Capacity Development

This topic is about the broad notion of Capacity Development (CD) as a change process at the level of individuals, organisations and societies.It concerns the many ways of supporting capacities, like Technical Cooperation, working with Non States Actors, promoting multi-stakeholders processes and knowledge sharing.

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Harmonized Biosafety Policy Framework for the East African Community (EAC)

Livingstone Sindayigaya uploaded a new Document | 29 June 2016

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The developments in modern biotechnology using recombinant DNA techniques, otherwise known as genetic engineering has been hailed by some as a major breakthrough that will unlock the potential in breeding, medicine, bio-remediation and industrial applications; while to some, it is regarded a risky...

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Project: Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries
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Anjana Varma updated the WIKI page | 24 June 2016

In the Caribbean, over the past four decades, environmental degradation and unsustainable use of natural resources have brought negative consequences for sustainable socio-economic growth and for people’s livelihoods and wellbeing. The tourism, agriculture, fisheries, forestry, and mineral and...

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Project: Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries
Caribbean Hub

Anjana Varma updated the WIKI page | 24 June 2016

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is the Caribbean Hub of the ACP-MEAs Programme. The CARICOM Secretariat is the principle administrative organ of the Caribbean Community, which comprises 15 Caribbean countries. The Secretariat’s Sustainable Development and Environment Programme, which...

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Project: Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries
Project Components and Expected Results

Anjana Varma created a new WIKI page | 24 June 2016

Phase 2 is implemented by UNEP under two components: 1) Institutional strengthening of three regional Hubs to provide assistance in the implementation of MEAs in the ACP regions hosted by the African Union Commission (AUC) in Africa, the Caribbean Community Secretariat (CARICOM) in the Caribbean...

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Project: Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries
Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO)

Anjana Varma updated the WIKI page | 20 June 2016

Between 2009 and 2013, FAO implemented a component of the European Commission programme MEAs Phase 1 (MEAs 1) entitled: “The clean-up of obsolete pesticides, pesticides management and sustainable pest management” in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific regions. MEAs 1 has made significant progress...

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Project: Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries
Mainstreaming Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity into Agricultural Production and Management in East Africa

Francesca Mancini updated the Document | 17 June 2016

technicalguidance_mainstreaming_ecosystem_services_and_biodiversity_into_agriculture_in_east_africa.pdf 4.76 MB

This Technical Guidance Document addresses the need for mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services into agriculture, at the national level. More specifically, it is aimed to assist countries in developing and implementing their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSA Ps), to...

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Project: Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries
FAO/WHO technical guidelines on Highly Hazardous Pesticides

Francesca Mancini uploaded a new Document | 17 June 2016

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FAO and WHO have released new guidelines aimed at reducing the damage done by pesticides that pose especially high toxic risks to human health and the environment.These guidelines expand upon the articles that address HHPs in the International Code of Conduct on Pesticide Management with the...

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Project: Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries
Pacific Non-communicable Diseases Summit

David Walker posted Information | 13 June 2016

Pacific Non-communicable Diseases Summit Theme: Translating Global and Regional Commitments into Local Action 20-22 June 2016 Nuku’alofa, Tonga Pacific Islands’ leaders and ministers, and officials from regional and global development agencies, will gather in the Kingdom of Tonga from 20-22 June to...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Views from the Field: In conversation with the EU Ambassador to South Africa

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 9 June 2016

Last October, Marcus Cornaro left the Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development (DG DEVCO) to take up a new post as Ambassador and Head of the EU Delegation to South Africa. In this interview he shares some of the challenges of working in a graduating country and how South...

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Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations (FAO)

Anjana Varma created a new WIKI page | 31 May 2016

Between 2009 and 2013, FAO implemented a component of the European Commission programme MEAs Phase 1 (MEAs 1) entitled: “The clean-up of obsolete pesticides, pesticides management and sustainable pest management” in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific regions. MEAs 1 has made significant progress...

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Project: Capacity Building related to Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Countries

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