Capacity development is a process through which groups, institutions and individuals attempt to increase their ability to understand, communicate and deal with development needs within a community in a broad context and in a sustainable manner. It is also a process of personal, organizational and societal change that reflects local issues, visions and commitment.

DPRA's international projects have always been driven by the goal of developing institutional capacity. Our capacity development activities include training government officials, local firms, community leaders and professionals in:

  • Identifying areas for capacity building
  • Strategic planning
  • Facilitation techniques
  • Fundamentals of environmental management
  • Public involvement & participation
  • Risk assessment & management
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Managing and implementing change
  • Enhancing participatory processes and approaches
  • Increasing collaboration between government, businesses and the public
  • Creating effective & efficient local governance

Our Strengths
  • Our Team focuses on strengthening local capacity to solve institutional problems. We believe that only the programs which develop local managerial and technical capacity can ensure a sustainable solution to environmental and economic development problems. Our approach emphasizes the development and building of local capacity through interaction, education and training.
  • DPRA identifies the institutional barriers and devises ways to overcome them. We realize that institutional weaknesses resulting in the lack of role definition, coordination, information exchange and adequate resources have been at the core of development problems everywhere. We have experience in developing institutional requirements and successfully applying these experiences to remove institutional weaknesses.
  • DPRA is careful to ensure that all capacity development activities are sensitive to local circumstances, culture and sensibilities. We work in close partnership with the local institutions to ensure their "ownership" of - and involvement in - capacity development from the start. All training and workshop activities employ interactive formats, combining lectures with discussions and exercises.

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