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Click on the links below to access web sites of
organisations involved in research capacity-building or other sites
with relevant information.
1. Organisations involved in research
capacity building
(or other web sites about capacity building)
UN Agencies
| The World Health
Organisation (WHO) focuses
on organisations involved in research on health worldwide. Its
main activities are research, research partnerships, networking,
funding, policy development and training more.... |
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| The Food and
Agriculture Organisation (FAO) focuses on organisations
involved in research on agriculture and food worldwide. Its
main activities are research, research partnerships, networking,
funding, policy development and training. The annual budget
was c. US $298 million for field projects in 2000/2001 more.... |
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| The United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
focuses on organisations involved in research on education,
science and culture worldwide. Its main activities are research,
research partnerships, networking, funding, policy development
and training more.... |
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The United
Nations University (UNU) focuses on organisations involved
in research on all sectors worldwide. Its main activities
are research, networking, policy development, institution-building
and training. The annual budget was c. US $35.9 million in
2000 more....
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| The United
Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
focuses on organisations involved in research on social development
worldwide. Its main activities are research, networking, and
research partnerships. The annual budget was c. US $3.1 million
in 2000 more.... |
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| The UNEP
World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP/WCMC) focuses
on organisations involved in research on environment, biodiversity
and climate change worldwide. Its main activities are training
and institution-building more.... |
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Foundations
| The International Programme of the Carnegie
Corporation (CC) provides funds to strengthen education.
Total grants in the international programme amounted to c. 17
million in 2000 (out of $76 million). more.... |
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| The Ford
Foundation (FF) focuses on organisations involved in
community and economic development, human rights, governance,
education, media and culture. Total expenditure on grants and
management was $715 in 2000. more.... |
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The Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation (CSMF) provides funds to organisations
involved in civil society, environment, pathways out of poverty
and the Flint area. Total grants outside the Flint area amounted
to c. $120 million in 2000. more....
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The Rockefeller
Foundation (RF) provides funds especially to organisations
involved in food security, urban development, health, globalisation
and communication. Its grant budget was $197 million in 2000.
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CGIAR Agencies
| The Consultative
Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
focuses on organisations involved in research on agriculture
worldwide. Its main activities are research, research partnerships,
funding, institution-building networking and training. The annual
budget was c. US $350 million in 2000. more.... |
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International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
focuses on organisations involved in research on insect physiology,
ecology, animal and plant pests worldwide. Its main activities
are research, institution-building and training. The annual
budget was c. US $9.4 million in 1999. more....
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| The International
Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) focuses
on organisations involved in research on agriculture worldwide.
Its main activities are research, research partnerships, training,
networking, institution- building, policy development and funding.
The annual budget was c. US£ 8.1 million in 2000 of which
c.$500,000 was spent on 'research support'. more.... |
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Coordinating Agencies
| The Swiss
Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries
(KFPE) focuses on organisations involved in research
on development in developing countries. Its main activities
are networking, training, institution-building and policy development.
The annual budget was not available. more.... |
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| The Netherlands
Development Assistance Research Council (RAWOO) focuses
on organisations involved in research on development in developing
countries. Its main activities are research, research partnerships,
training, institution-building and policy development. The annual
budget was not available, but total Netherlands expenditure
on research is c. US $150 to $200 per year. more.... |
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The Netherlands
Organisation for International Co-operation in Higher Education
(NUFFIC) focuses on organisations involved in research
on development and indigenous knowledge in China, Taiwan,
Indonesia South Africa and Israel. Its main activities are
networking, training and institution building. The annual
budget was c. Euro 12.3 million (2000). more....
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The SAIL
Foundation (SAIL) focuses on organisations involved
in research on infrastructure, water, housing, social studies,
aerospace, management and agriculture worldwide. Its main
activities are training and institution-building. The annual
budget was c. NLG 1.6 million in 2000, of which 19.5 million
was for projects. more....
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The Federation of Institutes for International Education
in the Netherlands (FION) focuses on organisations involved
in research on agriculture, development, science and technology,
management and business, communications, and health worldwide.
Its main activities are training and networking. The annual
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Bilateral Programmes
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Norwegian Council for Higher Education's Programme for
Development Research and Education (NUFU) focuses
on organisations involved in research on development issues
in sub-saharan Africa, Southern Asia, Central America and
Palestine. Its main activities are research partnerships,
training and institutional development. The annual budget
was c. NOK 60 million per year between 1996 and 2000, of which
c. 11 million was spent on south-south activities.. more....
