From 16 to 20 April, UNDESA and UNDP conducted the second training workshop on CLEWs integrated analysis in La Paz, Bolivia. Twenty-eight government officials from several institutions took part, representing the social, economic and environment sectors. Participants came from the Social and Economic Policy Analysis Unit, the Ministry of Planning and Development, the Ministry of Environment and Water, National Load Dispatch Committee, the National Electricity Supply Company, the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service, the state-owned oil and gas company YPFB, the Ministry of Rural Development and Land, the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and the UNDP country office.
Participants conducted hands-on exercises with the CLEWs framework, exploring key policy areas: i) energy exports, ii) biofuels production, iii) water quality and treatment, iv) introduction of gas-to-liquids technology and v) agricultural modernization. On the final day, the preliminary results were presented. Mr. Alvaro Lazo, Sub-Director of Macrosectorial Policy of the Social and Economic Policy Analysis Unit, provided final remarks, highlighting the importance of integrated modelling to inform policies and interministerial engagement to improve analysis of sustainable development strategies.
The expertise from different institutions enriched the discussions and supported integrated analysis with important insights and perspectives. The process strengthened efforts to build an interministerial analytical team to support policy coherence for sustainable development.