Capacity Development for Effective Integration of Agriculture into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)

and Sustainable Implementation

Global Workshop, Rome, April 6th 2016

Patrick P. Kalas

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Office of Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development (OPC)

Capacity Development Officerpatrick.kalas@fao.org

http://www.fao.org/capacity-development/en/

What is Development?

“Development is like a tree- it can be nurtured in its growth only by feeding its roots not by pulling on its branches” I. Serageldin

Capacity

Country Ownership

Country Leadership

Joint-Commitment

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Sustainable Results

Systemic Capacities (3 dimensions)Individual dimension areas:Awareness / Understanding, Knowledge/ Skills / Attitudes

> Understanding importance of agriculture within NAPs> Adaptation sensitive planning skills

Organizational dimension areas:functioning and performance of organizations and institutions including:

Coordination mechanisms / Mandates / Terms of References / Information, Data and Knowledge sharing/ Budget and Funding

> national cross-sectoral coordination, planning and budgeting mechanisms between relevant NAPs Ministries

Enabling environment areas: contextin which individuals and organizations exist including:Governance / institutional linkages / Multi-Stakeholder processes / implicit and explicit rules / laws and policies

> Inclusive stakeholder processes for NAPs formulation and implementation

Capacity

Development

support

Existing

capacities

• Whose and what capacities are to be developed?

Participatory Capacity Needs

Assessment

• Enhance country ownership, leadership and stakeholder commitment to enhance capacities

• Strategic and targeted

interventions (starting from existing capacities)

• Baseline to monitor progress across all CD dimensions

Why assess capacities comprehensively and with broad participation?

Institutional Capacity Assessment Process for NAPs (for reflection)

Commitment Ownership Dialogue

Refine Country

Work plans

(Budgeted

Capacity assessment approach)

1.

Define Tools with

and prepare national

team

2.

National Self-

Assessment Stakeholder workshop

3.

CapacityAssessment

Report

4. Stakeholder Validation and Action Planning

Workshop

5.

Joint Implementation and

Monitoring

Learning Learning Learning

CapDevDimensions

Categories Present state Desired state (after project)

How to get there

Individual -Knowledge- Technical and Functional Skills- Attitudes

Organizational / Institutional

-Coordination mechanisms (Planning, Monitoring)- Mandates of Ministries- Budgets

Enabling Environment

- Legal framework- Governance- Policies- Participatory processes

Capacity Needs Assessment Questionnaire

Participatory Stakeholder Workshop to complete questionnaire

Capacity Assessment Report

Baseline

Effective CD for Integrating Agriculture into NAPs and Implementation means…..

Looking at the “what” and the “how” to enhance capacities

Capacity

Development

support

Existing

capacitiesApril 6th Break Out Session on “Institutional CD”Patrick Kalas, FAO CD Expert, Julie Teng, UNDP

Jointly assessing, designing, implementing and tracking sustainable CD activities

Anchoring in Development effectiveness principles (Country Ownership, Leadership)

http://www.fao.org/capacity-development/en/

Focusing on (a) Organizational / institutional capacities and (b) knowledge and skills enhancement (technical and functional)

The group will explore………….

• …………..initial institutional CD needs and actionable recommendations for improvement

• ……………practical steps, methods and tools on effective institutional CD (e.g. capacity assessment approach) for sharpening country work plans

Ideas for Country Work Plan Sharpening (for reflection)

• Apply “good learning practices” in training and learning activities (i.e. conduct a learning needs assessment, participants selection and follow-up activities to learning event)?

-> See FAO’s Resource on Effective Learning http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2532e.pdf

Institutional CD (Outcome 2- “Roadmaps”)

Training & Learning (Outcome 1- “Technical Capacity”)

• Include budgeted organizational / institutional stakeholder capacity assessment?

• Sharpen Terms of Reference for national facilitators?

-> “What” and “How” (i.e. process) matters in CD……….

Visit FAO’s New CD Portal

…and “Capacity Development for Climate Smart Agriculture” http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3325e/i3325e17.pdf

http://www.fao.org/capacity-development/en/

“Development is like a tree- it can be nurtured in its growth only by feeding its roots not by pulling on its branches” I. Serageldin

© IUCN “PADAUK Tree”’

Thank you for your attention and participation

Country Ownership

Country Leadership

Joint-Commitment

Sustainable Results

UNDP’s approach to capacity development

3 levels of capacities:• Individual• Organisation• Enabling Environment

2 types of capacities:• Functional• Technical

A programmatic approach isnecessary!

Julie Teng, UNDP

julie.teng@undp.org]

Individual Capacity development in the NAP-GSP & NAP Ag.

• Central to the Programmes

• Development of tools and approaches for individual capacitydevelopment to advance the NAP at country level

– GIZ-UNDP-UNITAR Country-level training modules

– UNITAR Skills Assessment for NAP

– Specialised trainings (eg economics of adaptation)

http://www.undp-alm.org/projects/naps-ldcshttp://www.adaptation-undp.org/naps-agriculture