Capacity development is a long-term process encompassing multiple levels and institutional aspects. The RRP correctly identified poor institutional capacity in Lao PDR as another risk to the implementation of the ESP. Capacity development refers to many aspects other than training or skills improvement and is a long-term process, in which all stakeholders should participate. It is also important that such training address the needs of the local population and various ethnic groups’ with respect to key development areas such as hydropower development, water resource allocation, road transport, and mining sectors. In countries with capacity development constraints, program design should take a broad approach to capacity development encompassing multiple levels and institutional aspects.
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