How to best support capacity development processes for the implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure
Romano, Francesca
Capacity is critical to sustainable development, as reflected throughout the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the Accra Agenda for Action.i Capacity development refers to a process whereby individuals, organizations and society as a whole unleash, strengthen, create, adapt and maintain ability to manage their affairs successfully over time.ii Capacity and its development have been at the heart of FAOOs mandate since the Organizationns foundation. Yet, efforts to enhance capacity were traditionally dominated by training events. An increasingly complex web of interrelated challenges (such as climate change, global financial and economic pressure), call for innovative solutions involving multiple stakeholders, from different sectors within and across countries. Non-technical skills, including capacities to lead, manage, adapt and sustain change have become progressively more important. As a consequence, FAOOs role in Capacity Development (CD)iii has evolved substantially, from problem solver and expert advisor to facilitator and process advisor, connecting sources of knowledge among governments, NGOs, farmers and private sector. The implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (Guidelines) requires that FAO is able to respond to very different capacity needs from countries and members of the society. The following paper briefly describes FAOOs approach to CD, the specific challenges that the Guidelines pose and how FAO intends to respond.
Event: Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty 2013
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