Scoping missions to Yaoundé, Cameroon (16 August) and Lusaka, Zambia (24–25 August) were conducted to explore the possibilities for a joint UNDESA-UNDP capacity development program centred on the CLEWs integrated assessment modelling tool.
In Yaoundé, the mission included discussions with the UNDP country office, the Climate Change Observatory, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Energy and Water and the Ministry of Economy. These institutions expressed keen interest in developing capacity for integrated analysis in the country.
In Lusaka, the mission found an equally strong interest from the ministries of agriculture, water and energy, and environment and forestry. The UNDP country office offered to coordinate the capacity development project with activities of the UN Joint Programme on Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction. The Planning Ministry suggested it could play an important leadership role in the project, based on existing capacity for quantitative modelling and access to data.