African Union Capacity building Process through which individuals, groups, organizations, institutions and countries develop their aptitudes, individually and collectively, with a view to performing functions, resolving problems and achieving objectives. Principles 9, 10 and 11 of the Rio de Janeiro Declaration (1992) stipulate that capacity building is part of sustainable development strategies. It involves strengthening the human resources (training, information, education, exchange of scientific and technical knowledge, cooperation), enhancing the efficiency of technological resources, technology transfer) optimizing management systems (legislative, environmental standards, institutions), enhancing the eco-efficiency of economic instruments (equitable trade, internalization of costs of environmental protection). Capital formation Creation of new capital or the expansion of existing capital, during a fiscal period, normally financed by savings. This includes transfer of savings from individuals or households to the business sector; directly through investments or indirectly through bank deposits; transfer of savings from households and government to the business sector, resulting in increased output and economic expansion. Children Any person below the age of 18 years. Civil Society All organizations, networks, and associations between the level of the family and the level of the state, excluding enterprises that exist to pursue private profit, per Zadek (2004) in the Secretary-General‟s Panel of Eminent Persons on UN-Civil Society Relationships. CSOs include but are not limited to the following: Social groups such as those representing women, children, the youth, the elderly and people with disability and special needs; Professional groups such as associations of artists, engineers, health practitioners, social workers, media, teachers, sport associations, legal professionals, social scientists, academia, business organizations, national chambers of commerce, workers, employers, industry and agriculture as well as other private sector interest groups; Non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community-based organizations (CBOs) and voluntary organizations, and; Cultural organizations. Climate change By climate change we mean changes in the climate attributable directly or indirectly to a human activity resulting in a change in the composition of the global atmosphere and which adds to the natural variation of the climate observed during comparable periods. vi