strategy
Providing education materials on effects of hazardous waste
Description:
Agenda 21 recommends that governments, according to their capacities and available resources and with the cooperation of the United Nations, other organizations and non-governmental organizations, should collaborate in developing and disseminating educational materials concerning hazardous wastes and their effects on environment and human health, for use in schools, by women's groups and by the general public. Implementation:
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the UN Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Subjects:
Fundamental Sciences → MaterialSocietal Problems → Hazards
Societal Problems → Waste
Education → Education
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
