strategy
Assessing national population carrying capacity and impact on key resources
Description:
An assessment of national population carrying capacity in the context of satisfaction of human needs and sustainable development would give special attention to critical resources, such as water and land, and to environmental factors, such as ecosystem health and biodiversity. 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. Broader:
Assessing earth's carrying capacityLiving within earth's carrying capacityImproving regional demographic informationIntegrating population programmes in environment and development plans Facilitates:
Increasing general public mobility Facilitated by:
Improving regional demographic information Subjects:
Resources → Resources Commerce → Assessment
Sociology → Population
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
