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Building on Previous Foundations Overview of Previous UNOSD Workshops. Darren Swanson. 2012 Strengthening Planning and Implementation Capacities. Positive Trends in Sustainable Development Strategies and Implementation.
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Building on Previous FoundationsOverview of Previous UNOSD Workshops Darren Swanson
Positive Trends in Sustainable Development Strategies and Implementation • integration of sustainable development aspects directly into the existing national development plans • a high level of activity at the sub-national level • continued progress at the national level by many early adopters of strategies for sustainable development • the emergence of the green economy as a strategic response to the 2008 global economic crisis • inclusion of measurable targets.
Current Challenges • recent termination of several prominent multi-stakeholder councils for sustainable development; • weak or non-existent accountability mechanisms for the achievement of committed targets; and • a continued disconnect between those who create strategies for sustainable development and those who are responsible for implementation.
Capacity Building and Knowledge Sharing Needs • futures and scenario building approaches; • integrated planning and prioritizing methods; • operationalization of multi-stakeholder councils for sustainable development; • capacity building on investment programmes and legislative agendas; • communication and marketing of the sustainable development concept; and • monitoring and evaluation of progress.
Recommendations for Future Efforts • sustained and collaborative efforts in terms of global and regional knowledge networks for sharing best practices • reviewing evidence of impact • celebrating successes and learning from failures • assessing capacity building needs and expanding implementation toolkits • charting out new and improved courses of action • moving forward the above referred efforts via a global Sustainable Development Implementation Forum
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Moving the Agenda Forward at the Global Level UNDESA New York October 2013 Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany November 2013 UNOSD - SDTF Incheon April 2014 ???