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The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) Low Emissions Asian Development (LEAD) program will offer a Winter Institute on the 2006 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories in March 2016.

The two--‐week course will be suitable for national greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventory coordinators, sector leads, and other staff... Read more

Mangrove forest in southern Cambodia

October 26, 2015 - The USAID LEAD program is seeking individuals interested in serving as a coordinator for program activities related to carbon stock assessment of forested wetlands in Cambodia.

Since 2013 the USAID LEAD program, in partnership with the US Forest Service, has worked with the Government of Cambodia to build capacity in carbon... Read more

Bangkok, Thailand, August 3-7, 2015 – Leaders in sustainability and emissions reporting from businesses across Thailand and staff from the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) gathered in Bangkok last week for a week-long training session that launched TGO’s new carbon footprint reporting platform. Greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement, reporting, and verification experts from the USAID Low... Read more

HEEI Event in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai, Thailand, March 13, 2015 - The USAID Low Emissions Asian Development (LEAD) Program has officially launched a collaborative effort with the Chiang Mai Municipality, the Thai Hotel Association, the Chiang Mai Chamber of Commerce, and Chiang Mai University’s Energy Research and Development Institute (ERDI) to improve energy efficiency within Thailand’s hospitality sector. The Hotel... Read more

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