The National Capacity Self-Assessment is a Global Environment Facility(GEF)-funded initiative currently being undertaken by over 50 developing countries world-wide. It responds to a concern that is raised frequently in the post-project evaluation of GEF-funded projects, namely that activities cease once GEF-
funding ends. Most countries point to a lack of national capacity in the core areas of convention obligations - climate change, land degradation and biodiversity - as the key reason why projects have not proved sustainable post-GEF funding. This capacity includes systemic inadequacies such as perverse
incentives and poor coordination, institutional weaknesses, and a lack of suitably trained individuals in- country.Available onlineCall Number: [EL]Physical Description: 57 p.
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