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The proposal for the “Energy Performance Contracting for Residential Retrofitting in Ulaanbaatar City” project, co-developed by GGGI Mongolia and ICLEI East Asia was shortlisted under the 6th Call NAMA Support Projects (NSPs) in 2019. Following the Detailed Preparation Phase extended through 2020-2021, the project is looking to enter the Implementation Phase by the first quarter of 2022. 

The proposed project aims to create a financing mechanism for Ulaanbaatar to carry out thermo-technical retrofitting to 375 precast residential building blocks. It is expected that the project will lead to GHG emissions reduction by 219,553 tCO2e, and over 53,000 residents will directly benefit from improved thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and increased value and lifespan of the buildings. ICLEI East Asia was leading the work packages of financial mechanism design and stakeholder engagement, to ensure the primary beneficiary – i.e. the household – would be supporting the retrofitting project.

In addition, ICLEI has also developed a case study under the Asia LEDS Partnership, presenting Ulaabaatar’s action on building energy efficiency and thermal retrofitting, as well as the challenges the city has encountered.

ICLEI is the local lead partner of the Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) in East Asia, taking responsibility to plan and execute the work plan, coordinating participating cities and stakeholders, and facilitating the engagement among business and local governments in the region.

Through the BEA, ICLEI has supported local governments in China and Mongolia to inquire about practical information for policy design and planning, to have access to international funding opportunities for project implementation and replication, and to strengthen the relationship with non-governmental stakeholders.

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The Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) is a voluntary regional network comprised of organizations and individuals from the public, private, and non-governmental sectors active in designing, promoting, and/or implementing Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) in the region.

Under the Partnership, ICLEI supports and promotes regional cooperation and collaboration and facilitates learning across member organizations and Asian countries by:

• assisting Asian countries to advance LEDS, green growth strategy, and achieve NDC targets;
• offering peer-to-peer knowledge sharing and learning through online sessions and in-person regional peer learning and training workshops;
• providing access to resource materials such as issue briefs, case studies, decision tools, and training materials that enable practitioners in the region to champion LEDS; and
• providing technical assistance to address needs and advance LEDS and NDC implementation.

Find out more at asialeds.org