Source: NAP-GSP and GIZ (2015), Developing Capacities for National Adaptation Planning.
IMPLEMENTATION LEVELS
Policy
INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES Page 13 of the publicationIES
Source: UNITAR (2015), Skills Assessment for National Adaptation Planning
INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
What capacities for adaptation planning are you seeking to build?
CAPACITIES Source: UNITAR (2015), Skills Assessment for National Adaptation Planning
USING THE SKILLS ASSESSMENT TOOL
Capacities to build A. Enhanced national climate change coordination B. Ability to apply analytical tools to adaptation planning (V&A, CBA, expenditure review)
Steps to take 1. Describe existing skills available
2. Locate skills at different institutional levels 3. Identify gaps for skills development
USING THE SKILLS ASSESSMENT TOOL
…
What Skills?
A. Enhanced national climate change coordination
Technical
Manage ment
Partc’ory
USING THE SKILLS ASSESSMENT TOOL
…
What Levels?
A. Enhanced national climate change coordination
Policy
Operat’l
Organst’l
USING THE SKILLS ASSESSMENT TOOL
Objective: Skills development to enhance national climate change coordination TECHNICAL POLICY ORGANISATION OPERATION
T1
T2 T5
MANAGEMENT
PARTICIPATORY
M1
M6
P2
M2
M7
P3
P4
THE TOOLS Appendix 2 of the publication … TECHNICAL T1. CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE AND POLICY T2. CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION T3. CLIMATE CHANGE MAINSTREAMING MANAGEMENT M1. STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP M2. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY M3. VISIONING, CREATING, INSPIRING PARTICIPATORY P1. COORDINATION P2. COMMUNICATION P3. TEAM-BUILDING
THE NIGER EXPERIENCE: MAIN FINDINGS
“a cross government cohort of staff ready to assume technical and managerial roles in CCA ..”
At policy level, abilities needed to assess and advocate for sector implications of climate change At organisational level, coordination skills needed, such as joint objective setting and prioritisation At operational level, retaining personnel and HR management
THE NIGER EXPERIENCE: MAIN FINDINGS
National skills development: Immediate (Yr 1) TECHNICAL SKILLS T1 – climate change science and policy (basics) T5 – climate change economics and finance, modalities and access
MANAGEMENT SKILLS M1 – leadership and negotiation for policy makers
M4 – communication and advocacy for senior managers
PARTICIPATORY SKILLS P4 – speaking and presentating to groups, for managers and policy makers P10 – participatory planning and decision making, for managers
ENABLERS Detailed workflow analysis of current training activities in CCA Capacity development for national training institutions (instructional design) ToT programme on climate change fundamentals for CNEDD staff
THE NIGER EXPERIENCE: MAIN FINDINGS
What did we learn?
Skills assessment framework complex to apply in practice Clarity on ‘skills for what’ reduces data collection Importance of national training institutions
INDIVIDUAL SKILLS AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES
What capacities for adaptation planning are you seeking to build?
How specific can you be?
CAPACITIES Source: UNITAR (2015), Skills Assessment for National Adaptation Planning
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