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UNITED NATIONS OFFICE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Suggested Resource Reading List

AN INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON STRENGTHENING PLANNING AND
IMPLEMENTATION CAPACITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN POST RIO
CONTEXT

Day 1 (14 November, Wednesday)

Theme: Embracing NSDS and Planning for Sustainable Development:
Innovations, Challenges and Opportunities

Draft Workshop Issues Paper: STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Meeting the Challenges of the Post Rio+20 World
http://www.unosd.org/content/documents/Issues%20Paper_Draft_Nov%207%202012.pdf

UN Economic Commission for Africa: National Strategies for Sustainable Development in Africa A
Sixteen-Country Assessment
http://unosd.org/content/documents/ECA,%20NSDS%20Africa%20Study%202011.pdf

Gjoksi, N., Sedlacko, M. and G. Berger (2010). National Sustainable Development Strategies in
Europe: Status quo and recent developments. Quarterly Report of the European Sustainable
Development network, September. Available at: http://www.sd-
network.eu/?k=quarterly%20reports&report_id=18

Stiglitz, J., Sen, A. and J.P. Fitoussi (2008). Report by the Commission on the Measurement of
Economic Performance and Social Progress. Available at: http://stiglitz-sen-
fitoussi.fr/documents/rapport_anglais.pdf

UNEP (2012). Global Environment Outlook 5, Chapter 16: Scenarios and Sustainability
Transformations. Available at: http://www.unep.org/geo/pdfs/geo5/GEO5_report_C16.pdf

Asia Europe Environment Forum: Global Architectures for Sustainable Development

http://asef.org/index.php/pubs/asef-publications/2651-global-architectures-for-sustainable-
development-delivery

Dalal-Clayton D.B. and Bass S. (2002): Sustainable Development Strategies: A Resource Book.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris, and United Nations Development
Programme, New York. in association with Earthscan Publications, London. pp c.400. Available at
http://books.google.ca/books?id=bbWCHRN4h_sC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary
_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Day 2 (15 November, Thursday)

Theme: Elaborating National Sustainable Development Strategies in the Post Rio Context

UNCSD (2012). The Future We Want Outcome Document. United Nations Conference on
Sustainable Development. Available at: http://www.uncsd2012.org/thefuturewewant.html

World Economic Forum (2012). Global Risks 2012, 7th Edition. World Economic Forum, Global
Risk Network. Available at: http://www.weforum.org/reports/global-risks-2012-seventh-edition

ESDN (2012). The Rio+20 Conference 2012: Objectives, processes and outcomes by Umberto
Pisano, Andreas Endl & Gerald Berger. Available at
http://www.esdn.eu/quarterly%20reports/report%20files/pdf/2012-June-
The_Rio+20_Conference_2012.pdf

Asia Europe Environment Forum: Global Architectures for Sustainable Development

http://asef.org/index.php/pubs/asef-publications/2651-global-architectures-for-sustainable-
development-delivery

UNEP (2011). Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty
Eradication. United Nations Environment Programme. Available at:
http://www.unep.org/greeneconomy/GreenEconomyReport/tabid/29846/Default.aspx

Jacobs, M. (2012). Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, Working Paper No. 108.
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Available at:
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/GranthamInstitute/publications/WorkingPapers/Working%20Papers/90-
99/WP92-green-growth-economic-theory-political-discourse.pdf

Niestroy, I. (2012). Sustainable development councils at the national and subnational levels
stimulating informed debate: Stocktaking. Prepared for the Stakeholder Forum. Available at
http://www.stakeholderforum.org/fileadmin/files/NiestroySDG%20thinkpiece%20-
%20FINAL2.pdf

NCSD (2012). National Councils for Sustainable Development. News: Commencement of initial
phase to further develop Global Network of NCSDs. October 26. Available at:
http://www.ncsds.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=36&Ite
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Day 3 (16 November, Friday)

Theme: Accelerating Implementation

United Nations Office for Sustainable Development

http://www.unosd.org/

European Sustainable Development Network

http://www.esdn.eu/

European Environment and Sustainable Development Advisory Councils Network

http://www.eeac.eu/

Stakeholder Forum
http://www.stakeholderforum.org/sf/

National Councils for Sustainable Development

http://www.ncsds.org/

Global Green Growth Institute

http://www.gggi.org/

SDplanNet-Asia & Pacific

http://www.sdplannet-ap.org

Udalsarea 21
http://www.udalsarea21.net/Default.aspx?IdMenu=7ADD69FD-7B71-4861-AD3C-F526ACBDE138

GIZ
http://www.giz.de/Themen/en/themes.htm

United Nations Public Administration Network

http://www.unpan.org/

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