Livre


English Français

Centre des publications de l'IISD

National Strategies for Sustainable Development: Challenges, Approaches and Innovations in Strategic and Co-ordinated Action

» Darren A. Swanson, László Pintér, François Bregha, Axel Volkery, Klaus Jacob, IISD and GTZ, 2004. Livre, 71 pages, tous droits réservés: International Institute for Sustainable Development; Stratos Inc.; the Environmental Policy Research Centre of the Freie Universität Berlin; and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)

The 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development reiterated a call to all countries to "make progress in the formulation and elaboration of national strategies for sustainable development" and also to begin their implementation by 2005. A national sustainable development strategy is not simply a document, but rather it is a continuing and adaptive process of strategic and co-ordinated action.

To assist government officials in realizing this process, this publication builds on current thinking and studies 19 developed and developing countries to identify key challenges faced in relation to the strategic management aspects of national sustainable development strategies including leadership, planning, implementation, monitoring and review, co-ordination, and participation. The innovative approaches and tools observed in the 19 countries studied in relation to these strategic management aspects are featured to create a pragmatic toolbox for government sustainable development managers and policy-makers.


Notes

Table of contents

Acknowledgements
Executive Summary

1. Introduction 1

1.1 Background
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Research Methods
1.4 How to Use this Report

2. Strategic Management for National Sustainable Development Strategies

3. Challenges, Approaches, Tools and Innovations

3.1 Leadership
3.1.1 Approaches for the Strategy Process
3.1.2 Demonstrating Commitment and Focus
3.1.3 Inter-generational Principle of Sustainable Development
3.1.4 Addressing the Linkages among Economic, Social and Environmental Sustainability
3.2 Planning
3.2.1 Legal Basis
3.2.2 Institutional Basis
3.2.3 Policy Assessment
3.3 Implementation
3.3.1 Responsibility
3.3.2 Financing
3.3.3 Implementing a Mix of SD Policy Initiatives
3.4 Monitoring, Learning and Adaptation
3.4.1 Process Monitoring
3.4.2 Monitoring Outcomes
3.4.3 Learning and Adaptation
3.5 Co-ordination
3.5.1 Co-ordination with the National Budgeting Process
3.5.2 Co-ordination with Other Strategy Processes
3.5.3 Co-ordination with Other Levels of Government
3.6 Participation
3.6.1 Institutionalizing Participation
3.6.2 Building Trust

4. Synthesis of Strategic and Co-ordinated Action

4.1 The Big Picture – Key Strengths and Weaknesses in Current Strategic and Co-ordinated Action for Sustainable Development
4.2 The Details – Key Learning Related to Specific Aspects of Strategic and Co-ordinated Action
4.2.1 Key Learning Related to Leadership
4.2.2 Key Learning Related to Planning
4.2.3 Key Learning Related to Implementation
4.2.4 Key Learning Related to Monitoring, Learning and Adaptation
4.2.5 Key Learning Related to Co-ordination
4.2.6 Key Learning Related to Participation
National Strategies for Sustainable Development: Challenges, Approaches and Innovations in Strategic and Co-ordinated ActionIISD Publication