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2013 Diana Felix da Costa, Søren Vester Haldrup, John Karlsrud, Frederik Rosén, Kristoffer Nilaus Tarp / Norwegian Peacebuilding Resource Centre
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Regional Capacity Enhancement Initiative provides about 200 civil servant support officers (CSSOs) from neighbouring countries to South Sudan, where they are twinned with counterparts across a range of ministries and sectors to rapidly develop core government capacity in a coaching and mentoring scheme. The initiative is promising as a new and potentially innovative model of triangular co-operation for capacity development for four reasons. Firstly, it provides a model of large-scale support to rapid capacity development in core government...
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The outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in several South-East Asian countries have raised serious economic and public health concerns. In Viet Nam, the first outbreak was reported on December 2003 in Ha Tay Province. By the end of February 2004 the disease was spread in 64 provinces. Facing with many difficulties in dealing with such an unprecedented emergency, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam requested FAO’s support for the control of the outbreak and prevention to the human transmission of the disease. Several donors and agencies including FAO...
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2013 Gabriel Kuris
Conflict, cronyism, and a flawed privatization process damaged Croatia’s international image during its first decade of independence from Yugoslavia. After a change in government in 2000, a parliamentary consensus formed around the pursuit of European integration, but the European Union demanded real progress in tackling corruption, echoing citizen concerns. In response, the Croatian government created a specialized prosecution service called USKOK, the Bureau for the Suppression of Corruption and Organized Crime, to work in concert with other anti-corruption institutions. At first...
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Given the interest of the four Caribbean countries, FAO worked closely with them to develop national food-based dietary guidelines (FBDGs) to promote healthy diets and lifestyles in Dominica, Grenada, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Through their involvement in activity planning, training, field testing with the public and broad consultations, each country developed its own set of FBDGs, which became national policies.
The factors influencing the success of the intervention were:
Commitment to global initiatives. The interest of the four countries in developing FBDGs came...
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2013 Gabriel Kuris
When Slovenia became independent from Yugoslavia in 1991, the Central European country rapidly transitioned to free-market democracy, with strong institutions and low levels of graft. In 2004, the government established the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption to demonstrate its commitment to good governance during the application process for European Union membership. However, the new watchdog body, which had no official enforcement powers, soon faced deeper challenges than it was equipped to handle. It found that political and business leaders had colluded to profit from Slovenia...
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In December 1998, the Prime Minister of Tonga and the Minister of Fisheries requested FAO’s assistance in reviewing and updating the fisheries legislation as recommended in Tongan national plans of development and in the Tonga Fisheries Sector Review. In response, FAO approved an eight-month Technical Cooperation Programme in 1999. The initiative demonstrated the effectiveness of an intervention working at both an individual and institutional level in having positive impacts at the policy level. Draft legislations on fisheries and aquaculture were developed and adopted by the National...
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Thua Thien Hue is a province in central Viet Nam with a coastline of 126 kilometres. The province is home to the Tam Giang – Cau Hai lagoon system, which covers five coastal districts and forms a source of livelihood for more than 300,000 people – nearly one-third of the province population. The numerous activities carried out in the lagoon put high pressure on the environment and risk undermining its natural resources. Upon the government’s request, FAO’s intervention started in 2006 and is now in its second two-year phase. The intervention is seeking to support the...
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The Government of Belize requested FAO’s support to update its legislative framework for biosecurity by drafting parliamentary-level laws on animal health, food safety, plant protection and biosafety. Five draft laws were prepared.
The underlying factors that contributed to capacity development in Belize are:
Government commitment to meet its international obligations: The Government’s strong commitment to ensuring biosecurity, evident in its signature of the relevant international agreements, provided the platform for implementation at national level.
Internal reform of the...
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At the request of the government, a number of FAO projects, under the Technical Cooperation Programme and the Government Cooperation Programme, have contributed to regulate access to and use of land and natural resources. FAO provided support to policy development and the drafting of implementing legislation, followed by support to implementation and awareness raising on the new laws amongst public-sector agencies and the wider society. The two latest Government Cooperation Programme projects have had a strong focus on developing the oversight capacity of the formal judiciary, and the legal...
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The Government of Kosovo requested support from FAO to develop a medium-term strategy for Education for Rural People (ERP). The ERP strategy 2004-2009 was launched at a national seminar held in Pristina on 24 June 2004 by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development and FAO. The event was also covered by the national media.
The main factors contributing to the success of this intervention were:
Early involvement of government staff enhanced ownership and capacities at institutional level: Institutional capacities were...
