ASIA LOW EMISSION DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES (LEDS) WORK PLAN

most donors (including USAID) tend to prefer or
require.
USAID/RDMA requests that LEAD adjust the AGMC as
follows:
(1) LEAD should more closely align the strategic
approach, mandate, and operations of the AGMC
with the Asia LEDS Partnership, which has an
international foundation (under the LEDS Global
Partnership) and clear capacity building mandate.
The ALP already employs mechanisms to gauge
country priorities, and conducts regular (if less
formal) capacity building as part of its technical
workshops and events. Merging these two
platforms will reinforce each and eliminate
redundancies. This would also diminish the
appearance of any conflict with the Japan-funded
Climate Change International Training Center
(CITC), and to the extent possible ongoing
coordination with CITC is strongly encouraged.
(2) Apply unified (singular) branding for both the Asia
LEDS Partnership and the AGMC, essentially
replacing the AGMC name and brand with the Asia
LEDS Partnership, perhaps to form something like
the “Asia LEDS Partnership Training Center.”
(3) Ongoing support for both the ALP and the former
AGMC should continue to actively seek multiple
sources of donor resources, and LEAD must factor
this effort into its remaining work plan activities.
(4) The training platform should continue to offer
excellent, high-quality technical training in a way
that directly supports and complements the ALP,
and goes beyond with the ALP has been able to
offer to date. Greater emphasis should be placed
on face-to-face training compared with e-learning
options.
(5) LEAD should identify and establish partnerships
with other universities to support the merged ALP-
AGMC capacity building and training activities, and
likewise further support work related to
17 US-Asia LEDS Program Work Plan