V-LED reports

Global/ regional reports

V-LED Regional Workshop Africa: Localising Climate Finance and Action, 23 - 25 April 2018 in Irene, South Africa
V-LED Regional Wokshops Asia: Enhanced National Urban Policies and Vertical Integration: Governance - Capacities - Finance for Local Climate Action, 4 - 6 February 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Report: V-LED Kenya - South Africa Study Tour August 2018, Nairobi City and Kwale County, Kenya
First V-LED Consortium Meeting, 30 September 2015, Hannover.

Report: Training of Trainers. 30 November - 2 December 2016.
Dialogue Event #2 & Good Practice Exchange #1 on Local Climate Action, 29 September 2016.
Dialogue Event #1: Vertical Integration and Learning for Low-Emission Development, 15 December 2015.
V-LED Inception Workshop in Kenya, 24 June 2015.

Dialogue Event #4: Enhancing Low Emission Development Approaches in Urban Sector. 19 July 2017, Hanoi.
Dialogue Event #3: Integrating technological innovation in urban policy towards urban resilience, 20 March, 2017, Hanoi.
Good Practice Exchange #2: Technological Solutions in Promoting Low Emission Development and Urban Resilience, 17 March 2017, Can Tho
Dialogue Event #2: Low Emission Development integrated in City Development Strategy – Action from local government, 20 October 2016, Can Tho.
Good Practice Exchange #1: Integration of Green Growth and Low Emission Development into Urban Planning, 15 December 2016, Hanoi.
Dialogue Event #1: Vietnam Urban Forum: Roundtable on Sustainable Urbanisation, 24 August 2016, Tam Ky.
V-LED Inception Workshop in Vietnam , 26 May 2016, Hanoi.

In 2021, South African cities can turn crisis into opportunity for a just low carbon transition. Here’s how.

19/02/2021
In 2000, when Sustainable Energy Africa (SEA) was founded, the role of cities in sustainable energy transitions and the scale of urban energy consumption were unknown. Twenty years later cities are recognised as crucial for transforming energy demand and emissions. We have tracked energy use in South African cities, as well as trends in energy efficiency, renewable energy uptake and the governance of this transition for over a decade, in the State of Energy in South African Cities reports. In 2021, we see cause for optimism.
Publication: Launch of “Real Practice” Studies on Collaborative Climate Action in Kenya, the Philippines and Colombia

07/12/2020
Kenya’s County Climate Change Funds are an innovative governance mechanism channelling finance to the local level and increase public participation. Ormoc City in the Philippines is leveraging climate finance by building strong partnerships. Colombia’s Regional Change Nodes integrate climate chance responses by the different levels of government in the country. Three out of four Real Practice Studies are out now.