Delivering information for national low-emission development strategies
The USDA EC LEDS Project aimed to improve the impact of research on low-emission development strategies in Colombia, Kenya, and Vietnam over 9 months. The project objectives were to 1) increase policymakers' use of research outputs to inform decisions, 2) improve policymakers' access to knowledge on low-emission development, and 3) synthesize lessons on best linking research to policymakers. The implementation process included evaluating impact pathways, co-designing action plans, implementing actions, and conducting a synthesis. Key lessons focused on co-developing outputs and outcomes tailored to policy needs and strategies. Potential future areas of work included mobilizing finance for climate strategies and bundling research with mitigation options to engage more actors.
Delivering information for national low-emission development strategies
- 1. CCAFS | University of Vermont September 8, 2020 USDA EC LEDS Project Delivering Information for National Low-Emission Development Strategies
- 2. Purpose of the Project (Overview) To improve the impact of EC-LEDS research outputs in the selected countries (Colombia, Kenya and Vietnam) Research output Policy makers use output to inform LED decisions Output Outcome Impact LED decisions reduce emissions Project Duration: 9 months (Jan – Sep 2020) Project Partners: Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Environment, NDC developers and implementers and producer federations
- 3. Project Objectives: 1. Deliver outcomes for country projects: increase policy makers’ use of EC-LEDS research outputs. 2. Improve policy makers’ access to LED knowledge: Enable national policy makers to better use LEDS research outputs, for examples, CSA guidebook, activity data for fertilizer use 3. Synthesize lessons about how to best link EC-LEDS research outputs and policy makers to generate outcomes.
- 4. Project Implementation: • Evaluate Impact Pathways • Co-design Action Plan • Implement Actions • Synthesis
- 5. Key Lessons: • Co-developing LED outputs • Co-developing outcomes • Fitness to policy needs and contribution to LED strategies
- 6. Potential Areas for Future Work • Mobilization of domestic and international finance for supporting NDC • Bundling of EC LEDS research outputs with other promising mitigation (and adaptation) options in agriculture, and • Identify the co-benefits of research outputs to crowd in different actors for scaling up and investment