National Capacity Self-Assessments: Results and Lessons Learned for Global Environmental Sustainability

This analytical report focuses on assessing the key individual, organizational and systemic capacities needed to meet and sustain global environmental objectives as framed by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), collectively known as the Rio Conventions, and other multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). It is based on the results and lessons learned from more than 100 National Capacity Self-Assessments.