Capability

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Capability can be viewed as the ability to perform actions. Capability is often used in an interchangeable way with capacity.

Definitions

European Definitions

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Other International Definitions

UNISDR

Capacity is the combination of all the strengths, attributes and resources available within a community, society or organization that can be used to achieve agreed goals. [1]

Comment: Capacity may include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities, as well as human knowledge, skills and collective attributes such as social relationships, leadership and management. Capacity also may be described as capability. Capacity assessment is a term for the process by which the capacity of a group is reviewed against desired goals, and the capacity gaps are identified for further action.

National Definitions

Australia

A capability is the ability and capacity of people, functions, processes and/or infrastructure to undertake required actions or activities. [2]


Canada

A combination of resources that provides the means to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from emergencies, disasters and other types of incidents.
Combinaison de ressources qui fournit les moyens pour la prévention, la protection, l’intervention et le rétablissement dans le cas d’urgences, de catastrophes et d’autres types d’incidents. [3]

In capability-based planning, a capability includes the following elements: planning, organization and leadership, personnel, equipment and systems, training, and exercises, evaluations and corrective actions. It may also include other elements that can be tailored to specific needs and contexts.

Netherlands

Capaciteiten zijn de mensen, kunde en middelen voorhanden om daadwerkelijk adequaat in te kunnen grijpen.
(Capabilities are the people, experience and assets to adequately operate when required). [4]


United Kingdom

A capability is a demonstrable ability to respond to, and recover from, a particular threat or hazard. [5]


United States

Capability is the means to accomplish a mission, function, or objective. [6]


Other Definitions

CARICOM

Capacity is the combination of all the strengths, attributes and resources available within a community, society or organisation that can be used to achieve agreed goals. [7]

Capacity may include infrastructure and physical means, institutions, societal coping abilities, as well as human knowledge, skills and collective attributes such as social relationships, leadership and management. Capacity also may be described as capability. Capacity assessment is a term for the process by which the capacity of a group is reviewed against desired goals, and the capacity gaps are identified for further action (UNISDR, 2009).

ICDRM/GWU

Capability, Surge: The ability to manage patients requiring unusual or very specialized medical evaluation and care. Surge requirements span the range of specialized medical and health services(expertise, information, procedures, equipment, or personnel) that are not normally available at the location where they are needed (e.g., pediatric care provided at non-pediatric facilities or burn care services at a non-burn center). Surge capability also includes patient problems that require special intervention to protect medical providers, other patients, and the integrity of the medical care facility. [8]


Standard Definition

See also

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