strategy
Assessing scientific, social and economic aspects of drought
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: (a) strengthening the knowledge base and developing information and monitoring systems for regions prone to desertification and drought, including the economic and social aspects of these ecosystems; (b) reviewing and studying the interaction between the socio-economic impacts of climate, drought and desertification and utilizing results of these studies to secure concrete action.
Broader:
Combating desertificationConveying economic sociologiesPromoting study of social sciencesDeveloping integrated environmental frameworksImproving drought control through appropriate technology Values:
UneconomicUnsociableUnscientific Subjects:
Climatology → Arid zonesSociety → Social
Commerce → Assessment
Economics → Economic
Science → Science
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
