This international and collaborative research project studied and learned from strategic and coordinated action toward SD taken at the national level in 19 countries, before and after the World Summit on Sustainable Development. The research project was undertaken to enhance and expedite the development and implementation of national SD strategies and specific SD policy initiatives. Specific objectives of the research project were to:
analyze national strategies and policy initiatives for SD used by a number of developed and developing countries; and use case studies to identify key innovations, challenges and lessons learned in the development, participation, implementation, and monitoring and adaptation of national SD strategies.
