To support cities in emerging countries address climate change, UN-Habitat and ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), with the support of the European Union (EU), implemented the Project: ‘Promoting Low Emission Urban Development Strategies in Emerging Economy Countries’ (Urban-LEDS). ICLEI had the principal project implementation responsibilities working through its ICLEI country offices with World Secretariat support. UN-Habitat had administrative responsibilities, supervised independent consultant initiatives and participated in focused technical activities through partner institutions.