Facilitating environmentally sound technologies for coastal zones
Promoting sustainable practices in coastal areas
Using environmentally sound technology in coastal zones
Context
This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.
Claim
States should provide access to and transfer environmentally safe technology and methodology for sustainable development of coastal and marine areas to developing countries. They should also develop technology and endogenous scientific and technological capacities.