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NAP-AG Webinar - Organizational and Institutional Capacities
The document discusses the importance of systemic capacity development to effectively integrate agriculture into national adaptation planning (NAP) for sustainable implementation. It emphasizes the need for comprehensive capacity assessments, stakeholder engagement, inter-sectoral coordination, and alignment of policies and legal frameworks. Key components for success include enhancing individual and organizational capacities, fostering participatory action planning, and ensuring joint commitment among stakeholders.
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- 1. Systemic Capacity Developmentto 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? “Developmentis 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 (3dimensions) 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 andwhat 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 stateDesired 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 CapacitiesEnhanced (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 Elementsfor 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 forIntegrating 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 NewCD 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 likea 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