The PCCB working group on identifying capacity gaps and needs addresses the following PCCB mandate:

• Identifying capacity gaps and needs and recommending ways to address them;
• Promoting the development and dissemination of tools and methodologies for the implementation of capacity-building;
• Identifying and collecting good practices, challenges, experiences and lessons learned from work on capacity-building by bodies established under the Convention;
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen capacity at the national, regional and subnational level;