strategy
Strengthening national research to support sustainable development
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 reviewing how national scientific and technological activities could be more responsive to sustainable development needs as part of an overall effort to strengthen national research and development systems, including through strengthening and widening the membership of national scientific and technological advisory councils, organizations and committees. Broader:
Strengthening researchApplying science sustainablyCoordinating national researchStrengthening participation of scientists in sustainable development Narrower:
Strengthening research and development institutesCollecting sustainable development data for national planningConducting studies on national pathways to sustainable developmentDesignating national units to coordinate technical cooperation for capacity building for sustainable development Facilitated by:
Networking the environment and development arenaEstablishing national councils for sustainable developmentExpanding national capacity to use information on sustainable development Subjects:
Research, Standards → ResearchDevelopment → Sustainable development
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
