Strategic Action Plan - International Environmental Technology Centre

as it is aimed at changing a certain set of behaviour in defined ways. Information and messages can raise
awareness and can be used for educational process but cannot on their own achieve the required
outcomes. So the communication of the specific information for a target audience in a structured format
is necessary.
Capacity building refers to activities that strengthen an organization or an individual and help it fulfil its
mission better. Capacity building is often regarded as the assistance provided to the entities which have a
need to develop certain skills or competence, or for general upgrading of performance ability. These
activities include, among others, strategic planning, technology upgrades, operational improvements, and
board development.
Capacity Building is much more than training and includes the following:
• Human resource development, the process of equipping individuals with the understanding, skills
and access to information, knowledge and training that enables them to perform effectively.
• Organizational development, the elaboration of management structures, processes and
procedures, not only within organizations but also the management of relationships between the
different organizations and sectors (public, private and community).
• Institutional and legal framework development, making legal and regulatory changes to enable
organizations, institutions and agencies at all levels and in all sectors to become more proficient.
More recently, capacity building is being used by government to transform community and
industry approaches to social and environmental problems.
The ISWM Action Plan developed addresses all the above aspects of Capacity Building.
8.4 Whom should the ISWM Plan be communicated to?
The solid waste management is an issue where varieties of stakeholders are involved for the various waste
streams. A need arises to communicate the integrated Solid Waste Action Plan to all the stakeholders and
efforts to be taken towards individual and institutional capacity Building.
Educational strategies have been designed for the following sectors targeting both, the causes of the waste
problems as well as symptoms.
• Community
• Schools, Colleges and Educational Institutions
• Industries
• Hospitals, hotels and related Service providers
• Planners, Policy makers and Administrators
8.5 Vehicles for Communicating the Action Plan
One strategy for communication could be working out one theme for say a week which is to be
communicated.
The various means for communication are indicated in Figure 8.1.
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