Under the $21.5m contract, ICF will help Asian governments, businesses, and others develop and strengthen the policies, institutions, resources and skills needed for sustained low emissions development.

As part of the program, the governments will also prepare national greenhouse gas inventories.

LEAD also aims to expand carbon market investment in Asia by working with the private sector to prepare corporate inventories and participate in these markets.

ICF chairman and CEO Sudhakar Kesavan said the LEAD project is key to focusing ICF’s strategy on global markets in the areas of health, energy, and environment.

ICF is a provider of consulting services and technology solutions to government and commercial clients.