The Capacity Development and Mapping and Scoping (M&S) mission was planned and coordinated by the NEPAD Agency with support from the Multi- Agency CD team (AUC, NEPAD, UNECA and UNDP). In this context a CD M&S mission to ECOWAS was undertaken in November 2013. The nature of the M&S exercise required that a flexible systems approach be used for information collection, consultation and analysis. A combination of desk reviews, questionnaire administration and strategic conversations with key ECOWAS management and staff was also undertaken.