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Sustainable Development
Guide to Internet
Resources on Sustainable Development - A copious, annotated Web
guide that includes international sites.
Inter-Parliamentary
Union, Sustainable Development ø The IPU is the world organization
of parliaments of sovereign States. Its concept of sustainable development
encompasses not only environment as connected to economic growth but such
vital issues as human development, social and economic justice, and
advancement of democracy.
International Institute
for Sustainable Development - a
"clearing-house for information on past and upcoming international
meetings related to environment and development policy"
OECD, Sustainable
Development ø Reports and conferences on sustainable development.
UN Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO), Environment - UNIDO's main approach on
sustainable industrial development is to build consensus on cost-effective
environmental policies between the private sector, its representative bodies
and appropriate political and administrative leaders in the ministries of
planning, finance, industry and the environment.
World Bank Institute,
Environment and Natural Resources (WBIEN) - promotes sustainable
development in its social, economic, and environmental dimensions, by
facilitating a learning dialogue and disseminating innovative approaches to
sustainable development, primarily among policy-makers and opinion leaders.
Topics include rural development and natural resources management.
Yearbook of International
Co-operation on Environment and Development 1999/2000 - The eighth
edition of this annual review includes the text of international agreements,
links to IGOs and NGOs, and country profiles of OECD and five non-OECD
countries in terms of their commitments and performance.
Africa
ADB Environment and
Sustainable Development Unit ø This
unit of the African Development addresses the cross-cutting themes
of environment, population, gender, poverty reduction, NGO relations/local
participation, and institutional development.
Southern Africa Environment
Project "The natural environment is Southern Africa's
greatest economic asset. The key to the economic development of Southern
Africa is conserving and sustainably using that environment." Provides
environmental education and leadership training.
Americas
Centro Latinoamericano
para la Competitividad y desarrollo sostenible (CLACDS) - The
Central American Center for Competitiveness and Sustainable Development was
founded to help leaders in the private, public, and civic sectors implement
changes promoting sustainable development. The site includes environmental
project and research descriptions.
Corporaci—n
Andina de Fomento (CAF) - CAF is a multilateral financial
institution whose mission is to promote the sustainable development of its
shareholder countries and regional integration. Its members include the five
Andean countries, Brazil, Chile, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad
& Tobago
UN Association in
Canada UNAC monitors and reports on the role and activities
of the United Nations in sustainable development
Asia
Asian American
Bank Environment and Sustainable Development ø Explains the bank's
mission and lists publications for purchase and free, full text documents.
Sustainable Development Networking
Programme (India) - Draws together events, case studies,
publications, news, funding information and lists of organizations on a
broad range of topics related to sustainable development.
Europe
European Bank
for Reconstruction and Development, Sustainable Development ø
Environmental policy, procedures, and publications on sustainable
development of eastern and central Europe and the Commonwealth of
Independent States.
European Partners for the Environment
EPE brings together international, European, national and local public
authorities, companies, trade unions, institutes, environmental and consumer
NGOs to form consensus on sustainability. Areas of interest are sustainable
finance, eco-efficiency and green purchasing.
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June 23, 2005
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