capacity-building
Alternative name(s): capacity development
| Definition | Source | References |
|---|---|---|
Defined by the United Nations Development Programme as the process through which individuals, organisations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain their capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time. Within the context of this assessment, these capabilities include human resources and technical capacity required to support scenario analysis and modelling. |
Scenarios and models assessment | Section 7.1.1 |
Defined by the United Nations Development Programme as “the process through which individuals, organizations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain their capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time”. |
Sustainable use assessment | IPBES core glossary, 2021 |
Defined by the United Nations Development Programme as the process through which individuals, organizations and societies obtain, strengthen and maintain their capabilities to set and achieve their own development objectives over time. IPBES promotes and facilitates capacity-building, to improve the capacity of countries to make informed policy decisions on biodiversity and ecosystem-services. |
Americas assessment, Asia-Pacific assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme), Land degradation and restoration assessment, Europe and Central Asia assessment |