USAID partnered with the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and Department of Science and Technology (DST) in South Africa to implement the $14 million South Africa Low Emissions Development (SA-LED) Program.
The SA-LED Program aims to address capacity and analytical needs related to low emission development planning and project development at the Municipal level and to transform the South African economy in such a way that it supports jobs and sustainable growth, while lowering GHG emissions. Initiated in May 2015 and continuing until 2020, the Program provided project development capabilities and strengthening public sector development planning skills for low emissions development. In addition, technical assistance and capacity building activities facilitated private sector participation in potential low-emissions bankable projects through identifying opportunities, bringing relevant actors together and facilitating feasibility studies and innovative financing models.
DNA Economics was part of the consortium implementing the project, led the program’s M&E and communications efforts, and provided targeted appraisals, studies, and feasibility analyses. This included value-chain research in specific sectors, to assess the potential for ‘greening’ industrial