Organizational and Institutional Capacities – Patrick Kalas, Capacity Development Officer, FAO Effective capacity development can be seen as a good development practice to achieve more sustainable and impactful results. It deepens country ownership, encompasses 3 systemic dimensions and is to be enhanced interdependently, including: individual (e.g. skills and knowledge); organizational (e.g. coordination, mandates, multi-stakeholder processes); and enabling environment (e.g. governance, policies and legal frameworks). Capacities can be enhanced through a range of interventions beyond training only: E.g. strengthening multi-stakeholder platforms, coordination mechanisms, policy alignment etc. Capacities need to be jointly assessed with stakeholders, appropriate interventions jointly designed and results jointly tracked. Capacity development should be country- and context-specific, tailored to specific national needs, rather than regional needs which are more heterogeneous. Enhancing organizational and institutional capacities for NAPs should be cross-sectoral, multi-scale (from local to national) and multi-actor (involving e.g. private sector, NGOs). This includes strengthening horizontal and vertical coordination mechanisms as well as multi-stakeholder / actor platforms. A step-by-step guide how to apply effective CD within NAPs will be available shortly (i.e. Supplementary Guidelines for Addressing Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries in National Adaptation Plans). See Presentation (http://bit.ly/2oYmmnR) and Recording (http://bit.ly/2p2FRNO)

1. Systemic Capacity Development to Integrate
Agriculture into National Adaptation Planning for
Sustainable Implementation
Organizational and Institutional Capacities
Webinar 19th April 2017
Patrick P. Kalas
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Office of Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development (OPC)
Capacity Development Officer
patrick.kalas@fao.org
http://www.fao.org/capacity-development/en/

2. 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
Sustainable Results

3. Systemic Capacities (3 dimensions)
Individual dimension areas:
Awareness / Understanding,
Knowledge/ Skills / Attitudes
Organizational / Institutional dimension
areas: functioning and performance of
organizations and institutions including:
Coordination mechanisms /
Mandates / Terms of References /
Information, Data and Knowledge
sharing/ Budget and Funding / Multi-
Stakeholder Processes
Enabling environment areas: context
in which individuals and organizations
exist including:
Governance / institutional
linkages / implicit and explicit
rules / laws and policies /
Institutional Political Economy
Technical &
Functional
capacities
> Understanding importance of agriculture
within NAPs among decision-makers
> Adaptation sensitive planning skills
>national cross-sectoral coordination
between relevant Ministries for NAPs
formulation and implementation
> Aligned agricultural, energy and
environmental policies within NAPs

4. 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?

5. Initial Organizational / Institutional Assessment Agriculture Integration
into NAPs, April 2016, Rome
Challenges / Needs:
Actions to Improve:
• Institutional mandates of MoA to engage in
Climate Change planning / implementation
• Establish review committee for mandate
sharpening
• Inter-Sectoral coordination for Climate
Change -> NAPs
• Review and strengthen existing institutional
coordination mechanism clarifying roles and
responsibilities, rules, procedures etc.
• Alignment and harmonization of sectoral
policies
• Cross-sectoral policy review,
harmonization and alignment with NAP
process

6. Institutional Capacity “Self” Assessment for NAPs
Joint- CommitmentJoint-OwnershipJoint-Dialogue
Step 2- What
Challenge
Identification
Problem Tree /
Solution Tree
Step 3- Who
Identification
of key
stakeholders /
actors
Netmap /
Stakeholder
Mapping
Step 4- How
Assess
Capacity
Needs (3 CD
dimensions),
Visioning
Capacity
Assessment
Questionnaire
Step 5- How
Stakeholder
Validation and
Action
Planning,
M & E
Framework
Participatory
Action
Planning Tools
Meaningful Stakeholder Participation Inclusion & leadership
Joint-
Diagnosis
Joint Action and
Implementation
Step 1- Why
Awareness &
Common
Understanding
Galvanizing
Commitment
Participatory
workshop
Joint-Learning Joint-Learning

7. CapDev
Dimensions
Categories Present state Desired state
(after project)
How to get
there
Individual -Knowledge
- Technical and
Functional Skills
- Attitudes
Organizational
/ Institutional
-Coordination
mechanisms
(Planning,
Monitoring, Budget)
- Mandates
- Multi-Stakeholder
Processes
Enabling
Environment
- Legal framework
- Governance
- Policies
- Institutional
Political Economy
Capacity Needs Assessment Questionnaire
Participatory and
Facilitated Stakeholder
Workshop to complete
questionnaire
Capacity
Assessment
Report
Baseline

8. How are Capacities Enhanced (Interventions)?
Combination of different CD options across three CD
dimensions is key
Important: capacity
development goes
beyond training
Formal
training
based on
Learning
Needs
Assessment
Blended
and
Learning
on-the-job
Farmer / Climate
Field Schools
South-South Knowledge
exchanges / Study visits
Evidence-
based Policy
dialogue
Review Alignment
of Policies /
Strategies / Plans
Creation of multi-
stakeholder platforms for
NAPs formulation and
implementation
Review of intra-
organizational coordination
(i.e. vertical coordination
between national, state,
district)
Review of Ministerial
Mandates
Regional
Policy
Workshop
Strengthen NAPs
Inter-Ministerial
coordination
mechanisms (i.e.
horizontal
coordination)

9. Suggested Operational Elements for Multi-Stakeholder /
Multi-Actor Platform NAPs
Joint- CommitmentJoint-OwnershipJoint-Dialogue
Joint-Learning Joint-Learning Joint-Learning
Meaningful Stakeholder Participation….from conception stage
Mandate / CharterModus Operandi
(i.e. Decision taking)
Representativeness
Resources
Institutional set-up Monitoring Progress
Joint
ACTION
Levels (National,
Sub-national)Definition of MSP

10. Effective CD for Integrating Agriculture into NAPs for
Sustainable Implementation means…..
 Looking at the “what” and the “how” to
enhance capacities (Process matters)
Capacity
Development
support
Existing
capacities
 Jointly assessing, designing,
implementing and tracking sustainable CD
activities
 Anchoring in Development effectiveness
principles (Country Ownership, Leadership)
 Focusing on all three capacity
development dimensions (individual,
organizational / institutional, enabling
environment)

11. Visit FAO’s New CD Portal
http://www.fao.org/capacity-development/en/
Coming soon:
“SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDELINES FOR ADDRESSING AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND
FISHERIES IN NATIONAL ADAPTATION PLANS”
Assess + Design + Track
Systemic Capacities

12. “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
Thank you for your attention and participation
Country Ownership
Country Leadership
Joint-Commitment
Sustainable Results