Building on Previous

FoundationsOverview of Previous UNOSD

Workshops

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2012 Strengthening Planning and Implementation

Capacities

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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2013 Bridging Knowledge and Capacity Gaps for

Sustainability Transition

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A Framework for Action

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A Framework for Action

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A Framework for Action

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Moving the Agenda Forward at the Regional Level

Latin America & CaribbeanFebruary 2014

AfricaMarch 2014

Asia & PacificApril 2014

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Moving the Agenda Forward at the Global Level

UNDESANew YorkOctober 2013

Bertelsmann Stiftung, Germany November 2013

UNOSD - SDTFIncheonApril 2014

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