strategy
Funding scientific information networks on the environment
Synonyms:
Funding technological information networks on the environment Context:
Agenda 21 recommends enhancing national, regional and global capacities for carrying out scientific research and applying scientific and technological information to environmentally sound and sustainable development. This includes the need to increase financial resources for global and regional scientific and technological information networks, as may be appropriate, so that they will be able to function effectively and efficiently in satisfying the scientific needs of developing countries. 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. Broader:
Strengthening information networksEstablishing regional interfacing structuresStrengthening science and technology information capacity Facilitates:
Expanding scientific information networksPromoting bioregionalismStrengthening scientific and technological capacityExchanging information to control transboundary air pollutionFostering regional cooperation on specialized information servicesProviding technology and training for local environmental information servicesCoordinating data and statistical systems to support long-term scientific assessment of the environment Facilitated by:
Resourcing biodiversity conservation Subjects:
→ NetworksInformation → Information
Commerce → Finance
Technology → Technology
Environment → Environment
Science → Science
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
