Improve the ability of communities
to manage the environment effectively and sustainably through
training, policy development, and institutional strengthening.
Activities build on educational programs to create social
capital for effective and sustainable participation.
For more information about when to use capacity building,
consult one or more of the following Knowledge Areas:
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information
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1. Work in or with representative
groups, including the target audience (i.e. the people who collaborate
represent all the interests associated with the issue).
2. Work towards a positive
outcome to a specific concern.
3. Relate actions to long-term
community vision and goals.
4. Take into consideration
the community as a whole.
- Evaluate context
- Consider sociopolitical, economic, historical, cultural influences
- Look to the future
5. Build on locally existing
skills and resources and scale actions appropriately to community
resources and skills.
6. Generate and make use
of data about the local condition.
7. Involve citizens in gathering
and analyzing data.
8. Respect, encourage, and
reward local initiative.
9. With public officials,
build skills for:
- Education as part of policy development and implementation.
- Flexibility and responsiveness to environmental issues and for
facilitating community engagement.
10. Work with public officials
to offer avenues for participation which are competent, fair, and
enhance involvement for all levels of responsibility.
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