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Global fisheries collapse to hit Africa first: African waters among most likely to experience collapsing fisheries due to overfishing and poor management. read...
CBCRM RC and NFR statement on the oil spill: The Petron/Solar 1 oil spill shows the failure of corporations to concretize their social responsibility and of government to perform its regulatory functions. read...
E-group discussion on learning communities plus summary: Blog records the postings of RC fellows and participants from the IASCP conference in Oaxaca, Mexico. read...
W-T-O spells emptier oceans: Resource Center's statement on the WTO HK Ministerial Meeting. read...
Post-tsunami regional consultation: Report on the Colombo post-tsunami regional consultation, 15-17 June 2005. read...
OD Research Report: Survey of frameworks and experiences of OD work in the Philippines. read...
Welcome to the CBNRM LC Resource Guide on Organization Development
Featured resource
Evaluating Capacity Development: Experiences from Research and Development Organizations
by D. Horton, A. Alexaki, S. Bennett-Lartey, K. Noele-Brice, D. Campilan, J. de Souza-Silva, L. Thanh Duong, I. Khadar, A. Maestrey-Boza, I. Kayes Muniruzzaman, J. Perez, M. Somarriba Chang, R. Vernooy, and J. Watts, ISNAR, IDRC, CTA 2003, 170 pp.
In January 2000, the International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) began the Evaluating Capacity Development Project aimed to improve capacity development efforts in research and development organizations through evaluation. The book explains how the project used an action-learning approach, bringing together people from various countries and different types of organizations. As they conducted six (6) evaluation studies over the course of three years, project participants learned a great deal about capacity development and the process of evaluation. The authors use examples and lessons drawn from the evaluation studies as a basis for making more general conclusions regarding how CD efforts and evaluation can help organizations to achieve their missions. Online files (PDF) of the book are available on the ISNAR website (www.isnar.cgiar.org). read full text...
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Planning, Implementing, and Evaluating Capacity Development
by Douglas Horton, ISNAR 2002, 8 pp.
Capacity development is the process by which individuals, groups, and organizations improve their ability to perform functions and achieve desired results over time. The paper discusses ten issues involved in planning, implementing, and evaluating CD efforts in research and development organizations. It was intended to stimulate reflection and discussion towards improving capacity development efforts in research and development organizations. A PDF copy of the briefing paper is available for downloading on the ISNAR website (www.isnar.cgiar.org). read full text...
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A Results-Oriented Approach to Capacity Change
by Nils Boesen and Ole Therkildsen, DANIDA 2005, 23 pp.
Capacity development support is a key element in development assistance, whether aimed at specific organizations or as part of wider sector programmes. But it is generally recognized that the knowledge about how best to deliver and assess the outcome of such support has been limited or contested. This paper seeks a better understanding of what capacity means, and the constraints and options for changing and enhancing it. Available for downloading on the Capacity.org website (www.capacity.org). read full text ...
