It is common to think that academic researchers and aid practitioners cannot communicate because they live in different worlds. The former are said to be concerned with formulating theories regardless of the complexities and contradictions of th...

Farmers face a wide range of risks, including depleted soil, irregular rainfall, unexpected drought, rising input prices, decreasing output prices, diseases and sudden changes in demand, to name but a few. Many of these issues could be dealt wit...

The recent National Intelligence Estimate of the US intelligence agencies concluded that Iran had abandoned its nuclear weapons programme in 2003.

In 2005, more than 100 donors, partner countries, international organisations and civil society organisations signed the ground-breaking Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. The declaration recognises that aid is more effective when partner c...

Capacity building projects are often seen as a means of providing NGOs with the tools they need to effectively deliver programmes or services, and of ensuring the ability of recipients to demonstrate accountability for the financial aid received...

Whether or not the label ‘partnership’ is appropriate, the message in this issue of Capacity.Org is clear: in service delivery relationships matter. But less plain are processes that create successful interactions between diverse organisations –...

In the 1970s and early 1980s, many developing countries invested substantial amounts in education and research. Some academic centres reached promising levels of scientific excellence. The University of Khartoum in Sudan, for example, was one of...

Building the capacity required to manage change demands significant resources in terms of finance, experience and time. As a number of countries continue to struggle to develop their capacity for change, they invariably find themselves facing se...

The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean have recently embarked on an exciting process of regional cooperation, focusing on capacity development as a means to promote social equity and economic development for all citizens.

The year 2005 is seen by many as a make or break year for accelerating progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. We have the prospect of significant increases in aid – possibly by an additional US$50 billion per year by 2010. At the sam...