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Videoconference Consultation Results of Capacity Development – Issues and Approaches Mark Nelson,

Videoconference Consultation Results of Capacity Development – Issues and Approaches Mark Nelson, WBI May 26, 2009. Aid Effectiveness and Capacity Development: Importance of Results. Results of capacity development efforts have not met expectations

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Videoconference Consultation Results of Capacity Development – Issues and Approaches Mark Nelson,

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  1. Videoconference Consultation Results of Capacity Development – Issues and Approaches Mark Nelson, WBI May 26, 2009

  2. Aid Effectiveness and Capacity Development: Importance of Results • Results of capacity development efforts have not met expectations • Donors devote $20 billion to knowledge & learning for development partners • Recent reviews highlighted important deficiencies • Do we achieve and demonstrate results? • Bad practices perpetuate because of weak reporting • Good practices are not captured and disseminated • Are we moving forward? • Paris Declaration and results on the ground • Main players of international community of practice in capacity development

  3. CD = Skills +Will B Capacity development Political will/ engaged society A Skills, technical assistance, resources

  4. Lack of consensus in measuring results-makes it difficult to evaluate outcomes and understand impact Challenges in comparability of programs-impedes identification of best practices and lessons learned No mutual understanding of strategy and evaluation with partners - weakens local ownership and sustainability Insufficient evidence and little accountability -reduces the viability of programs among stakeholders Lack of common terminology for knowledge exchange -discourages a community of practice Challenges of moving forward

  5. Current approaches and practices • Do we need to focus on results to improve aid effectiveness? • Cost-benefit of measuring results of capacity development • Convergence or divergence of theory and practice • Variety of approaches to capacity development: UNDP, WBI, DANIDA, CIDA, DFID • Does the theory translate into practice?

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