Institutional Learning and Change Initiative

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The international development community spent much of 2005 reflecting on the volume and effectiveness of aid and its role in poverty reduction. One conclusion of the major events and reviews of the last year, such as the Commission for Africa, the Millennium Review, the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness and the G8 Gleneagles summit, is clear: capacity development is one of the most critical issues for both donors and partner countries. The recognition that capacity development is a fundamental component of development and aid effectiveness and a key element in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), is what led the DAC Network on Governance (GOVNET) and the Learning Network on Capacity Development (LenCD) to their work on this publication. Individuals from both networks who have contributed to this major publication are too numerous to mention here, but their efforts are gratefully appreciated.