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Upcoming Workshops
June 10-21, Bariloche, Argentina
The 12th Annual Workshop on Energy Policy
for Sustainable Development and Use of the LEAP Modeling System
The workshop is designed for energy and environmental professionals and is open
to participants from any country, but please be advised that sessions will be conducted
in Spanish, so a high degree of fluency in Spanish is required. This workshop
is open to the public and now accepting applications.
Past Workshops
February, 2013, Mexico City, Mexico
 In the second of two workshops in the
SEI project
to facilitate the revision and update of Mexico's Low Emissions Development Strategy, this week focused on training INECC staff
in the SEI-developed emissions baseline for Mexico from 2009 to 2030. Emphasis was placed on modeling methodologies, data sources,
possibilities for filling gaps in future iterations of the model and how to maintain and update the work in LEAP.
December, 2012, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
 Th objective of this 4-day LEAP training was to to apply LEAP
as a part of the preparation of the State Energy Climate Plan in Minas Gerais. The training included background information on the LEAP software system
as well as hands-on exercises resulting in the ability to apply LEAP in the context of regional climate planning in Brazil.
- 10 participants in attendance
- Sponsored by: The Environment Agency of Minas Gerais State
- Trainer: Victoria Clark
November, 2012, Caracas, Venezuela
 This 5-day workshop was conducted for CORPOELEC, a Venezuelan electric utility. This course included
theoretical background on mitigation assessments and practical course work on the concepts of energy and environmental planning with a focus
on electric sector supply and demand.
October, 2012, Mexico City, Mexico
Workshop one of two in the
SEI project
to facilitate the revision and update of Mexico's Low Emissions Development Strategy, this 5-day LEAP training was conducted in
Mexico city to train staff members at the National Institute of Ecology and Climate Change (INECC) and regional government
representatives in the use of LEAP for emissions baseline development.
October, 2012, Marrakech, Morocco:
Low Emission Capacity Building
(LECB) Programme Technical Workshop
This workshop was attended by the 25 countries currently
participating in the LECB programme as well as staff from UNDP, the EU
and other organizations. The objectives were to kick
start detailed technical work in reference and baseline scenarios as a
basis for shaping NAMAs and LEDS; to facilitate an exchange of learning
among LECB countries, and to identify follow-up actions, technical
assistance needs and training priorities. As part of the workshop,
SEI demonstrated the first cut reference scenarios it developed
for 22 LECB countries.
September, 2012, Accra, Ghana:
UNFCCC/CGE Regional Training
Workshop on MitigationThis was the third of three,
five-day regional training workshop on climate change mitigation that is
being organized by the UNFCCC CGE. The third workshop was
organized for African countries. Refer to the Antigua and Barbuda
workshop below for more information.
July, 2012, Incheon, South Korea
 A 5-day LEAP training was incorporated into a
one month GHG Mitigation Modeling Training Program in Incheon, Korea. The second annual program, targeting developing countries throughout the world, intended to
contribute to GHG mitigation actions in non-Annex I parties through educational training and the exchange of information on environmental policies,
experiences, methodologies, and technology. The mitigation class included students from Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Ghana, Indonesia,
Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.
July, 2012, Antigua and Barbuda
 This was the second of three,
five-day regional training workshop on climate change mitigation that were organized by the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The workshop was based around the set of training materials on climate change
mitigation developed for the UNFCCC by SEI and was open to Governments in the Latin American and Caribbean region
undertaking National Communications on Climate Change.The
workshop will include intensive lectures on the theory of climate change
mitigation as well as a range of hands-on exercises including some
exercises that introduce the LEAP modeling system.
June 4-15 2012, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
This, the 11th annual LEAP workshop for Latin America, was organized by Fundacion Bariloche and attended by 35 participants from 14 contries:
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Sao Tome and Principe, Uruguay and Venezuela.
June 11-15 2012, Putrajaya, Malaysia
 This workshop
was on the use of LEAP for energy planning with a special focus on
electric sector planning. It was organized by TNB Integrated Learning Solution (ILSAS) of Malaysia and
attended by participants from a variety of Government agencies and
national utilities.
- Participants: 20
- Trainer: Charlie Heaps
(SEI)
- Funder: Government of Malaysia
February
27th - Mar 2nd 2012, Bangkok Thailand
 This was the first of three, five-day regional training workshop on
climate change mitigation that are
being organized in 2012 by the Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) to the UN
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The workshop
was based around the set of training materials on climate change
mitigation developed for the UNFCCC by SEI and was conducted by Dr.
Charles Heaps and Chelsea Chandler of SEI. This workshop was
attended by representatives of National Governments from all over Asia
and Central Europe who are undertaking National Communications on Climate Change.
58 participants and CGE members attended. The workshop included intensive lectures on the theory of climate change
mitigation as well as a range of hands-on exercises including some
exercises that introduced the LEAP modeling system.
