What is capacity-building? Addressing climate change in a
meaningful way requires efforts from all countries. Some
countries have to focus their efforts on cutting greenhouse gas
emissions while others have to focus their efforts on adapting
to climate change. But not all countries have the capacity – the
knowledge, the tools, the public support, the scientific
expertise and the political know-how – to do so. In the UNFCCC
process, capacity-building is about enhancing the ability of
individuals, organizations and institutions in developing
countries and in countries with economies in transition to
identify, plan and implement ways to mitigate and adapt to
climate change. Capacity-building under the Convention and its
Kyoto Protocol takes place on three levels: - Individual level:
developing educational, training and awareness raising
activities; - Institutional level: fostering cooperation between
organizations and sectors, as well as the development of
organizations and institutions, including their missions