Welcome / Bienvenue. ISLANDS Capacity Building Strategy (Platform 5 under-construction)

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1 Welcome / Bienvenue 1st Meeting of the Regional Platform for Capacity Building & Partnership for Sustainable Development Mauritius 5th & 6th March 2013 ISLANDS Capacity Building Strategy (Platform 5 under-construction) Presented by Soobaschand Sweenarain [Sunil] Coordinator

2 AGENDA «CD is the responsibility of the developing countries with donors playing a supporting role» Accra Agenda 2008 ~~~~~~~~ 1. Introduction Présentation 2. Scoping of CBS Les perspectives de la Stratégie de Développement des capacités 3. Capacity Needs Assessment Evaluation des Capacités 4. Capacity Building Strategy Stratégie de Développement des Capacités

3 Pourquoi faire compliqué quand on peut faire simple Paraît il, faire simple c est techniquement plus compliqué S.S SECTION I SCOPING OF CBS

4 Architecture. I 2 CORAL REEF PLAFORM (Reunion Island France) Disaster Financing Mechanisms (Madagascar) 5 Capacity Building & Partnership 3 Political Strategy - SD (Comoros Islands) (Mauritius & Zanzibar) 4 WIO Coastal Challenge (Seychelles)

5 Scope of the 4 flagship projects Integrated Coastal and Marine Resources Management Coral Reef Platform [4] WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN - COASTAL CHALLENGE (Sustainable island living ) Biological diversity Protection UN Convention of the Laws of the Sea [1] Plateforme des réc Marine Protected Areas [3] POLITICAL STRATEGY OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [ National level ] [2] Millenium Development Goals [5] Capacity Building & Partnership Climate Change Resilience Disaster Financing Schemes

6 Govt Treasury Ext. Donors Reg. Platforms Integrated Coastal Zones Management Fisheries, Aquaculture MPA, CRF, Mangroves.. Alternative Sustainable Livelihood Tourism & Recreative Activities Urbanisation Building & Public Works LEVELS National Sub-National Local National Sustainable Development Strategy & Plan of Actions POLICY & INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKS - ICZM Climate Resilient Strategy & Plan of Actions Intersector Policy linkages Green Economy in Blue Economy Multi-Stakeholder Participation Fiscal Incentives Agriculture & Forestry Protected sites.. PLAYERS Government Private Sector Civil society Academic & Scientific Institutions. SME Industries, Commerce & Services

7 Simplified Sustainable Livelihood Model People Planet profit Natural Resources Land, Marine, Water, Forestry (1) Market oriented Approach PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Cooperatives Capital Human, Technical Financial Organisation Social ENABLING ENVIRONMENT Political Stability & Commitments Policy & Institutional Framework & Mechanisms Partnering & Outreaching Knowledge and Information Mgmt Budgeting & Implementation Monitoring & Evaluation BUSINESS SUPPORTS Research & Training Finance/Insurance Logistics Markets Local & Export CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATION NGO, CBO, Professional Organisations

8 Big problems such as climate change are consequences of small problems and conversely the big solutions are rooted in small solutions S.K SECTION 2 CAPACITY BUILDING

9 Capacity Development Definition Capacity is the ability of people, organizations and society as a whole to manage their affairs successfully (OECD) CD is the process whereby people, organizations and society as a whole unleash, strengthen, create, adapt and maintain capacity over time (OECD) CD is an integral part of BPOA, MS, MEAs CD is a priority of the international community ( Paris Declaration 2005) UNDP / GET process of NSCA / SGS Demand and Supply perspectives ( Services outsourcing ) CD is a process of learning and change / transformation that a country or a community takes ownership of at Systemic, organisation and citizen level to progress Sustainable Development

10 Capacity Development Features 1. MULTIDIMENSION 2. MULTISTAKEHOLDER INSTITUTIONS Economic (Profit / Growth) Public Organisations (Facilitator & Regulators) Social ( People) Quality of life AFFORDABILITY FEASIBILITY S D Environmental ACCEPTABILITY (Planet) PPP Private Organisations (Growth Engine) S D CSR CBM Civil Society Organisation ( Watch Dogs) CITIZENS AND NON-CITIZENS PPP: Public-Private Partnership; CBM: Community Based Management; CSR : Corporate Social Responsibility

