strategy
Developing environmentally sound technologies
Description:
Developing technologies with significantly improved environmental performance relative to other technologies. Broadly speaking, these technologies protect the environment, are less polluting, use resources in a sustainable manner, recycle more of their wastes and products, and handle all residual wastes in a more environmentally acceptable way than the technologies for which they are substitutes. Furthermore, as argued in Chapter 34 of Agenda 21, environmentally sound technologies are not just "individual technologies, but total systems which include know-how, procedures, goods and services, and equipment as well as organizational and managerial procedures. Broader:
Developing appropriate technologyAdvancing environmentally sound technology and management systems Narrower:
Developing environmentally sound agricultural technologyImproving national capacities to develop and manage environmentally sound technologies Facilitates:
Using sustainable technologies Facilitated by:
Improving technology assessment networkPromoting environmentally sound technologiesSupporting use of environmentally sound technologyProviding information on environmentally sound technologyImproving conditions for environmentally sound technologyFacilitating transfer of environmentally sound technologiesImproving capacity to develop environmentally sound technologyConsulting women on improving environmentally sound technologyFacilitating return to developing countries of qualified expertsSupporting research and development of environmentally sound technologyImproving capacity for environmentally sound technology needs assessmentIncreasing support for improving environmentally sound technology and managementSupporting joint ventures between producers and users of environmentally sound technologyLinking national patent officesCooperating on environmentally sound technology among enterprises in developed and developing countriesProviding access to appropriate technology Subjects:
Technology → Technology Environment → Environment
Development → Development
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
