Abstract:
This report presents an overview of the Cook Islands country context and sustainable development challenges. It highlights the process involved in undertaking a "National Capacity Self-Assessment" and the main issues and capacity gaps identified through the process. It also includes the Capacity Development Action Plan intended to guide, promote and monitor actions by a wide range of stakeholders to achieve identified capacity development outputs and environment outcomes and goals. The Action Plan also identifies the institutional arrangement for implementation, coordination and monitoring of the actions and identifies likely challenges for
implementation.