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Capacity Assessment Practice Note
Civil Society, Framework, UNDP ProducedUNDP has developed a framework for conducting capacity assessments that is systematic and rigorous, yet flexible and adaptable to different contexts and needs. It does not offer a blueprint, but serves as a point of departure for a capacity assessment. The UNDP Capacity Assessment Methodology consists of three components – the UNDP Capacity Assessment Framework, a process and supporting tools...
Methodology for the Assessment of Capacity of Municipalities in Turkey and the Western Balkans to Deliver Services
Civil Society, Europe and CIS, Framework, UNDP ProducedThis capacity assessment it is intended to identify and address strategic issues within each country that will have the most impact overall on the delivery of five basic services in each country, taking into account the limited resources available for capacity development responses: drinking water supply, liquid waste management, solid waste management, basic healthcare and primary...
Understanding and Programming for Linkages: Democratic Governance and Development
Article / Working Paper, Civil Society, GAP, Local Governance and Decentralization, UNDP ProducedThis paper underlines the importance of redefining progress as a process that requires democratic ownership poverty reduction efforts. It understands democratic ownership as engagement of society in meaningful participation in planning, budgeting implementation and monitoring. It provides a critical look at currently used discourse in the development assistance community regarding the necessity...