kenya – capacity assessment

Effective individual and institutional capacity development approaches to address the agriculture sectors in NAPs

Case Study of KenyaZipora Otieno (National Coordinator)

Outline of presentation

Introduction and Background

Objectives of the assessment

Scope of the Assignment

Approach and Methodology

Assessment Results

Capacity Development Process

Lessons/challenges

Introduction & Background

• Capacity Assessment was commissioned by the FAO and UNDP Kenya representations under the auspices of the NAP-Ag project.

• Project implemented in 11 countries-Africa, Asia and Africa.

• Kenya is part of the NAP-Ag programme.

• Four outcomes are envisaged in the programme.

a. Strengthened technical and institutional capacity on NAPs

b. Integrated roadmaps for NAPs developed

c. Evidence-based results for NAPs improved

d. Advocacy and knowledge-sharing on NAPs promoted

Objective of the Assessment

• To identify key capacity gaps (technical and functional) in key MDAs and assess the degree to which they are aligned to deliver on their mandate, and

• To develop a Capacity Development Plan that can be implemented during and after the life of the project

Scope of the Assessment

• Collecting and analyzing information from previous capacity assessments;

• Assessing current roles, responsibilities and capacities of the institutions for climate change adaptation planning;

• Identifying the capacity gaps, both individual/ technical and institutional;

• Based on the gaps, identify opportunities and entry points for strengthening the institutions as well as capacities of technical staff in the climate change related units/departments;

• Develop a Capacity Development Plan for each institution assessed.

Institutions Assessed

i. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries

ii. Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

iii. Ministry of Devolution and Planning

iv. Ministry of Water and Irrigation

v. National Drought Management Authority

vi. The National Treasury-NDA for the Green Climate Fund in Kenya


Phase 1: Literature Review.

• Literature review: Review of Strategic Plans for the parent Ministry, relevant policies and Acts.

• lnitial Contacts: Attendance of launch of the NAP, made initial contacts and appointments.

• Review of the NAP and Climate Change Act.

• Develop questionnaire.

Phase 2: Face to face Interviews.

• Circulate Questionnares to each Climate Change Unit.

• Face to face meeting with Climate Change Unit staff, presentation of background to the assignment, elaboration of methodology, and guidance on how to fill the questionnaire.

• Open discussion on the key issues, challenges and opportunities for capacity development

Phase 3: Self assessment using questionnaires.

• Reflection by key staff and self assessment using the questionnaire (each was given two days for this).

• Data compilation and analysis of the returned questionnaires for each MDA CC Unit.

• Preparation of capacity assessment report for each MDA CC Unit.

• Capacity Development Plans


The Approach was informed by two Frameworks, namely:

The UNDP Capacity Needs Assessment Framework (CNAF) and

The World Resources Institute’s (WRI) National Adaptive Capacity (NAC) Framework .


• Four Functional Capacities were defined for the assessment:

Policy and Normative Capacity - (What are the capacity strengths for policy formulation and implementation?)

Knowledge Management Capacity - (What capacity exists to generate, share and adapt relevant knowledge?)

Partnering Capacity - (What capacity exists to engage Partners, actors and stakeholders?)

Implementing Capacity – (What capacity exists to implement, monitor and evaluate relevant projects/programmes).


• Each of these functional capacities were assessed in three dimensions:

Enabling Environment,

The Organization,

Individual Capacity.

Assessment Results for State Dept. of Agric

Score on a scale of 1-5 (1=Very Low; 2=Low 3= Moderate

4=High 5 = Full Capacity)

Summary Analysis: Capacity Assessment for State Dept. of Agriculture

Action: Enhance Resilience in the Agriculture Value Chain SCORE

Score on a scale of 1-5 (1=Very Low; 2=Low 3= Moderate 4=High 5 = Full

Capacity) Short Term

KNOWLEDGE CAPACITY (What capacity exists to generate, share and

adapt relevant knowledge)

Dimension 1: Enabling Environment 1.3

Dimension 2: The Organization 2.5

Dimension 3: Individual Capacity 1.5

PARTNERING CAPACITY (Capacity to engage actors, partners, and

stakeholders).




CAPACITY TO IMPLEMENT (Capacity to implement and evaluate relevant

programmes)




Summary for priority Capacity Development

Priority Capacity Development

Focus. Current Level

Knowledge : Enabling

Environment 1.3

Knowledge : Individual Capacity

1.5

Partnering: Individual Capacity

1.6

Implementation: Enabling

Environment 1.3

Implementation: Individual

Capacity 2.4

Qualitative Assessment

• Typically involved face to face interviews with the CCU teams.

• Staff were encouraged to provide additional qualitative information when providing responses to the questionnaires. These were summarized to show the existing strengths, weaknesses and prioritized needs.

Capacity Development Process

• Already underway

• Primary stakeholders meeting held in early January 2017 to identify potential areas of support under the NAP-Ag project.

• To this end, four areas of support have been identified and incorporated in 2017 workplan.

• Resource mobilization for a broader capacity development programme underway (GCF NAP Readiness funding window).

• Resource-mobilization led by Govt and FAO

Lessons Learnt

• Policies, Strategies and Action Plans to facilitate climate change adaptation planning exist. The main challenge lies in implementation.

• Knowledge generation is not a problem. Main challenge lies in packaging the information to different end-users and/or duty bearers.

• The assessment offers a great opportunity to incorporate the priority actions in the NAPs.

• “Silo” approach to adaptation planning and implementation within the agric sub-sectors (weak partnering capacities)

Challenges

• Only a few countries have done capacity assessments for climate change adaptation planning-most assessors are either good at conventional institutional capacity assessments or climate change adaptation implementation. Finding an assessor with a blend of expertise was difficult.

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