From 24 to 28 July, UNDESA and UNDP conducted a mission to Mexico City to launch a CLEWs capacity development project. It is part of a joint UNDESA and UNDP initiative to develop national capacity for using modelling tools to inform sustainable development policies.
During the mission, preliminary work done by three government experts trained during the CLEWs Trieste Summer School of in June 2017 was presented to senior officials. Several meetings were held with a range of government institutions and stakeholders to present the CLEWs methodology. The mission was successful in ensuring continued high-level support, building potential collaborations with different government offices, and developing clear and detailed plans for model development and capacity-building.