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Making capacity building meaningful: a framework for strategic action.

¹The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, W. K. Hancock Building (No. 43), Biology Place, Acton, Canberra, 0200, Australia. lisa.robins@anu.edu.au

Environmental Management

|June 11, 2008

Summary

This study identifies practical capacity building measures for natural resource management (NRM). It develops a systems framework and analyzes stakeholder preferences for effective investment in NRM governance.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Management
Organizational Development
Public Administration

Background:

Capacity building is crucial for effective natural resource management (NRM).
Decentralized governance models, like Australia's NRM regions, require tailored capacity development strategies.
Existing approaches to capacity building often lack practical, actionable measures.

Purpose of the Study:

To operationalize 'capacity building' by identifying practical measures.
To develop a systems framework for strategic capacity building investments in NRM.
To gather and analyze stakeholder feedback on capacity building measures for informed implementation.

Main Methods:

Identification and categorization of 29 practical capacity building measures.
Development of a systems framework to contextualize these measures.
Collection of stakeholder feedback through surveys and workshops within Australian NRM regions.

Main Results:

A suite of 29 practical capacity building measures clustered into eight groups.
A systems framework designed to guide strategic capacity building efforts.
Analysis of stakeholder preferences for specific capacity building measures across four key groups.

Conclusions:

The proposed framework offers a practical tool for enhancing NRM capacity.
Stakeholder feedback provides valuable insights for tailoring capacity building initiatives.
The framework is adaptable and can be expanded with additional capacity building measures.