Capacity Development

The task of cutting world poverty in half is not happening fast enough. As the deadline for reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) approaches, the delivery of poverty reduction plans has stalled in too many countries, often due to limited capacity to address poverty effectively.

This primer provides a simple, cogent and accessible illustration of the UNDP Capacity Development Approach for the benefit of development practitioners both within and beyond the UN development system.

This paper presents a framework for better defining, capturing and communicating capacity development results. The framework begins with the end in mind – national development goals.

Teamworks is UNDP's knowledge sharing exchange that allows development professionals to gain and share knowledge