Capacity development

The process of developing technical skills and institutional capability to effectively reduce disaster risk and build disaster resilience.

Latest Capacity development additions in the Knowledge Base

Cover
Educational materials
Jouez au jeu passionnant BE-Ready qui vous prépare à toute situation d'urgence. En réalisant les bonnes actions à temps en cas d'incendie, d'inondation ou d'accident chimique, vous pouvez mettre en sécurité, vous et vos amis.
Update
FAO and Argentina's agricultural agency Servicio Nacional de Sanidad y Calidad Agroalimentaria (SENASA) have engaged in a productive exchange of knowledge and experience in locust management and control.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Headquarters
Cover
Documents and publications
This document presents the outcomes of the project "Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Built Environment in Latin America and the Caribbean" (BERLAC)
Afghan men construct a wall
Update
UNDP, with funding from the Special Trust Fund for Afghanistan (STFA), implemented several projects aimed at increasing the resilience of communities on preventing flash floods and training locals for disaster risk preparedness, response, and recovery.
United Nations Development Programme - Afghanistan
Cover
Documents and publications
This report on Urban Overheating & Adaptation Measures explores the adaptation strategies employed across the European Union (EU) to mitigate the impacts of urban heat.
Local government workers and members of the national police distribute relief goods to residents.
Update
Local governments need a combination of strategic policy reforms and capacity building to effectively perform disaster risk reduction and management functions.
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Update
Average global air temperatures breached 1.5°C for the first time at the start of 2024 - at least five years earlier than predicted. So, while developing countries burn, global climate injustice persists.
Conversation Media Group, the
Update
Since 2015, the USAID GeoCenter has supported YouthMappers, a program that equips university students around the world to use geospatial technology to address local and global development challenges.
Climatelinks
Uploaded on

Is this page useful?

Yes No
Report an issue on this page

Thank you. If you have 2 minutes, we would benefit from additional feedback (link opens in a new window).