strategy
Improving ability to analyse information on sustainable development
Synonyms:
Training for improved environmental information use 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 that countries should enhance the ability to gain access to, analyse and effectively use available knowledge and information on environment and development. Existing or established special training programmes should be strengthened to support information needs of special groups. The impact of these programmes on productivity, health, safety and employment should be evaluated. National and regional environmental labour-market information systems should be developed that would supply, on a continuing basis, data on environmental job and training opportunities. Environment and development training resource-guides should be prepared and updated, with information on training programmes, curricula, methodologies and evaluation results at the local, national, regional and international levels.
Broader:
Improving accessImproving abilityExpanding environmental management education and trainingIncreasing training for sustainable developmentIntegrating sustainable development informationExpanding national capacity to use information on sustainable development Narrower:
Developing principles of sustainabilityEnsuring technical information on sustainable development is usable by plannersTransforming environmental information for different user groups Facilitates:
Bridging data gap for sustainable developmentStrengthening research and development institutesImproving access to sustainable development information Facilitated by:
Providing environmental information on the internetIncluding sustainable development information in professional training programmes Subjects:
Fundamental Sciences → AnalyticsInformation → Information
Education → Training
Education → Educational level
Environment → Environment
Development → Sustainable development
Development → Reform
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
