Capacity 21 Programme AFRICA

Racine KANE

Programme Specialist, Africa

UNDP/CAPACITY 21

CAPACITY 21

Brief History• 1992 Announced at Rio

• 1993 Launched

• 1993 Operation: Over $80 million -- 14 donors

• 1997 Mid-term review in Rabat

• 1997 Mandate renewed by UNGASS /CSD

• 2000 More than 85 Countries

• 2000 - 2002 Mainstreaming lessons

• 2002 - Capacity 21 II. phase

CAPACITY 21

MandateStrengthen capacity for Agenda 21

implementation i.e. assist developing countries build their capacity to integrate the principles of Agenda 21 into national

development.

CAPACITY 21

Principles

integration of planning processes across sectors (horizontal) and between levels of government (vertical); across space (geography); and across time (intergenerational);

participation from a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure that all interests in society are represented in the identification of needs, prioritization and implementation of planning objectives; and

information sharing across sectoral departments, between levels of government and with a broad range of stakeholders, for more comprehensive and integrated planning.

CAPACITY 21 Africa Coordination Mechanism

Strategic and operational objectives:• Advocacy for SD in Africa by civil society and political leaders• Mainstreaming of Capacity 21 principles into government and

UNDP• Networking for knowledge management and to share experience• Promoting participation of civil society and key stakeholders

groups in decision making• Building partnerships both within and outside UNDP• Harmonizing the international conventions and poverty

reduction strategies within a SD framework• Facilitating the participation of African countries in the WSSD

CAPACITY 21 Africa BureauWhat do we do?

• Participatory and cross-sectoral approaches

• Pilot and demonstration programmes for SD

• Advocacy for SD

• Stakeholders roundtables

• Strategic planning for sustainable development

CAPACITY 21- Africa

Who do we work with? Country programmes

Burkina Faso: Renforcement des capacités nationales en gestion environnementale pour un développement durable

Cameroun: National Planning Process and Environmental Management Programme

The Gambia: Capacity Building for SD Ghana: Capacity Building Programme Kenya: Environmental Management & Planning Tanzania: Capacity Buiding for SD & Planning « TANZAKESHO » Malawi: Capacity Building for Environmental Support Programme Mozambique: A Mozambican Capacity 21 Initiative: Training

Programme Niger: Appui au processus d’élaboration du PNEDD Sao Tome & Principe: Elaboration du PNEDD Eritrea, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania: assistance to programme preparation

CAPACITY 21- Africa

Who do we work with? Regional level

Learning and experience sharing accross countries

Training

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation

Support for WSSD

Approaches to Sustainability

Advocacy

Partnerships

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Benin

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Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Ethiopia

Gambia

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Guinea Bissau

Kenya

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Mali

Mauritania

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

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Sao Tome

Senegal

South Africa

Sw aziland

Tanzania

Uganda

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CAPACITY 21- SREC

Possible Areas of Collaboration

Preparations for WSSD

Advocacy Publications

Training

Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation