareness
about
the
impacts
of
chemical
usage
in
agricultural
production
and
advancing
low
carbon
land-use
strategies.
Ms.
Onsri
founded
the
Sufficiency
Economy
learning
center,
visited
by
an
estimated
2,000
people
per
year.
She
also
established
the
Environmental
Conservation
and
Alternative
Career
group,
which
counts
over
one
hundred
households
in
its
membership.
She
started
a
green
market
in
Surin
Municipality,
selling
non-chemical,
resource
efficient
agricultural
products
harvested
by
more
than
six-dozen
local
farmers.
In
addition,
she
has
worked
with
private
organizations
to
preserve
community
forests
and
has
collaborated
with
organic
farmers
to
establish
a
rice
cooperative.
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The
LEDS
Global
Partnership
(LEDS
GP)
harnesses
the
collective
knowledge
and
resources
of
more
than
160
countries,
as
well
as
international
donor
and
technical
organizations
to
strengthen
climate-resilient,
low-emission
development
efforts
around
the
world.
The
LEDS
GP
delivers
support
through
three
vibrant
regional
platforms:
the
Africa
LEDS
Partnership
(AfLP),
the
Asia
LEDS
Partnership
(ALP)
and
the
LEDS
Latin
America
and
Caribbean
Regional
Platform
(LEDS
LAC).
The
Latimer
House
Principles
provide
a
guiding
structure
for
activities
of
the
LEDS
GP.
A
steering
committee
provides
guidance
and
sets
strategic
direction
for
the
LEDS
GP,
and
a
global
secretariat
consisting
of
the
Climate
and
Development
Knowledge
Network
(CDKN)
and
the
National
Renewable
Energy
Laboratory
(NREL)
coordinates
LEDS
GP
implementation,
knowledge
management,
and
outreach.