1. Capacity 21 Programme AFRICA Racine KANE Programme Specialist, Africa UNDP/CAPACITY 21

2. CAPACITY 21 Brief History 1992Announced at Rio 1993Launched 1993Operation: Over $80 million -- 14 donors 1997Mid-term review in Rabat 1997Mandate renewed by UNGASS /CSD 2000More than 85 Countries 2000 - 2002Mainstreaming lessons 2002 -Capacity 21 II. phase

3. CAPACITY 21 Mandate Strengthen capacity for Agenda 21 implementation i.e. assist developing countries build their capacity to integrate the principles of Agenda 21 into national development.

4. CAPACITY 21 Principles 4 integration of planning processes across sectors (horizontal) and between levels of government (vertical); across space (geography); and across time (intergenerational); 4 participation from a diverse range of stakeholders to ensure that all interests in society are represented in the identification of needs, prioritization and implementation of planning objectives; and 4 information sharing across sectoral departments, between levels of government and with a broad range of stakeholders, for more comprehensive and integrated planning.

5. CAPACITY 21 Africa Coordination Mechanism Strategic and operational objectives: Advocacy for SD in Africa by civil society and political leaders Mainstreaming of Capacity 21 principles into government and UNDP Networking for knowledge management and to share experience Promoting participation of civil society and key stakeholders groups in decision making Building partnerships both within and outside UNDP Harmonizing the international conventions and poverty reduction strategies within a SD framework Facilitating the participation of African countries in the WSSD

6. CAPACITY 21 Africa Bureau  What do we do? Participatory and cross-sectoral approaches Pilot and demonstration programmes for SD Advocacy for SD Stakeholders roundtables Strategic planning for sustainable development

7. CAPACITY 21- Africa  Who do we work with? Country programmes Burkina Faso: Renforcement des capacités nationales en gestion environnementale pour un développement durable Cameroun: National Planning Process and Environmental Management Programme The Gambia: Capacity Building for SD Ghana: Capacity Building Programme Kenya: Environmental Management & Planning Tanzania: Capacity Buiding for SD & Planning « TANZAKESHO » Malawi: Capacity Building for Environmental Support Programme Mozambique: A Mozambican Capacity 21 Initiative: Training Programme Niger: Appui au processus d’élaboration du PNEDD Sao Tome & Principe: Elaboration du PNEDD Eritrea, Senegal, Mali, Mauritania: assistance to programme preparation

8. CAPACITY 21- Africa  Who do we work with? Regional level Learning and experience sharing accross countries Training Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Support for WSSD Approaches to Sustainability Advocacy Partnerships

9. Regional summary of NA process

10. CAPACITY 21- SREC Possible Areas of Collaboration 4 Preparations for WSSD 4 Advocacy Publications 4 Training 4 Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation