strategy
Delegating sustainable development to appropriate level
Context:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.With respect to integrating environment and development in decision-making, Agenda 21 encourages the principle of delegating policy-making and planning and management responsibilities to the lowest level of public authority consistent with effective action, and a locally driven approach. In particular, it recommends discussion of the advantages of effective and equitable opportunities for participation by women.
Narrower:
Improving administration of local governmentDecentralizing management of rural developmentHelping local authorities modernize managementIncluding youth in task forces on environmental educationIncluding youth in task forces on environmental educationIncluding environmental management in activities of local authoritiesIncreasing local autonomy of government biodiversity conservation programmes Constrained by:
Setting limits to government authority Facilitates:
Managing landReinvesting in sustainabilityStrengthening local governmentsDeveloping effective home managementInstigating community resources managementManaging wild renewable resources through local communitiesExpanding role of children and youth in sustainable developmentStrengthening role of local authorities in sustainable development Facilitated by:
Delegating community responsibility for waterDeveloping local environmental health action plansEnsuring local participation in coastal zone managementEnabling local community management of aquatic resourcesStrengthening local organizations responsible for land managementIncreasing coastal zone management capabilities at the local levelSupporting research on traditional and sustainable production methodsIncluding resource recovery in local authority waste management plansProviding extension services to support local environmental management Problems:
Micro-managementSubjects:
Development → Sustainable developmentType Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
