CSD Documents

Commission on Sustainable Development: 16th Session
5-16 May 2008
New York

E/CN.17/2008/17	Report on the Sixteenth Session [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/1	Provisional Agenda [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/2	Overview of progress towards sustainable development: A review of the implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/3	Agriculture - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/4	Rural Development - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/5	The Review on Implementation on Land - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/6	Review of Implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI): Drought  - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/7	Review of implementation of Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI): Desertification - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/8	Africa - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/9	Integrated review of the thematic cluster of agriculture, rural development, land, drought, desertification and Africa in Small Island Developing States - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/10	Partnerships for Sustainable Development - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/11	Review of progress in implementing the decision of the 13th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development on water and sanitation - Report of the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/12	Outcomes of the regional implementation meetings for the sixteenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development - Note by the Secretariat [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/12/Add.1	Africa Regional Statement to the 16th Session of UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) on Agriculture and Rural Development, Land, Drought and Desertification and “Africa.” [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/12/Add.2	Report of the Regional Implementation Meeting for Asia and the Pacific for the Sixteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/12/Add.3	Agriculture, rural development, land, drought and desertification: obstacles, lessons and challenges for the sustainable development of Latin America and the Caribbean [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/12/Add.4	Report of the Regional Implementation Meeting of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/12/Add.5	UNECE Regional Contribution to Cycles of the Commission on Sustainable Development - Chair's Summary [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13	Major Groups Discussion Papers on Agriculture, Rural Development, Land, Drought, Desertification, and Africa: Note by the Secretariat [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13/Add.1	Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups Contributions by women [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13/Add.2	Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups Contributions by children and youth [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13/Add.3	Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups Contribution by indigenous people [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13/Add.4	Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups Contribution by non-governmental organizations [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13/Add.5	Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups Contribution by local authorities [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13/Add.6	Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups Contribution by workers and trade unions [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13/Add.7	Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups Contribution by business and industry [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13/Add.8	Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups Contribution by the scientific and technological community [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/13/Add.9	Note by the Secretariat: Discussion papers submitted by major groups Contribution by farmers [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/14	Note by the Secretary-General: Proposed strategic framework for the period 2010-2011: subprogramme 4, Sustainable development [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]
E/CN.17/2008/15	Letter dated 14 March 2008 from the Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General [Arabic] [Chinese] [English] [French] [Russian] [Spanish]

Background documents

No. 1	Summaries of CSD registered partnerships for sustainable development - CSD 16-17 implementation cycle Submitted by: Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA
No. 2	Contribution of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space to the work of the Commission on Sustainable Development for the thematic cluster 2008-2009: Space for sustainable development Submitted by: Office for Outer Space Affairs United Nations Office at Vienna
No. 3	Contribution by the NGO major group sector on Africa and sustainable development Submitted by: African NGOs under the editorship of Nnimmo Bassey, Environmental Rights Action (ERA)/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, in consultation with Environment Liaison Center International (ELCI), the African partner for Sustainable Development Issues Network (SDIN)
No. 4	Agriculture and Environment: Climate Change Challenges and Policy Options Submitted by: United Nations Environment Programme
No. 5	The Practice to Policy Continuum in Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development (SARD): A Civil Society Reflection on the Importance of Collaborations of Major Groups and Governments to Advance SARD
No. 6	Creating Synergies between Community Based Natural Resources Management and the UNCCD: Lessons Learned from a Regional CBNRM Assessment in the Southern African Region Submitted by: The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
No. 7	The Real Jewels of the Kalahari: Drylands Ecosystem Goods and Services in Kgalagadi South District, Botswana Submitted by: The World Conservation Union (IUCN)
No. 8	Feeding the World: Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Fact Sheets: Introduction Chemicals and Agriculture Conservation Agriculture Ecosystem Services Sustain Agricultural Productivity and Resilience Ending Hunger in Africa The Global Livestock Sector – a Growth Engine Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) Land tenure supports sustainable development Rural Finance and Investment Supporting rural areas through agro-enterprise development Sustainable Land Management Water and Food Security Submitted by: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations
No. 9	Climate Change and the Future of Smallholder Agriculture Discussion Paper and Proceedings Report of the Governing Council Round Table held in Conjunction with the Thirty-first Session of IFAD’s Governing Council, February 2008 Submitted by: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
No. 10	Biofuel expansion: Challenges, risks and opportunities for rural poor people Submitted by: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
No. 11	Growing demand on agriculture and rising prices of commodities: An opportunity for smallholders in low-income, agriculture-based countries? Discussion Paper and Proceedings Report of the Governing Council Round Table held in Conjunction with the Thirty-first session of IFAD’s Governing Council, February 2008 Submitted by: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
No. 12	Addressing climate change in national sustainable development strategies – common practices Submitted by: United Nations Division for Sustainable Development
	UN-Water Status Report on Integrated Water Resources Management and Water Efficiency Plans Annex 1 - 7
	UN-Water and GWP Roadmapping for Advancing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Processes
	UN-Water: Water Monitoring; Mapping Existing Global Systems & Initiatives

Other Documents

• Chairman's Summary - Part I
   
• Organization of Work and Annex Table I
   
• Background Note on the Ministerial Roundtable on Investing in Africa to Achieve Millennium Development Goals and Sustainable Development
   
• Background Note on the Ministerial Roundtable on Inter-linkages among the Thematic Issues, including Adaptation to Climate Change
   
• Background note on the ministerial dialogue with organisations of the United Nations system
  and other relevant international organizations (15 May 2008, 10:00 am - 12:00pm)
   
• Background Note on the Ministerial Dialogue with Representatives of the Major Groups
  (15 May 2008, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm, Conference Room 4)
   
• CSD-16 Matrix
   

• Trends in Sustainable Development: Agriculture, Rural development, Land, Desertification, Drought 2008-2009
   

• Trends in Sustainable Development - Africa report 2008-2009
   

• Innovation for Sustainable Development: Local Case Studies from Africa
  
   

• CSD-16 conference area map