strategy
Increasing support for technological research and development on the environment
Synonyms:
Supporting technological and human resources capacity building Implementation:
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 that support be provided for programmes of cooperation and assistance, including those provided by UN agencies, international organizations and other appropriate public and private organizations, in particular to developing countries, in the areas of research and development, technological and human resources capacity-building in the fields of training, maintenance, national technology needs assessments, environmental impact assessment and sustainable development planning.
Broader:
Supporting researchStrengthening environmental researchIncreasing cooperation on environmentally sound technology Facilitates:
Undertaking human ecological researchDisseminating information on sustainable developmentDisseminating environmental information internationallyCreating productive employment relating to the environmentImproving environmental research links and sharing of results with industryStrengthening research on population, environment and development interactions Facilitated by:
Identifying key actors for national environmental action plansStrengthening regional cooperation on transboundary air pollution control Subjects:
Social Activity → Human resourcesResearch, Standards → Research
Education → Training
Technology → Technology
Environment → Environment
Development → Development
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
