Capacity development (English, noun)
| Term or phrase | capacity development |
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| Language | English |
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| Function in sentence or vocabulary | noun |
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| Description of origin, manner, or change of usage | Capacity development is the process by which people, organizations and society systematically stimulate and develop their capacities over time to achieve social and economic goals. It is a concept that extends the term of capacity-building to encompass all aspects of creating and sustaining capacity growth over time. It involves learning and various types of training, but also continuous efforts to develop institutions, political awareness, financial resources, technology systems and the wider enabling environment. |
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| Or was the source of the description online? If so, insert the source here. | "Terminology," United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, accessed July 8, 2020, https://www.undrr.org/terminology/capacity |
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| Related terms and phrases | capacity, development, process, people, organization, society, systematic, stimulate, develop, achieve, social, economic, goal, concept, capacity building, encompass, create, sustain, growth, time, learning, training, institution, political, awareness, financial, resource, technology, system, enable, environment |
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