Caught between principles and politics: Challenges and opportunities for capacity development from governmental donors’ perspectives

AbstractRolando Avendano (Asian Development Bank), Johannes Jütting, and Manuel Kuhm (PARIS21) focus on the challenges and opportunities of the SDG indicator framework. They analyse three core problems associated with the data demands of the framework: the overburdening of national statistical systems, the increasing number of coordination failures between different actors of the data ecosystem, and a persistent lack of funding for statistical modernisation. The authors argue that the alignment of global requirements with national priorities; new forms of inclusive cooperation fostering trust, mutual learning, and accountability; and a global financing facility for development data are possible solutions to overcome key challenges of tracking progress towards the 2030 Agenda. The chapter concludes with an outlook on the role of data in the future of development cooperation.

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The Status of Natural Resource Management in Africa: Capacity Development Challenges and Opportunities

Managing Africa's Natural Resources ◽

10.1057/9781137365613_2 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 15-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Joseph Ayee

Keyword(s):

Resource Management ◽

Natural Resource Management ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Capacity Development ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

The Status

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Returnee Entrepreneurship

The Evolution of Black African Entrepreneurship in the UK - Advances in Business Strategy and Competitive Advantage ◽

10.4018/978-1-5225-7631-0.ch010 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 206-230

Keyword(s):

African Diaspora ◽

Capacity Development ◽

Transnational Movements ◽

Black African ◽

Transfer Of Skills ◽

Development Agenda ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

The chapter reviews issues relating to return and transnational movements of the Black African diaspora entrepreneurs back to their countries of origin. The chapter analyzes and discusses issues on challenges and opportunities around returnee entrepreneurship and its associated development agenda. The chapter is developed from theoretical insights gathered from studies, which integrate returnee and capacity development literatures. Hence, an elaborate paradigm of the process through which Black African entrepreneur returnees evolve to facilitate the transfer of skills and knowledge for the development of their countries of origin is generated.

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OUTREACH IN GEOINFORMATICS AND LAND MANAGEMENT: A CASE OF DEPARTMENT OF GEOMATICS ENGINEERING, KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY

ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences ◽

10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-5-w3-33-2019 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol XLII-5/W3 ◽

pp. 33-36

Author(s):

S. Ghimire

Keyword(s):

Land Management ◽

National Level ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Capacity Development ◽

Management Training ◽

Land Administration ◽

Centre Of Excellence ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Education Outreach ◽

Collaborative Efforts

Abstract. The capacity development and education outreach in Geoinformatics and Land management is very important for the development of any country. The aim of this paper is to highlight the existing capacity development and education outreach in Geoinformatics and Land Management at Department of Geomatics Engineering and draws attention of all national and international geospatial community for their contributions to promote capacity development and education outreach in Geoinformatics and Land Management sectors in Nepal. The desk study has been carried out for the study by reviewing literature and using secondary data sources. This study analyzes an aspects , challenges and opportunities in collaborative efforts made by Kathmandu University and Land Management Training Center to become a center of excellence in these sectors. The study reveals that “To make Geoinformatics and Land Administration, a leader course in Nepal and also within the region”, Kathmandu University has to overcome various challenges. Some challenges may be addressed in the national level but some require collaborations and cooperation from international geospatial community. The result indicates that the capacity development and education outreach in Geoinformatics and Land Management sector helps to develop quality geospatial professionals which in turn may incorporate the entire South Asia region as a potential Geospatial and Land Management market. Finally, Kathmandu University, Department of Geomatics Engineering is committed to develop a centre of excellence in Geoinformation and Land management sector by providing quality education, research and development.

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Continuous hydrogenolysis of acetal-stabilized lignin in flow

Green Chemistry ◽

10.1039/d0gc02928a ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Wu Lan ◽

Yuan Peng Du ◽

Songlan Sun ◽

Jean Behaghel de Bueren ◽

Florent Héroguel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Steady State ◽

Challenges And Opportunities

We performed a steady state high-yielding depolymerization of soluble acetal-stabilized lignin in flow, which offered a window into challenges and opportunities that will be faced when continuously processing this feedstock.

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