ABSTRACT
This resource book provides guidance on how to develop, implement and assess national sustainable development strategies (NSDSs). It is based on an analysis of past and current practice, in both developed and developing countries, to undertake comprehensive approaches to sustainable development. In particular, it builds on dialogues and learning in the eight countries directly involved in a project on NSDSs undertaken by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (Box 1.1), as well as on the work of a wide range of organizations, such as the Capacity 21 initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the World Bank, World Conservation Union (IUCN), International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) and many other groups (see the extensive References chapter at the end of the book and sources of further information at https://www.nssd.net" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">www.nssd.net).
This guidance is based on experience of past and current practice in the North and South …
The OECD DAC donor-developing countries dialogues projectDuring 1999–2001, members of the Working Party on Development Cooperation and Environment of the OECD DAC worked in partnership with eight developing countries to assess experience of country-level strategies for sustainable development. In Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Tanzania and Thailand dialogues were held involving stakeholders from government, the private sector and civil society, past and existing strategic planning experiences were analysed, key issues and challenges identified, and principles for best practice developed. An iterative process involving in-country discussions and three international workshops led to consensus on the final text of Policy Guidance on strategies for sustainable development, endorsed by aid ministers at the DAC in April 2001
Source: OECD DAC (2001a)