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In the Symposium on the Promotion of an Inclusive and Accountable Public Administration for Sustainable Development held in Cochabamba, Bolivia from 16-17 March, Ms. Mirna Mariscal, Deputy Director of Unidad de Análisis de Políticas Sociales y Económicas (UDAPE), made a presentation on the impact of capacity development shaping policies in Bolivia. Since 2006, UDAPE—the Economic and Social Policy Analysis Unit in the Ministry of Planning and Development in Bolivia—has benefitted from several development projects organized by DESA/DPAD to strengthen technical capacities in the areas of economy-wide modelling and energy systems, as well as integrated policy analysis in the areas of climate change, land use, energy and water.
Ms. Mariscal elaborated on the importance of building national capacities to address the policy issues that are relevant to the Government of Bolivia. She also highlighted the role of strengthened national capacities to improve the inter-ministerial coordination required for the successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Most recently, enhanced technical capacities in the use of economy-wide and energy models as provided by DESA/DPAD were crucial in formulating the Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) presented by Bolivia at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 21) in Paris in December 2015.
