Guidance in preparing a national sustainable development strategy

The International Forum on National Sustainable Development Strategies (NSDSs) took place on 7-9 November 2001 in Accra, Ghana. The purpose of the meeting was to debate at the international level, lessons learned and best practices in NSDSs, to improve understanding and consensus amongst participants, and to recommend approaches that are relevant and effective for the future. Among the topics considered were the key principles and characteristics constituting sound NSDSs, country experiences in bringing together already existing country frameworks for NSDSs, stakeholder experiences with NSDSs, assessing effective processes for NSDSs, and strengthening capacity for NSDS processes. This publication is an outcome of that meeting.