11 Capacity Development Features Multi-level 3 Decision making levels 4 International. Regional Political level National Mesonational Local Policy Level Technical level Individual Implementation level

12 CAPACITY BUILDING KEY TECHNICAL CAPACITIES Leadership Environmental Resources Institutional Arrangements Physical Resources KEY CAPACITIES Financial Resources Public Accountability Public Engagement TIME Technical Resources Human Resources

13 Key Areas of functional Capacities (project cycle management) POLICIES & STRATEGIES KNOWLEDGE & INFORMATION Leading Policy Reform Developing Strategies and Policies Defining Quality Standards/ performance Indicators Acessing, Managing and Producing Information & Knowledge Leading National processess of knowledge adaptation and Sharing OUTREACH & PARTNERSHIP (Engage with Stakeholders) IMPLEMENTATION & (Budget, Manage & Implement) MONITORING & EVALUATION Advocating partnership with a variety of actors Utilizing funding instruments to attact resources Providing infrastructure Managing and Implementing sector programmes Delivery services according to norms & standards Setting performance Indicators Regular monitoring and Evaluation of programmes

14 CAPACITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK 1. Policy & Legislation Development 2. Knowledge Management 3. Outreach and Partnership 4. Implementation 5. M&E Project cycle Management B. Functional Capacities C. Technical Capacities 1. Leadership 2. Policy and legal Framework 3. Mutual Accountability 4. Public Commitment i 5. Human Resources 6. Financial Resources 7. Infrastructure 8. Environmental Resources 3. INDIVIDUALS 2. ORGANISATIONS 1. INSTITUTIONS A. Entry Points Note: Transversal issues such as Human Rights, Good Governance, Gender Equality, Fair Trade Equal Opportunity are embedded in every capacity assessment

15 When opponents collaborate in the supreme interest! SECTION 3. CAPACITY BUILDING STRATEGY

16 CBS SYSTEMIC & ORG LEVELS 1. Highest Political Commitment and leadership to mainstream SNDS & NAMA into national policy and legislation frameworks and mechanisms. 2. Institutionnalisation and untied supports of Multi-stakeholder Platform for dialogue, consultation, collaboration and partnership; 2. Macroeconomic and fiscal reforms to promote green economy, sustainable consumption, private sector development and local and foregin direct investments; 3. Appropriate policy and legal framework to encourage civil society organisartions through untied financial supports through charity Trust, CSR and other novative instruments. 5. Improved management of international Conventions and access to new financing mechanisms such as carbon finance, CDM (Cost benefit analysis) 6. Human Resources Management with emphasis on succession planning 7. Appropriate mechnaism for information / knowledge management and sharing. 8. Improve Communication and marketing strategy on Govt. Programmes. 9. Improve programme / project monitoring and evaluation framework 10. Development of strategic hard and soft infrastructure

17 Foundational - Regional Networks.. Reg CSO Networks Others? Regional CCI Networks Reg. Science & Techn. Institutes Networks Platform V CB & Partnership Regional Unif & Tertiary Ed. Networks Reg. Centre for Intl. Policies Conv. & Co-operation Centre for Prog./project Dev, M&E Regional HRD networks

18 Immediate Actions QUICKWINS 1. Compulsory Sustainability module for all undergraduates and new professionals. 2. Promoting ecological footprint smart citizen : Youth and consumers Unif Networks NGO network 3. Adoption of a Green economy charter CCI Network 4. Voluntary Mobility Scheme for young Expert HRD / Unif & others 5. Promote civic activities in favour of sustainability ( youth and retired persons ) TOT NGO network and others Funding options to take -off EU - Decentralised Cooperation GEF Small Grant Scheme CSR and Charity Trust IOC / EU projects..

19 THANK YOU Take care of the cause and the effect will take care of itself