strategy
Using research results to assess sustainable development issues
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. Agenda 21 recommends: (a) coordinating existing systems for gathering data and statistics relevant to developmental and environmental issues so as to support preparation of long-term scientific assessments - for example, data on resource depletion, import/export flow, energy use, health impact and demographic trends; (b) applying the data obtained through research into ecosystems, ecological processes and developmental impact to environment/development assessments at the global, regional and local levels; (c) promoting the wide distribution of these assessments in a form that is responsive to public needs and can be widely understood.
Broader:
Applying science sustainablyDeveloping national strategies for sustainabilityApplying sustainable development Narrower:
Linking environmental monitoring centresAssessing financing costs of sustainable developmentAssessing links between demographic factors and sustainabilityAssessing influence of vulnerable groups on sustainable developmentAssessing external factors affecting sustainable coastal developmentAssessing role of environmental taxes in support of sustainable developmentAssessing role of ecosystems in producing goods for sustainable developmentAssessing impact of public awareness programmes for sustainable developmentBuilding demographic factors into local programmes for sustainable developmentBuilding demographic factors into national policies for sustainable developmentAssessing influence of the age structure of population on sustainable developmentAssessing relationships between production-consumption and sustainable developmentAssessing effectiveness of international agreements and instruments on sustainable developmentCollecting, assessing and publishing information on indigenous knowledge for sustainable developmentAssessing contribution of technical cooperation to national capacity building for sustainable development References:
World Resources Institute: World Resources Report 1992-93: guide to the global environment Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
