Strengthening research to build demographic factors into local sustainable development programmes

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.

1. Socio-demographic research should be conducted on how populations respond to a changing environment.

1. Supporting demographic changes for sustainable development
2. Strengthening research
3. Strengthening programmes
4. Strengthening interdisciplinary research on environmental degradation and rehabilitation
5. Building demographic factors into local programmes for sustainable development
6. Applying science sustainably

1. Undertaking surveys on family planning needs
2. Examining how populations respond to environmental changes

1. Improving socio-cultural factors which support population policies
2. Documenting population trends

1. Unsustainable
2. Undeveloped
3. Underdevelopment
4. Overdevelopment
5. Nonlocal
6. Development