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In 2003, the Government of Slovenia, through the Slovenia Forestry Service of the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Food, requested support from FAO in order to upgrade analytical and planning capacities of its staff and other partners in an important area of economic development: the bioenergy sector. Within the framework of a two-year programme, FAO strengthened capacities at policy, institutional and individual levels through the combination of training, technical support and targeted studies. After the project was completed, the Slovenia Forestry Service and Forestry Institute...
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In January 2002, the Government of the Republic of Zambia requested support from FAO through the Technical Cooperation Programme to obtain up-to-date information on the stock and utilization of natural resources. The Government’s focus of interest concerning land use was to put in place an integrated land use assessment system that would improve the management of land resources, and thus contribute to poverty alleviation, improved food security and sustainable economic growth. The Integrated Land Use Assessment (ILUA) intervention was officially launched in August 2005. Capacities were...
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In 1989, Central and Eastern European countries began a programme of land reform and farm restructuring as part of an overall strategy of transition from centrally planned agriculture to privatization and market development. The case study documents the experiences of Armenia, Serbia and Lithuania. Despite the differences in their context and readiness of their institutional and organizational structures, the three countries strongly recognized the need for modernization in agriculture and led the formulation process for a national strategy for land consolidation. FAO and its partners have...
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The Gambia has played a pioneering role in establishing community forestry in Africa since the 1990s. In 2000, it participated in the international Seminar on Market Analysis and Development (MA&D) for Community-based Enterprises Development organized by FAO. During the seminar, the Gambian Forestry Department expressed their interest in introducing FAO’s MA&D methodology into their community forestry initiative. From a 28-month pilot phase to the subsequent 20- month Technical Cooperation Programme, the Forestry Department worked to institutionalize the methodology, in...
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A long-standing partnership between the Government of India and FAO has enabled Farmer Field Schools (FFSs) to be introduced and subsequently scaled up in the country. In Andhra Pradesh FFS, known locally as “Polam Badi”, has become the official method to train farmers in sustainable approaches to agriculture.
The factors which contributed to the success of the programme are the following:
Government commitment: The Government is committed to innovative approaches to building the capacities of its extension service to meet farmers’ needs, and supported the introduction of...
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2013 Mansfield, W. and Grunewald, P. / IDS
Those working within knowledge management (KM) and knowledge brokering (KB) in international development are under increasing pressure to demonstrate the relevance and impact of their work.
Practitioners lack best practice guidance on suitable indicators for external accountability (enabling practitioners to demonstrate the impact of KM/KB, providing an evidence base to justify investment) as well as for learning (allowing practitioners to determine which approaches to KM/KB are more effective, enabling improvement within organisations and across the sector).
This publication is a report of...
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2013 Rachel Jackson
In 2001, the Electoral Commission of Zambia faced a tense presidential and parliamentary election. The commission needed a new mechanism to stave off conflict, clarify responsibilities for dispute resolution, and provide complainants with an effective outlet for their concerns. Inspired by the use of a similar system in South Africa, the commission leaders developed conflict management committees at both the national and district levels. The committees—comprising representatives from political parties, law enforcement, civil society, and faith-based organizations—mediated...
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2012 Herbel, Denis; Crowley, Eve; Haddad, Nora Ourabah; Lee, Maria / IFAD, FAO
Continued population growth, urbanization and rising incomes are likely to continue to put pressure on food demand. International prices for most agricultural commodities are set to remain at 2010 levels or higher, at least for the next decade (OECD-FAO, 2010). Small-scale producers in many developing countries were not able to reap the benefits of high food prices during the 2007-2008 food price crises. Yet, this upward food price trend could have been an opportunity for them to increase their incomes and food security. The opportunity that high food prices could have provided as a...
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2012 Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA); Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) / Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP)
This Education Manual on Indigenous Elders and Engagement with Government is meant for indigenous elders, leaders, organizers, and indigenous peoples' representatives in government, who desire to be of service to the interests of indigenous peoples. The manual aims to build and strengthen the capacity of indigenous elders in Asia to lead their communities during contemporary times, wherein indigenous peoples face serious threats to their survival in the form of development aggression, marginalization and violation of their rights to land, territories, resources and self-determination....
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2013 Sevi Simavi / World Bank Institute
In an inter-connected world, policymakers and development practitioners are eager to connect with peers in other countries who have overcome similar real-world challenges, learn from their experiences and build horizontal partnerships based on equity, trust, mutual benefit, and long-term relationships. Mounting evidence suggests that such exchanges, commonly referred to as South-South knowledge exchanges, can contribute to broadening development options, accelerating reforms and strengthening local ownership.
The Art of Knowledge Exchange Primer is for those who are involved in such knowledge...
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