Process by which individuals or organizations improve their capability to produce, perform or deploy
Launching of the "Strengthening Capacity and Institutional Reform for Green Growth and Sustainable Development in Vietnam" Project in 2015
Capacity building (or capacity development, capacity strengthening) is the improvement in an individual's or organization's facility (or capability) "to produce, perform or deploy".[1] The terms capacity building and capacity development have often been used interchangeably, although a publication by OECD-DAC stated in 2006 that capacity development was the preferable term.[2] Since the 1950s, international organizations, governments, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and communities use the concept of capacity building as part of "social and economic development" in national and subnational plans. The United Nations Development Programme defines itself by "capacity development" in the sense of "'how UNDP works" to fulfill its mission.[3][4] The UN system applies it in almost every sector, including several of the Sustainable Development Goals to be achieved by 2030. For example, the Sustainable Development Goal 17 advocates for enhanced international support for capacity building in developing countries to support national plans to implement the 2030 Agenda.[5]
Under the codification of international development law, capacity building is a "cross cutting modality of international intervention". It often overlaps or is part of interventions in public administration reform, good governance and education in line sectors of public services.[6]
The consensus approach of the international community for the components of capacity building as established by the World Bank, United Nations and European Commission consists of five areas: a clear policy framework, institutional development and legal framework, citizen participation and oversight, human resources improvements including education and training, and sustainability.[7][8] Some of these overlap with other interventions and sectors. Much of the actual focus has been on training and educational inputs[9] where it may be a euphemism for education and training.[10] For example, UNDP focuses on training needs in its assessment methodology rather than on actual performance goals.[11]
The pervasive use of the term for these multiple sectors and elements and the huge amount of development aid funding devoted to it has resulted in controversy over its true meaning. There is also concern over its use and impacts. In international development funding, evaluations by the World Bank and other donors have consistently revealed problems in this overall category of funding dating back to the year 2000.[12][7][13] Since the arrival of capacity building as a dominant subject in international aid, donors and practitioners have struggled to create a concise mechanism for determining the effectiveness of capacity building initiatives. An independent public measurement indicator for improvement and oversight of the large variety of capacity building initiatives was published in 2015. This scoring system is based on international development law and professional management principles.[14]
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^UNDP (2009) CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT: A UNDP PRIMER
^UNDP (2009) UNDP Global Capacity Development Facility GOING FOR SCALE GOING FOR SUSTAINABILITY GOING FOR QUALITY Capacity Development Group Bureau for Development Policy United Nations Development Programme New York, January 2009
^"Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals". The Global Goals. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
^Lempert, D. H. (2018) A Treatise on International Development Law, 11 DePaul J. for Soc. Just.
^ abGwin, Catherine (23 June 2005). Capacity Building in Africa: An OED Evaluation of World Bank Support. The World Bank. doi:10.1596/0-8213-6241-0. ISBN 978-0-8213-6241-9.
^UNDP (1998) CAPACITY ASSESSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT In a Systems and Strategic Management Context Technical Advisory Paper No. 3 Management Development and Governance Division Bureau for Development Policy January 1998
^"Capacity building | political activity". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
^Potter, Christopher; Brough, Richard (1 September 2004). "Systemic capacity building: a hierarchy of needs". Health Policy and Planning. 19 (5): 336–345. doi:10.1093/heapol/czh038. ISSN 0268-1080. PMID 15310668. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
^United Nations Development Programme. "Supporting Capacity Building the UNDP approach". UNDP. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
^The World Bank (2000) Reforming Public Institutions and Strengthening Governance, A World Bank Strategy, Public Sector Group Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network
^Roger Maconick; et al. (2002). Capacity-building for poverty eradication : analysis of, and lessons from, evaluations of UN system support to countries' efforts(PDF). New York: United Nations. ISBN 92-1-104520-7. OCLC 51071090.
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