Presentation by Mélianie Raymond where she explains the main components that the GBIF Secretariat has put into place to support the community associated to the Biodiversity Information for Development (BID) Programme.

1. Capacity Enhancement in BID
Dr. Mélianie Raymond, Senior Programme Officer for Node Development, GBIF Secretariat

2. BID CAPACITY ENHANCEMENT APPROACH
Rolesandbadges
Goal:
Enhanced capacity for effective mobilization and use of
biodiversity information through a strengthened
community of practice supporting the implementation of
funded projects
Roles:
-BID Grantees
-BID Mentors
-BID Trainers

3. CAPACITY SELF-ASSESSMENTS
self-assessment
- Assist with planning and tracking progress on the project level
- Inform the BID capacity enhancement approach

4. COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
bid.gbif.org

5. BID VOLUNTEER MENTORS
Mentors
On-site mentoring visits:
Hands-on training involving the project team
Attending national meetings and engaging with key
stakeholders
Acting as trainers
Remote (online) assistance:
Support for data management and publishing issues
Checking the quality of published datasets
Feedback on plans, agendas or resources
Reviewing draft narrative reports

6. ACTIVITIES WITH MENTORS IN THIS
WORKSHOP
Projetposters
Discuss your project with a mentor
Add comments to your poster:
- Topics where your project will
need particular support
- Unanswered questions about how
a topic / technique may apply to
your project’s context
Summary at the end of the workshop

7. Capacity Enhancement in BID
Dr. Mélianie Raymond, Senior Programme Officer for Node Development, GBIF Secretariat