Guidance Document On Good Practices For Designing, Implementing, And Evaluating Capacity Development Interventions In GEOGLAM
- Creators
- Nelson, Andrew1
- Teuben, Joost1
- Whitcraft, Alyssa2
- Bontemps, Sophie3
- Makabe, Esther4
- Jarvis, Ian4
- Basso, Bruno5
- De Simone, Lorenzo5
- Dimou, Maria6
- Gilliams, Sven4
- Humber, Michael2
- Justice, Chris2
- Justice, Christina2
- Keniston, John2
- Le Toan, Thuy7
- McNairn, Heather8, 9
- Nakalembe, Catherine2
- Newby, Terry10
- Oyoshi, Kei11
- Peiser, Livia5
- Prashnani, Meghavi2
- Puricelli, Estefania2
- Rembold, Felix6
- Searby, Nancy12
- Sobue, Shinichi11
- Tuvdendorj, Battsetseg13
- Vadrevu, Krishna2
- Wu, Bingfang13
- Zeng, Hongwei13
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University of Twente
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University of Maryland, College Park
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Université Catholique de Louvain
- 4. GEO Secretariat
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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Joint Research Centre
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Centre d'Études Spatiales de la Biosphère
- 8. AgriFood Canada
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Agriculture and Agriculture-Food Canada
- 10. Geoterraimage
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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Editors:
- Nelson, Andrew1
- Teuben, Joost1
- Whitcraft, Alyssa2
- Bontemps, Sophie3
- Makabe, Esther4
- Jarvis, Ian4
- Others:
- Powell, Laura
- Macau, Ana
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University of Twente
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University of Maryland, College Park
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Université Catholique de Louvain
- 4. GEO Secretariat
Description
This document details good practices for designing, implementing, and evaluating CapDev relationships, based on a co-development process. It also includes case study narratives from GEOGLAM's members and stakeholders that exemplify successful engagement.
This Guidance Document consists of 6 sections:
- Section A: Describes the scope and target audience of the document
- Section B: Describes CapDev from GEOGLAM's perspective and our Guiding Principles
- Section C: Explains useful models and frameworks for approaching CapDev. e.g., the Theory of Change for defining how and why a change/impact will occur, and the Strategic Pathway as a framework for understanding the necessary steps to achieve the desired change/impact
- Section D: Presents several tools that can foster impactful CapDev interventions and describes how to develop and deploy a continuous Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning framework
- Section E: Presents a series of GEOGLAM Case Studies, highlighting successful examples of GEOGLAM CapDev interventions
- Section F: Summarises next steps future priorities for the GEOGLAM CapDev Team to ensure GEOGLAM continues to effectively support stakeholder needs for Capacity Development
Note on contributors
This Guidance Document was written by GEOGLAM for GEOGLAM with input from members of the GEOGLAM Capacity Development (CapDev) Team, key stakeholders, and interested parties. It was created to provide the GEOGLAM community with a common understanding of CapDev principles and processes.
This guide will be a living document. We encourage you, the reader, to contribute to the following content by sharing observations and/or comments for improvement with GEOGLAM's CapDev Team. Sharing new insights, proven tools, good practices, and case studies is highly appreciated