- Participants: 58 participants from various countries in Asia and Central
Europe including Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Georgia, Israel, Iraq, Kyrgystan,
Lao, Lebanon, Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nauru, Nepal, Palau, Pakistan, Phillipines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Syria,
Tajikistan, Thailand, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.
- Trainers: Charlie Heaps,
Chelsea Chandler
- Funder: UNFCCC
February, 2012, Kuwait City, Kuwait
 This 5-day workshop focused on the use of LEAP for GHG mitigation assessment
in the context of Kuwait's First National Communication to the UNFCCC. The class focused on using LEAP for climate scenario analysis and mitigation assessment.
January, 2012, Amman, Jordan
 As Jordan embarks on their Third National Communication to the UNFCCC and
Iraq starts the process for their First National Communication, this 4-day workshop was developed to focus the mitigation efforts of each team. The workshop included
background information on approaches and tools for baseline and mitigation scenario creation and hands-on training in the LEAP software system.
September, 2011, Vienna, Austria
 In September 2011, Dr. Charles Heaps of
SEI visited Vienna, Austria to conduct a training workshop for the EU funded PROMITHEAS-4 project, which is developing climate mitigation and adaptation
assessments for Eastern Europe and the Black Sea region. The purpose of the workshop was to provide familiarization with SEI's LEAP software for climate
mitigation modeling, to train staff in the development of mitigation scenarios, as well as to begin the process of implementing national data sets for
each country.
- Participants attended from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Greece, Kazakhstan,
Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Turkey and the Ukraine.
- Trainer: Charlie Heaps
- More information
- More photos here.
July, 2011, Incheon, South Korea
 A 4-day LEAP training was incorporated into a
one month GHG Mitigation Modeling Training Program in Incheon, Korea. The program, targeting developing countries throughout the world, intended to
contribute to GHG mitigation actions in non-Annex I parties through educational training and the exchange of information on environmental policies,
experiences, methodologies, and technology. The program was designed to expand expert networks and build a foundation for international cooperation
with developing countries for GHG mitigation.
June, 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina
 SEI and Fundacion Bariloche organized the
10th annual Latin American workshop on use of LEAP for Energy Planning. The workshop was attended by 28 participants from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Venezuela and Uruguay. This year, the workshop's normal venue in Bariloche had to be changed at the
last minute due to the eruption of the Puyehue volcano in Chile. Thanks to great efforts from the staff of Fundacion Bariloche, a last minute change of
venue was organized in Buenos Aires.
June, 2011, Santiago, Chile
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Chile to conduct a short LEAP training workshop followed by a Seminar on Climate Change Mitigation and Energy Planning in Santiago, Chile for participants
from various organizations from within Chile. Attendees included staff and students from the Catholic University of Chile, the University of Chile, the
UN Economic Commission for Latin America, and the Ministry of Energy of Chile.
June, 2011, Bangkok, Thailand
 This three-day workshop aimed to increse the understanding
of SNC working group member participents about methodologies for conducting mitigation plans and mitigation assessments. It included lessons on
the principles of mitigation, available options within various sectors, and practical applications of LEAP for GHG mitigation assessment.
- 10 participants in attendance
- Project Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sirintornthep Towprayoon
- Trainer: Nattapong Chayawatto
Spring 2011, ECLAC Workshop Series
The Division of Natural Resources and Infrastructure of the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC-UN) organized huge capacity building efforts in conjunction with local partners in support of energy planning in the Latin American and
Caribbean Region. The courses covered a variety of topics related to the energy sector and sustainability including applications of the LEAP modeling system. The workshops were funded by
the United Nation Development Account Project "Strengthening national capacities to design and implement sustainable energy policies for the production and use of bio-fuels in Latin
America and the Caribbean." Trainers included Nicolas di Sbroiavacca, Francisco Lallana
, Francisco Figueroa, and Gustavo Nadal. Below is a list of workshops in the series. Click on
a specific workshop to see the workshop photo.
- Santiago, Chile: December 13-15, 33 Participants
- Bogota, Colombia: March 7-10, 35 Participants
- San Salvador, El Salvador: April 2-5, 20 Participants
- San José, Costa Rica: April 5-8, 12 Participants
- Guatemala City, Guatemala: April 11-14, 21 Participants
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras: April 26-29, 33 Participants
- Just for fun
February, 2011, Paramaribo, Suriname
 This 5-day training workshop was
intended to train individuals engaged in the Suriname National Communication process about appropriate methodologies and tools for assessment
of energy sector greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation options. The workshop was primarily focused on providing training in the use of LEAP as a tool
for greenhouse gas mitigation assessment.
