sustainable development
The United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) is a vast undertaking requiring stakeholder involvement from all sectors, including government ministries, the private sector, civil society, educational institutions, youth and communities. Given the extraordinary diversity and sustainable development needs of the Asia-Pacific region, it is essential to employ...
Rural and Urban water issues have been addressed by Indo-German development cooperation for several decades and along with sustainable development in general it can be considered as one of the oldest topics covered. Indo-German joint activities focus on the sustainable management of water resources with due consideration to social and institutional issues. However, the initial rural and urban...
The Sindh Strategy for Sustainable Development (SSSD) proposes a ten year sustainable development agenda for Sindh. Its purpose is to highlight the ecological, economic and social issues of the province and to provide recommendations and strategic actions to address them. The strategy promotes the sustainable use of natural resources to achieve the objectives of poverty alleviation and social...
This collection of articles by GTZ practitioners, provide examples of how elements of the social and ecological market economy are reflected in the portfolio of German development cooperation in the region and also reflect on what needs to be done to develop this further. These articles are complemented by the perspective of German researchers and policy advisors, who reflect on the current...
The paper is intended for both the business and conservation communities, in an effort to establish a shared vision of market-based approaches to nature conservation. It builds on current scientific research underlining the economic value of ecosystems, as well as recent inter-governmental decisions to enlist the private sector in conservation efforts.
The Millennium...
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) recommends that nations undertake the reform of their energy regimes. This is a matter of great urgency, since most national systems for generating electrical energy, or otherwise consuming fossil fuels, are the primary sources of greenhouse gases contributing to climate change. Forthcoming debates about how most effectively to implement the...
The World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 provided an opportunity for thousands of people from all walks of life to gather, confirm commitments and continue to work towards sustainable development. The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation points to the social actions required to achieve sustainable development and to the role of education, capacity building and communication. The UN...
The recently concluded World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in agreement with several national governments, international and multilateral organisations, stakeholders and communities, declared specific goals with regard to sustainable development. WSSD comes ten years after the Rio Earth Summit (1992) which pledged political and financial support to enhance the quality of human life...
Many of the world’s ecosystems have undergone significant degradation with negative impacts on biological diversity and peoples’ livelihoods. There is now a growing realisation that we will not be able to conserve the earth’s biological diversity through the protection of critical areas alone. This paper explains what is meant by the term "ecological restoration"...
The mining and metals industry’s biodiversity conservation performance is under increasing scrutiny from NGOs, commentators and financial analysts. This is due in part to a growing awareness of the importance of biodiversity conservation, but also because the industry often operates in remote and environmentally sensitive areas of the world. Demonstrating a commitment to biodiversity...
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