Means by which skills, experience, technical and management capacity are developed within an organizational structure (contractors, consultants or contracting agencies) - often through the provision o [..]

This is a priority within Dutch development cooperation and a keystone of 'sustainable development'. The aim is to increase a country's or organization's capacity for meeting its own needs. The term is development jargon and requires some explanation, however. The hyphen is optional, but it does signal readers that it is a speci [..]

The term used repeatedly in the Doha Declaration referring to the assistance to be provided to developing countries in establishing and administering their trade policies, conducting analysis, and ide [..]

In the context of climate change, capacity building is developing technical skills and institutional capabilities in developing countries and economies in transition to enable their participation in a [..]

Capacity building refers to those activities that fortify the knowledge, abilities, skills and behavior of individuals and improve institutional structures and processes by which the organization can [..]

Enhancing the ability of individuals, organizations or communities to address their own long-term needs.

A subject of the APEC Economic and Technical Cooperation (ECOTECH) program which aims to help APEC’s developing member economies achieve APEC’s goals of the trade and investment liberalization.

Organizational development including enhancement of management structures, processes and procedures, within Organizations and among different Organizations and sectors to meet present and future needs [..]

The development of an organization's core skills and capabilities, such as leadership, management, finance and fundraising, programs and evaluation, in order to build the organization's effectiveness and sustainability. It is the process of assisting an individual or group to identify and address issues and gain the insights, knowledge an [..]

The process by which individuals, organizations, institutions and societies develop abilities (individually and collectively) to perform functions, solve problems as well as set and achieve objectives [..]

the process of

The development of awareness, knowledge, skills and operational capability by certain actors, normally the community, to achieve their purpose. Empowerment    

Capacity building encompasses human, scientific, technological, organisational, institutional and resource capabilities. A fundamental goal of capacity building is to enhance the ability to evaluate and address the crucial questions related to policy choices and modes of implementation.

organizational development that improves management, performance ability, or other essential capabilities.

The practice of enhancing the strengths and attributes of, and resources available to, an individual, community, society, or organisation to respond to change. WGII

In the context of climate change, the process of developing the technical skills and institutional capability in developing countries and economies in transition to enable them to address effectively [..]

Efforts aimed to develop human skills within a community or organization needed to reduce the level of risk. In extended understanding, capacity building also includes development of institutional, fi [..]