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The Programme
for Enhancement of Research Capacity in Developing Countries
(ENRECA) focuses on organisations involved in research
on health, agriculture, technical, social and natural sciences
in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Its main activities are
research partnerships. The annual budget was c. US$ 8 million..
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The Swedish
International Development Co-operation Agency (Sida/SAREC)
focuses on organisations involved in research on All Sectors
. Its main activities are Research, Research Partnerships,
Institution-building, Funding. The annual budget was SEK 570
million for 2000.. more....
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| The Nile
Basin Research Programme (NBRP) focuses on organisations
involved in research on health, culture, dryland management
and technology in Nile Basin countries. Its main activities
are research, networking, training and institution-building.
The annual budget was not available.. more.... |
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Research Institutions
| The International
Development Research Centre (IDRC) focuses on organisations
involved in research on development worldwide. Its main activities
are funding, research, research partnerships, networking and
institution-building. The annual budget was c. US $140 million
in 1999 - 2000 of which US $20 million on 'Development Research
Support'.. more.... |
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The Harvard
Institute for International Development (HIID) focuses
on organisations involved in research on development issues
in Africa, Asia, Central and Eastern Europe and Latin America.
Its main activities are research, research partnerships, institution-building
and policy development. The annual budget was c. US $40 million
per year.. more....
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| The Duke Center
for International Development (DCID) is one of several
active international research and training centers of the Terry
Sanford Institute for Public Policy at Duke University. The
Duke Center for International Development (formerly CIDR, the
Center for International Development Research) was created in
1985 to focus on specific international policy problems related
to international development and to provide a mechanism for
collaboration among scholars, professionals, and technical experts.
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The International
Institute for Infrastructural Hydraulic and Environmental
Engineering, Delft (IHE-DELFT) focuses on organisations
involved in research on infrastructure,water and environment
worldwide. Its main activities are research, research partnerships
and training. The annual budget was not available.. more....
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The Natural
Resources Insitute (NRI) focuses on organisations
involved in research on natural resources and social science
worldwide. Its main activities are research, research partnerships
and consultancy. The annual budget was c. Stg £7 million
per year.. more....
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The Overseas
Development Institute (ODI) focuses on organisations
involved in research on development issues in developing countries.
Its main activities are research, research partnerships, networking
and consultancy. The annual budget was c. £ 6.5 million
(2000/2001). more....
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The Institute
of Social Studies, The Netherlands (IIS) focuses on
organisations involved in research on social science worldwide.
Its main activities are research partnerships, networks, research,
consultancy and policy development. The annual budget was
c. DFL 8 million in 2000, of which over 4 million was spent
on capacity building projects.. more....
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The Overseas
Development Group (ODG) focuses on organisations involved
in research on development issues worldwide. Its main activities
are research, research partnerships, networking, training
and consultancy. The annual budget was c. Stg £2 million
in 1999-2000.. more....
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International NGOs
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| The Global
Development Network (GDN) focuses on organisations involved
in research on development in developing countries. Its main
activities are funding, research partnerships, networking, training,
institutional development and policy development. The annual
budget was c. US $ 3.3 million ($10 million over the first 3
years).. more.... |
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The International
Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)
focuses on organisations involved in research on development,
health, agriculture and general sciences in developing countries.
Its main activities are networking, training and institution-building.
The annual budget was not available.. more....
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The European
Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) focuses
on organisations involved in research on development research
and policy and international cooperation in ACP countries.
Its main activities are institution-building, networking,
policy development and research partnerships. The annual budget
was c. DFl5.8 million expected in 2000.. more....
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The World
Association of Industrial and Technological Research Organisations
(WAITRO)
focuses on organisations involved in research on industry
and technology worldwide. Its main activities are networking
and training. The annual budget was not available.. more....
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| The International
Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) focuses
on organisations involved in research on pure and applied chemistry
worldwide. Its main activities are research, training and networking.
The annual budget was not available.. more.... |
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The International
Union of Nutritional Science (IUNS) focuses on organisations
involved in research on nutrition worldwide. Its main activities
are networking, institution-building, training, and research
partnerships. The annual budget was not available.. more....
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The Third
World Network of Scientific Organisations (TWNSO)
focuses on organisations involved in research on basic
science and technology in 74 developing countries. Its main
activities are funding, research partnerships and networking.
The annual budget was not available.. more....
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| The Third
World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) focuses on organisations
involved in research on basic sciences in developing countries.
Its main activities are funding, institution-building and networking.
The annual budget was c. US $1.8 million in 2000.. more.... |
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The International
Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) focuses
on organisations involved in research on forestry worldwide.