- 25 participants in attendance from various agencies in Suriname including national energy utilities, the National Bureau of Statistics and various consultants
- Organized by: AP&G Consultancy
- Sponsored by: GEF, UNDP
- Trainers: Nicolas di Sbroiavacca, Charlie Heaps
February, 2011, Pathumthani, Thailand
The objectives of this
3-day workshop were to strengthen Thailand's capacity building related to energy and environmental modeling, analyze specific mitigation
options in various sectors and to begin determining appropriate energy and environmental policies.
- 25 participants in attendance
- Sponsored by: National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC),
eXcellent Center for Eco Products (XCEP), and National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), Thailand
- Trainer: Nattapong Chayawatto
January, 2011, Maputo, Mozambique
 This 5-day workshop
focused on applying LEAP for GHG mitigation assessment in the context of preparing Mozambique's Second National Communication on
Climate Change to the UNFCCC. This course included theoretical background on mitigation assessments and practical course work on the
concepts of energy and environmental planning.
- 6 participants in attendance from the national communication team
- Sponsored by: The Ministry for Co-ordination of Environmental Affairs (MICOA)
- Trainer: Victoria Clark
September 27th, 2010, Bangkok, Thailand
 This
one-day course presented results of the project “A study of data development and modeling for Thailand Emission Inventory:
Mitigation Aspects” and trained TGO staff on LEAP. This project was conducted by the joint graduate school of
energy and environment at the King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi.
September 13-16, 2010
Third NCSP Regional Workshop on Using LEAP for
GHG Mitigation Assessment.
Cotonou, Benin
 This
course provided both theoretical background and practical course work on
applying LEAP for GHG mitigation assessment in the context of preparing
National Communications on Climate Change to the
UNFCCC.
- 26 Participants from 11 countries: Angola,
Benin, Chad, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Sao Tome and Principe,
Swaziland, Sudan, Togo and Uganda.
- Funders:
U.N. National Communications Support Programme (NCSP
- Trainers and Resource Staff: Sylvain
Akindile (Ministry of Environment, Benin), Yamil Bonduki (UNDP),
George Manful (UNEP),
Charlie Heaps (SEI) and Ajay Trikam (ERC, Cape Town).
September 2010, Estonian Environmental Research Center
Tallinn,
Estonia
Staff from a variety of Government agencies in Esonia were trained in
the use of LEAP for Greenhouse Gas mitigation analysis. LEAP will
be used by these agencies to help prepare their National Communications
on climate mitigation to the European Commission and to the
UNFCCC. The
agencies involved included the
Estonian Environmental
Research Center, the
Estonian
Environmental Information Center, the Ministry of the Environment,
the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, the Estonian
Climate and Energy Agency, and the Ministry of Agriculture.
Masters Course: Modeling and Scenarios for Energy Planning
2009-2010,
Politecnico di Torino,
Italy
 This
course provided both theoretical background and practical course work on
the concepts of energy and environmental planning.
In addition to using LEAP for teaching purposes, for the practical
course work several students used LEAP for developing case study
scenario analyses at both the regional and national scale. The
case studies developed using LEAP included scenarios of Tasmania,
Sicily, South Africa, Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo and
Venezuela.
August 2010, Ascuncion, Paraguay
OLADE Executive Development Program
in Energy Planning
 The
Latin American Energy Agency (OLADE) recently organized an
Executive Development Program in Energy Planning aimed at
energy professionals from the Southern Cone of South America. The
program was organized with local support from the Ministry of Mines and
Energy of Paraguay, and the Asuncion National University, and supported
by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). The instructors
included leading experts on energy and sustainability from Argentina,
Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay. A total of 36 professionals from Paraguay,
Uruguay and Brazil participated. The course covered a variety of
topics related to energy and sustainability including the applications
of the LEAP modeling system. The program will be repeated in late
August for participants from Central America and Mexico in Guatemala
City, in cooperation with the Guatemala Ministry of Mines and Energy and
the University Galileo.
June 2010, Bariloche Argentina
9th Annual Workshop on Energy Planning and LEAP
- 29 Participants
- Funder: COMMEND/SEI
- Participant Countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay,
United States, Venezuela.
- Trainers: Nicolas
di Sbroiavacca, Gustavo Nadal,
Raul Landaveri, Hector
Pistonesi (FB), Charlie Heaps
(SEI)
June 2010, Seoul, Korea
One day workshop on Using LEAP for GHG Mitigation Assessment in
Korea
- Organized by: The Korean Greenhouse Gas
Inventory and Research Center (GGIR)
- Trainers: : Charlie Heaps
- 7 staff in attendance from GGIR
This one day workshop was held to follow-up on the
The International
Conference on Post-Kyoto Climate Change Mitigation Modeling, which
was organized in Seoul in June 2010 to provide a forum for climate
modeling experts from around the world to discuss greenhouse gas (GHG)
reduction analysis. In particular the Conference addressed advancement
of GHG reduction analysis modeling in the Post-Kyoto GHG Reduction
Regime and facilitated cooperation to improve infrastructure for
continued developing country participation in GHG reduction modeling.
