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Background
In July 2003, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD)
and UNEP Regional resource Centre for Asia and Pacific (UNEP RRC.AP) started
the implementation of the project on National Sustainable Development
Strategy and Action Plans (NSDSAP) towards Mainstreaming Sustainable Development
in the Decision Making Process.
The purpose of the project is to strengthen the capacity of the Asia
and the Pacific region and to assist national governments in formulating
National Sustainable Development Strategy and Action Plans (NSDSAP) with
mainstreaming sustainable development issues in the decision making process.
Besides, Subregional National Development Strategies (SSDS) will be developed
for Central Asia (CA), South Asia (SA)and the Greater Mekong Subregion
(GMS).
The specific objectives of the project are:
- Build national capacity through training and provision of guidelines
to prepare National Sustainable Development Strategy and Action Plans
(NSDSAP) and assist national governments in translation of sustainable
development strategy into concrete local actions.
- Strengthen the role and capacity of National Council for Sustainable
Development (NCSD) (wherever it exists) to deal with and address the
issues related to sustainable development in the line of WSSD outcome
and recommendations.
In addition, UNEP RRC.AP also enter into an agreement with Asian Development
Bank (ADB) to implement the Regional Technical Assistance (ADB RETA 6198)
with GMS countries on Capacity Building for Promoting Sustainable
Development in the Greater Mekong Subregion. The main objective
of the project is to build capacity of GMS countries to integrate social,
economic, and environmental objectives into existing planning mechanisms
for sustainable development on both national and subregional levels.
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