Its main activities are networking, institution-building,
training and research partnerships. The annual budget was
c. Euro 1.1 million (1999).. more....
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| The European
Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
(EADRI) focuses on organisations involved in research
on development worldwide. Its main activities are networking.
The annual budget was c. DM 455,000 in 2000.. more.... |
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| The InterAcademy
Panel on International Issues (IAP) focuses on organisations
involved in research on all sectors worldwide. Its main activities
are networking and research partnerships. The annual budget
was zero - IAP members pay all the costs of collaborative activities..
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Regional NGOs
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| The African
Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF) focuses on organisations
involved in research on macroeconomic policy, development management
and governance in fourteen countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Its main activities are funding, institution-building and training.
The annual budget was c. US $12 million per year for 1999 and
2004.. more....
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| The Secretariat
for Institutional Support for Socio-Economic Research in Africa
(SISERA) focuses on organisations involved in research
on Socio-Economic in sub-saharan Africa. Its main activities
are research, research partnerships, funding, institution-building,
networking and training. The annual budget was c. US $5.9 in
2000-2001 of which c.$1.6 will be spent on grants, training,
and capacity building.. more.... |
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| The
Africa Economic Research Consortium (AERC) focuses on
organisations involved in research on economics in sub-saharan
Africa. Its main activities are networking, research, funding
and training. The annual budget was not available.. more.... |
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| The Association
for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central
Africa (ASARECA) focuses on organisations involved in
research on agriculture in Eastern and Central Africa. Its main
activities are networks and research partnerships. The annual
budget was not available.. more.... |
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| The Economy
and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSA) focuses
on organisations involved in research on environment and economics
in ten SE Asian countries. Its main activities are funding and
training. The annual budget was c. US $1.2 million in 2000/2001..
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| The Organisation
for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA)
focuses on organisations involved in research on social science
in eastern and southern Africa. Its main activities are networking,
institution-building and funding. The annual budget was c. US
$1.5 million from grants in 2000 - plus income from sales and
membership fees.. more.... |
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| The Council
for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
focuses on organisations involved in research on social science
in West Africa. Its main activities are research, training and
networking. The annual budget was not available.. more.... |
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| The Association
of Development Research and Training Institutes of Asia and
the Pacific (ADIPA) focuses on organisations involved
in research on social science in 17 countries in Asia and the
Pacific. Its main activities are networking, research partnerships
and training. The annual budget was not available.. more.... |
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| The University
Science, Humanities and Engineering Partnerships in Africa Programme
(USHEPiA) focuses on organisations involved in research
on science, engineering and umanities in Botswana, Zimbabwe,
Zambia, south Africa, Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Its main activities
are research partnerships, networking, training. The annual
budget was c. US$ 400,000 pa during the first four years 1995-1999..
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2. Other web sites about capacity
building or related topics
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Community Development Resource Association (CDRA) was
established in 1987 in Cape Town, South Africa, as an African,
non-profit, non-governmental organisation. CDRA works to build
the capacity of organisations and individuals engaged in development
and social transformation. It operates mostly in Southern and
East Africa, with occasional work in South America, Asia and
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| The North-South
Institute was established in 1976, and is the only independent,
non-governmental research institute in Canada focused on international
development. The Institute's research supports global efforts
to strengthen international development co-operation, improve
governance in developing countries, enhance gender and social
responsibility in globalising markets, and prevent ethnic and
other conflict |
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| The Institute
of Development Studies is an internationally-renowned
centre for research and teaching on development, established
in 1966 at the University of Sussex in the UK. IDS also hosts
many innovative information and knowledge management services
- ELDIS, BLDS,
ID21, Livelihoods
Connect and GD
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Capacity
Indonesia - The Capacity Building for Decentralization
in Indonesia (C.B.D.I.) Project is designed to assist the
Government of Indonesia in implementing recently enacted legislation
for government decentralization by strengthening the capacity
of local governments to undertake their enlarged responsibilities
envisaged under the legislation.
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| Evaluating
Capacity - A collaborative network of national &
international organizations supported by five donor agencies
and coordinated by ISNAR to facilitate the exchange of information
among individuals concerned with the evaluation of organizational
capacity development efforts. |
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| Capacity.org
- A web site dedicated to advancing the policy and practice
of capacity building in international development cooperation |
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| Capacity
for dialogue on on Science and Technology - Issue 9
of the Capacity.org newsletter looks at an issue which has long
been disconnected from mainstream development thinking: building
capacity for dialogue in science and technology. |
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| ...or try searching
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