June 2010, La Habana, Cuba
Workshop on Using LEAP for GHG Mitigation Assessment in Cuba as preparation for their Second National Communication
May 2010, Mexico City, Mexico
Workshop on Using LEAP for GHG Mitigation Assessment in Mexico
May 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany
LEAP Workshop
March 2010, Nassau, Bahamas
Workshop on Using LEAP for GHG Mitigation Assessment in the Bahamas as part of National Communications to the UNFCCC
- Twelve staff from BEST and other governmental organizations participated including the Bahamas Electricity Corporation and the University of the Bahamas.
- Organized by: Bahamas Environment Science and Technology Commission (BEST)
- Trainer: Charlie Heaps
January 2010, Jakarta, Indonesia
Advanced Training Course on Integrated Energy Planning and LEAP
- 21 participants from Indonesia were in attendance.
- This training workshop was conducted as a part of the CASINDO collaboration, which aims to establish a self-sustaining and self-developing structure that will enable sound policies for renewable energy and energy efficiency in Indonesia. It is coordinated by the Dutch foundation ECN and the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources.
- Trainer: Charlie Heaps
August 2009, Maputo, Mozambique
Second Workshop on Using LEAP in Mozambique
- Eight participants from the Ministry of Energy, the Mozambican Electricity Company, and the Cahora Bassa Hydroelectric Company were in attendance.
- In addition to the training exercises, the participants worked with several versions of the Mozambican LEAP model.
- Organized by: Ministry of Energy
- Trainer: Peter Mulder
July 2009, Santiago, Chile
Workshop on Using LEAP for GHG Mitigation Assessment in Chile as
part of National Communications to the UNFCCC
- Twenty four participants from various academic and Governmental
organizations in Chile.
- Organized by CONAMA (National Comission of
Environment of Chile) .
- Trainers: Nicolas
di Sbroiavacca, Gustavo Nadal,
Raul Landaveri
(Fundacion Bariloche)
July 2009, Podgorica, Montenegro
Regional Workshop on Using LEAP for GHG Mitigation Assessment as
part of National Communications to the UNFCCC
- Seven participants from Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and
Lebanon
- Funder: UNDP
- Trainer: Charlie Heaps
(SEI)
June 2009, Quito, Ecuador
Seminar on Application of LEAP to Countries of Latin America the
Caribbean as part of the Project "Energy Forecast in Latin America and
the Caribbean - Scenery to 2032"
- Fourteen participants from Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica,
Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Republica Dominicana,
Uruguay, OLADE and the World Bank.
- Funder: OLADE and the World Bank
- Trainer:
Anibal Dobrusin
The objective of this workshop was to disseminate
knowledge of the
technical outlook on the training of staff
members of ministers and
government entities who are
responsible for activities related to
strategic planning
and formulation of energy policies. The seminar
is aimed at
using LEAP for merging energy balances, models from OLADE
and forecast models as a tool for evaluating alternative
energy supply
and consumption in the long term.
June 2009, Bariloche, Argentina
8th Annual Workshop on Energy Planning and LEAP
- 20 Participants
- Funder: COMMEND/SEI
- Participant Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela.
- Trainers: Nicolas
di Sbroiavacca, Gustavo Nadal,
Raul Landaveri, Hector
Pistonesi (FB), Charlie Heaps
(SEI)
 February 2009,
Manama, Bahrain
Workshop on GHG Mitigation Assessment using LEAP
- 25 participants from Bahrain including members of the National
Communications team, staff and students from the University of
Bahrain, staff of UNDP and various Bahrain Government
representatives.
- Funder: Bahrain General Directorate of Environment
- Trainer: Charlie Heaps
(SEI)
June 2008, Bariloche, Argentina
7th Annual Workshop on Energy Planning and LEAP
- 21 Participants
- Funder: COMMEND/SEI
- Participant Countries: Argentina, Brazil, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
- Trainers: Nicolas
di Sbroiavacca, Gustavo Nadal,
Raul Landaveri, Hector
Pistonesi (FB), Charlie Heaps
(SEI)
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December 2007, Tallinn Estonia
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2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 
September
2007, Bariloche, Argentina 
July
2007, Bangkok, Thailand 
May 2007, Maputo, Mozambique 
April 2007, Royal Technical University, Stockholm, Sweden 
February
2007, Pretoria, South Africa 
November
2006, Beijing, China 
June
2006, Bariloche, Argentina
April
2006, Cairo, Egypt
June
2005, Bariloche, Argentina 
October
2004, Cape Town, South Africa 
March
2003, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 
June
2003, Bariloche, Argentina 
February
2003, Dures, Albania 
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Bariloche, Argentina 
September
2000, Cape Town, South Africa
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Beijing, China