What are the limitations of most capacity development programmes in WASH?
There are limitations at every level, involving capacity development to do with the enabling environment, the organisation dimension and human resources development. Limitations in addressing the enabling environment, context and institutional framework Lack of holistic view/comprehensive, not taking into account the specific context • Capacity development activities are frequently designed and managed project by project in isolation and do not become embedded in national policy and strategies. • Fragmented activities, focusing on one organisation or one dimension of CD and not taking into account relations and links between organisations, result in isolated activities with little potential to support overall growth of skills in the water sector. • Activities usually address organisations/institutions at one horisontal level (e.g. national or community level). Capacity development strategies addressing local government cannot be successful without properly taking into account their ver
