Resources

In 2018, the USAID South Africa Low Emissions Development (SA-LED) program engaged EcoDistricts, a U.S.-based non-governmental organization, to deliver a one-day training for 70 municipal staff from the City of Johannesburg in South Africa.

• 05/26/2020

From 2016 to 2018, the USAID South Africa Low Emissions Development (SA-LED) program carried out a series of training workshops for municipal officials on the use of the Clean Energy Emissions Reduction (CLEER) Tool.

• 05/20/2020

Municipal building surveyors play a central role in green infrastructure development.

• 05/20/2020

This YouTube video playlist houses learning resources, webinars, and videos created through the support of the USAID-NREL Partnership.

• 01/08/2020

This 60-90 minute online guided tour of the CRM process includes brief descriptions, 2-3 minute videos and interactive questions. Alternatively, you may skip to a specific step to get advice on that aspect of CRM.

• 07/27/2018

This 2-hour online course introduces fundamental concepts of climate resilient development, including how climate impacts are affecting key development sectors.

• 07/26/2018

The CLEER Tool is a web-based platform that provides a consistent and user-friendly approach for estimating and reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduced or avoided across USAID Clean Energy programs.

• 10/30/2017

This training package is a standalone capacity building program targeted at government officials and climate change practitioners, focusing on integrating gender into climate change adaptation (CCA) practices.

• 09/13/2017

• 08/16/2017

This resource helps USAID staff and development practitioners find in-depth technical training on adaptation, clean energy, low-emission development, climate mainstreaming (integration) and land sector mitigation (sustainable landscapes).

• 07/24/2017

• 01/01/2017

On November 17, 2016, the Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with USAID and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), hosted a webinar titled Distributed Solar on the Grid: Opportunities and Challenges.

• 12/15/2016

This document provides the top recommended resources for USAID staff who are working on or are interested in learning more about LEDS (Low Emissions Development Strategies). 

• 12/04/2016

This International Jobs and Economic Development Impact (I-JEDI) model video tutorial presents a high-level introduction to the model.

• 11/23/2016

This checklist can be used to determine whether a country's low emission development strategy meets the six essential qualities of a LEDS.

• 11/04/2016