Levels of capacity
Development
At the individual level,
capacity development aims to:
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improve the ability of individuals to
manage and protect the environment, working as individuals,
within organization and within the larger society;
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change individual attitudes,
knowledge, behavior and actions, through increasing their
awareness, understanding and skills on relevant topics; this is
often done through awareness-raising, education, training
learning-by-doing and peer leaning;
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improve individual performance through
promoting greater participation, ownership, motivation,
incentives and morale; and
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improve individual performance through
better human resources development, performance management and
accountability systems.
At the institution level,
capacity development aims to:
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clarify and improve organizational
structures and process, such as mandate, mission,
responsibilities, accountabilities, communications, and
development of human resources;
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improve an organization’s performance
and functioning to make it more effective, efficient and
responsive to change; this includes management, strategic
planning, and implementation of programs and policies;
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increase coordination and
collaboration among groups of departments within the
organization
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build better relationship with the
“outside environment” (other organizations within or outside the
country); and
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provide better information systems,
infrastructure and equipment to support the organization’s work.
Note: this level is sometimes called
the “organizational level”, as it includes government
institutions, e.g., ministry, department, state company as well
as civil society and private organization, e.g., NGO,
association, private company
At the systemic level, capacity
development aims to:
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create “enabling environment”, i.e.,
societal support, for better environmental management in all
sectors of society;
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improve the overall political,
economic, legislative, polity, regulatory, incentive and
accountability frameworks within which organizations and
individuals operate;
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improve formal and informal
communication an collaboration among organizations and
individuals; and
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promote the
participation of all sectors of society in reaching
environmental goals, through improved awareness, education and
involvement and increased government transparency and
accountability.
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