strategy
Involving local communities in contingency planning on environmental hazards
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 establishing procedures for involving local communities in contingency planning for environmental and industrial accidents, and maintaining an open exchange of information on local hazards.
Broader:
Involving local populationsPlanning for the unexpectedImproving planning and management systemsPreparing contingency reconstruction plansInvolving local communities in pollution controlPreventing exposure to environmental hazards Facilitated by:
Developing local environmental health action plansRanking environmental problems for national environmental action plans Subjects:
Society → CommunitiesSociety → Local
Societal Problems → Hazards
Management → Planning
Environment → Environment
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
