A second national training workshop on the Climate, Land, Energy and Water (CLEWs) integrated analysis framework in Hanoi was conducted in March 2019. Since 2017, UNDESA and UNDP have been implementing capacity development activities in Viet Nam to use the CLEWs methodology as a tool to analyze interconnected aspects of resources management when planning sustainable development strategies. Participants from the Ministry of Investment and Planning, Institute of Strategy and Policy on Natural Resources and Environment, Development Strategy Institute, National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, and Ho Chi Minh City took part in the workshop.
During the workshop participants were introduced to a CLEWs model specifically tailored to the national circumstances of Viet Nam. The next phase of the project will focus on development of policy analysis using this model to conduct regional analyses focusing on different issues of concern in each region, such as salination of deltas, water stress, erosion, deforestation and nationally determined contributions to GHG emission reductions.