CapacityAssessmentandMonitoringCaseStudies.pptVIP

Capacity Assessment and Monitoring in CD Support Projects in Solid Waste Management Sector Mitsuo YOSHIDA, Ph.D. Senior Advisor Institute for International Cooperation, JICA, Tokyo JICA Expert, Ministry of Environment, Amman, Jordan LenCD Forum, October 3-5, 2006, Nairobi Topics (1) Waste Problem and Solid Waste Management (SWM) (2) Definition of Capacities required in SWM (3) Capacity Assessment (4) Monitoring of Capacity and Capacity Development (CD)　in SWM Projects (5) Summary Solid Waste Problem: How shall we cope with it? Three Levels Capacities in SWMDefinition Organizational Level (Local SWM Authority/Department) Capacities at the organizational level represent the physical, human, and intellectual assets, leadership, management, decision-making, and organizational cultures that are all required to achieve objectives set by the organization. Individual Level (Personnel in the SWM Authority/Department) Capacities at the individual level represent the knowledge and skills of the individuals who are engaged in SWM. More specifically, they represent the will, ability, and sense of responsibility of these individuals to achieve their objectives by taking advantage of such knowledge and skills. Societal/Institutional Level Capacities at the institutional/societal level represent the policies, institutional setup, regimes, norms, public awareness, partnership among stakeholders, and social capital, that are all required both to enable capacities to be demonstrated at the individual and organizational levels and to ensure that sustainable SWM. Understanding Capacities in SWM Placing solid waste problems in a proper context and understanding their multifaceted aspects are prerequisite for determining the focus of aid. Understanding of the roles of each stakeholder in SWM is an important element of the process of setting objectives for improving the overall SWM capacity. Capacity Assessment Result-based Indices for Monitoring The result-based in