The Economic Analysis and Policy Division and the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government of DESA, conducted a mission to Addis Ababa as part of the implementation of a capacity development project that aims to develop, transfer and apply an integrated Climate, Land, Energy and Water systems (CLEWs) assessment model to support policy coherence in Ethiopia. The project is being implemented at the request of the Minister of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) and is jointly implemented by UNDESA, UNDP and UNECA. Several meetings were held with line ministries and government institutions such as the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Resources, the National Planning Commission, the Central Statistical Agency, and key stakeholders from the research community. Policy priorities, institutional engagements, and data availability were discussed with each of the institutions, as well as an update of the project direction and planning. Finally, a meeting with the State Minister of Water and Sanitation was held to brief him on the mission and coordinate a project document describing the way forward for model development, data procurement, interinstitutional collaboration and initial policy priorities of MoWIE to assess using the CLEWs model.