strategy
Improving regional demographic information
Synonyms:
Aggregating demographic data by region 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 that national databases on demographic trends and factors and environment may be built and/or strengthened, disaggregating data by ecological region (ecosystem approach) and population/environment profiles established by region. Narrower:
Studying impact of demographic factors on traditional livelihoodsAssessing influence of vulnerable groups on sustainable developmentAnalysing links between demographic factors and environmental changeAssessing impact of cumulative environmental changes on migration flowsAssessing national population carrying capacity and impact on key resourcesIdentifying areas where sustainability is threatened by demographic factorsAssessing influence of the age structure of population on sustainable developmentStrengthening databases on demographic trends and environment by ecological region Facilitates:
Fostering linkages between family planning and social welfareBuilding demographic factors into national policies for sustainable developmentAssessing national population carrying capacity and impact on key resources Facilitated by:
Training in population and development Values:
DevelopmentUndevelopedInformationDeformationUnsustainableDisinformationMisinformationOverdevelopmentUnderdevelopment Subjects:
Information → Information Information → Data, codes
Sociology → Demography
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
