During the week of 10 to 14 September, EAPD conducted the third training workshop on the Climate, Land, Energy and Water Systems (CLEWs) integrated analysis methodology in La Paz, Bolivia. The workshop was organized in collaboration with UNDP and the Social and Economic Policy Analysis Unit (UDAPE). Twenty-three government officials from UDAPE and several ministries such as Planning and Development (MPD), Environment and Water (MMAyA), Rural Development and Land (MDRyT), Energy (ME), Hydrocarbons (MH), the National Meteorology and Hydrology Service (SENAMHI), and state-owned companies such as the transmission system operator (CNDC), the National Electricity Supply Company (ENDE), as well as the state-owned oil and gas company (YPFB), participated, along with members of the UNDP country team.
During the workshop participants were engaged in hands-on scenario development with the CLEWs framework, exploring key policy areas of interest to the Government, including: i) land use, water use and emission impacts of the new biofuels law; ii) impacts of new multi-purpose dam constructions; iii) agricultural modernization and iv) trade in agricultural products. On the final day, the preliminary results from the scenario modelling exercises were presented and next steps were outlined regarding the necessary updates needed in the model to adequately address and develop the policy scenarios proposed.