{"id":9133,"date":"2025-12-19T11:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oemlac.olade.org\/?p=9133"},"modified":"2026-06-30T15:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T19:45:10","slug":"oemlac-is-committed-to-training-as-a-tool-for-regional-capacity-building","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oemlac.olade.org\/en\/oemlac\/oemlac-is-committed-to-training-as-a-tool-for-regional-capacity-building\/","title":{"rendered":"OEMLAC is committed to training as a tool for regional capacity building"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Methane Emissions Observatory for Latin America and the Caribbean (OEMLAC) held the training course \u201cMethane and Climate: The Science of Methane and Its Contribution to Climate Change,\u201d<\/b> its first open training program, aimed at strengthening technical capacities in the region for understanding, managing, and mitigating methane emissions.<\/p>\n

The initiative drew 480 registered participants from the public and private sectors, academia, international organizations, and civil society, representing countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, and Southwest Africa. The diverse range of participants included professionals working in fields such as climate change, access to energy, hydrocarbons, energy planning, energy efficiency, electricity, renewable energy, and gender, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the subject matter.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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The sessions were held virtually through CapevLAC, OLACDE\u2019s Energy Training Platform for Latin America and the Caribbean, as part of OLACDE\u2019s 2025 Executive Training Program, funded by IKI and the Global Methane Hub (GMH), the main sponsor of the initiatives carried out by OEMLAC. <\/p>\n

These sessions were led by Alejandra Garz\u00f3n S\u00e1nchez, Technical Coordinator of OEMLAC, with the participation of Henrique Bezerra, GMH\u2019s Regional Director for Latin America. Together, the sessions provided a comprehensive overview of the science of methane, the causes of methane emissions, their climate impacts, and the main regional and international initiatives currently underway to mitigate them.<\/p>\n

Over the course of three virtual sessions, totaling 6 hours of training, an average of nearly 100 people participated in each session. The course remains available on the <\/span> <\/span>CapevLAC<\/span><\/a> platform <\/span>as an open-access resource for the region, and it will soon be available on this website. A second part is also planned for 2026, with the aim of delving deeper into technical content on the implementation of measures and technologies to reduce methane emissions in the energy sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

Each meeting yielded key takeaways for the regional agenda. The main messages are highlighted below: <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>