The presentation was made by Patrick Kalas, Capacity Development Officer FAO, on Day 2 of the Integrating Agriculture in National Adaptation Plans Workshop, 5-7 April 2016, Rome, Italy. © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. Capacity Development for Effective Integration of
Agriculture into National Adaptation Plans (NAPs)
and Sustainable Implementation
Global Workshop, Rome, April 6th 2016
Patrick P. Kalas
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Office of Partnerships, Advocacy and Capacity Development (OPC)
Capacity Development Officer
patrick.kalas@fao.org
http://www.fao.org/capacity-development/en/

2. What is Development?
“Development is like a tree- it can be nurtured in its growth only
by feeding its roots not by pulling on its branches” I. Serageldin
Capacity
Country Ownership
Country Leadership
Joint-Commitment
© IUCN “PADAUK Tree”’
Sustainable Results

3. Systemic Capacities (3 dimensions)
Individual dimension areas:
Awareness / Understanding,
Knowledge/ Skills / Attitudes
> Understanding importance of agriculture
within NAPs
> Adaptation sensitive planning skills
Organizational dimension areas:
functioning and performance of
organizations and institutions including:
Coordination mechanisms /
Mandates / Terms of References /
Information, Data and Knowledge
sharing/ Budget and Funding
> national cross-sectoral coordination,
planning and budgeting mechanisms
between relevant NAPs Ministries
Enabling environment areas: context
in which individuals and organizations
exist including:
Governance / institutional
linkages / Multi-Stakeholder
processes / implicit and explicit
rules / laws and policies
> Inclusive stakeholder processes for
NAPs formulation and implementation

4. Capacity
Development
support
Existing
capacities
• Whose and what capacities are
to be developed?
Participatory
Capacity Needs
Assessment
• Enhance country ownership,
leadership and stakeholder
commitment to enhance
capacities
• Strategic and targeted
interventions (starting from
existing capacities)
• Baseline to monitor progress
across all CD dimensions
Why assess capacities comprehensively
and with broad participation?

5. Institutional Capacity Assessment Process for NAPs
(for reflection)
CommitmentOwnershipDialogue
Refine
Country
Work plans
(Budgeted
Capacity
assessment
approach)
1.
Define
Tools with
and
prepare
national
team
2.
National
Self-
Assessment
Stakeholder
workshop
3.
Capacity
Assessment
Report
4.
Stakeholder
Validation
and Action
Planning
Workshop
5.
Joint
Implement
ation and
Monitoring
Learning Learning Learning

6. CapDev
Dimensions
Categories Present state Desired state
(after project)
How to get
there
Individual -Knowledge
- Technical and
Functional Skills
- Attitudes
Organizational
/ Institutional
-Coordination
mechanisms
(Planning,
Monitoring)
- Mandates of
Ministries
- Budgets
Enabling
Environment
- Legal framework
- Governance
- Policies
- Participatory
processes
Capacity Needs Assessment Questionnaire
Participatory Stakeholder
Workshop to complete
questionnaire
Capacity
Assessment
Report
Baseline

7. Effective CD for Integrating Agriculture into NAPs and
Implementation means…..
 Looking at the “what” and the “how” to
enhance capacities
Capacity
Development
support
Existing
capacities
April 6th Break Out Session on “Institutional CD”
Patrick Kalas, FAO CD Expert, Julie Teng, UNDP
 Jointly assessing, designing,
implementing and tracking sustainable CD
activities
 Anchoring in Development effectiveness
principles (Country Ownership, Leadership)
http://www.fao.org/capacity-development/en/
 Focusing on (a) Organizational /
institutional capacities and (b) knowledge and
skills enhancement (technical and functional)

8. The group will explore………….
• …………..initial institutional CD needs and actionable
recommendations for improvement
• ……………practical steps, methods and tools on effective
institutional CD (e.g. capacity assessment approach) for
sharpening country work plans

9. Ideas for Country Work Plan Sharpening
(for reflection)
• Apply “good learning practices” in training and
learning activities (i.e. conduct a learning needs
assessment, participants selection and follow-up
activities to learning event)?
-> See FAO’s Resource on Effective Learning
http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2532e.pdf
Institutional CD (Outcome 2- “Roadmaps”)
Training & Learning (Outcome 1- “Technical Capacity”)
• Include budgeted organizational / institutional
stakeholder capacity assessment?
• Sharpen Terms of Reference for national facilitators?
-> “What” and “How” (i.e. process) matters in CD……….

10. Visit FAO’s New CD Portal
…and “Capacity Development for Climate Smart Agriculture”
http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i3325e/i3325e17.pdf
http://www.fao.org/capacity-development/en/

11. “Development is like a tree- it can be nurtured in its growth only
by feeding its roots not by pulling on its branches” I. Serageldin
© IUCN “PADAUK Tree”’
Thank you for your attention and participation
Country Ownership
Country Leadership
Joint-Commitment
Sustainable Results

12. UNDP’s approach to capacity development
3 levels of capacities:
• Individual
• Organisation
• Enabling Environment
2 types of capacities:
• Functional
• Technical
A programmatic approach is
necessary!
Julie Teng, UNDP
julie.teng@undp.org]

13. Individual Capacity development in the NAP-GSP
& NAP Ag.
• Central to the Programmes
• Development of tools and approaches for individual capacity
development to advance the NAP at country level
– GIZ-UNDP-UNITAR Country-level training modules
– UNITAR Skills Assessment for NAP
– Specialised trainings (eg economics of adaptation)
http://www.undp-alm.org/projects/naps-ldcs
http://www.adaptation-undp.org/naps-
agriculture