Indicators of Sustainable Development
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Meetings, Conferences and Workshops
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National Sustainable Development Strategies for Asia and the Pacific (which included a component on indicators of sustainable development)
(29-31 October 2003, Bangkok Thailand)
Jointly organized by the United Nations DESA, ESCAP and UNDP
Contact: Ms. Kirsten Rohrmann, Sustainable Development Officer
Division for Sustainable Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2254, New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212)963-2137; Fax: (212)963-1267
- Training Workshop on “Methodologies, Tools and Best Practices for Managing Information for Decision-making on Sustainable Development in Caribbean SIDS” (27-31 October 2003,
Trinidad and Tobago)
Organized by the United Nations DESA in collaboration with the Organization of American States
Contact:
Ms. Reena Shah, Sustainable Development Officer
Division for Sustainable Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2262, New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212)963-4586; Fax: (212)963-1267
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Resource Persons Meeting on “Using Information in Decision-Making for Sustainable Development in Small-Island Developing States”
(27-28 May 2003, St. Lucia)
Organized by the United Nations DESA and the Organization of American States
Contact: Ms. Birgitte Alvarez-Rivero, Focal Point for Indicators of Sustainable Development
Division for Sustainable Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2262, New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212)963-8400; Fax: (212)963-1267
- Seminar on Sustainable Development Indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean
(29-30 November 2001, Santiago, Chile)
Hosted by the United Nations DESA in collaboration with ECLAC
Contact: Ms. Birgitte Alvarez-Rivero, Focal Point for Indicators of Sustainable Development
Division for Sustainable Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2262, New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212)963-8400; Fax: (212)963-1267
Report of the Seminar: [English]
[Spanish]
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International Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development
(7-9 December
1999, Barbados)
Hosted by the Government of Barbados
Contact: Ms. Birgitte Alvarez-Rivero, Focal Point for Indicators of
Sustainable Development
Division for Sustainable Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2254, New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212) 963-8400; Fax: (212) 963-1267
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Fifth Expert Group Meeting on Indicators of Sustainable Development
(7-8 April 1999, New York, United States)
Hosted by the United Nations DESA
Contact: Ms. Birgitte Alvarez-Rivero, Focal Point for Indicators of
Sustainable Development
Division for Sustainable Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs
United Nations
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2254, New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212) 963-8400; Fax: (212) 963-1267
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FAO-Australian Technical Consultation on Sustainability Indicators
in Marine Capture Fisheries (18-22 January 1999, Kingston,
Australia)
Hosted by the Australian Department of Primary Industries and Energy
in cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization
Contact: Mr. Derek Staples, Director
Fisheries Resources Branch
Bureau of Resource Sciences
Edmund Barton Building Barton ACT 2600 Australia
Tel: (61-2) 6272-4282; Fax: (61-2) 6272-4747
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Seminar of European Countries participating in the Testing of UNCSD
List of Indicators of Sustainable Development (12-13 November 1998,
Luxembourg-Kirchberg)
Co-organized by Eurostat, the European Environment Agency, the
German Federal Ministry of Environment and the Belgium Planning
Office
Contact: Ms. Inger Oehman, Head
Environment Unit, Directorate F
Statistical Office of the European Communities
European Commission
Batiment Jean Monnet, L-2920 Luxembourg
Tel.: (35-2) 4301-37286; Fax: (35-2) 4301-37316
- Caribbean Regional Workshop on Sustainable Development Indicators
(22-23 October 1998, St. Michael, Barbados)
Hosted by the Caribbean Development Bank
Contact: Ms. Dorla Humes, Director (Ag.)
Economics and Programming Department
Caribbean Development Bank
P.O. Box 409, Wildey, St. Michael, Barbados, W.I.
Tel.: (246) 431-1600; Fax: (246) 426-7269
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Technical Committee Meeting on Development of Indicators for
Radioactive Waste Management (5-9 October 1998, Vienna, Austria)
Hosted by the International Atomic Energy Agency
Contact: Mr. Arnold Bonne, Acting Director
Division of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology
International Atomic Energy Agency
Wagramer Strasse 5, P.O. Box 100, A-1400 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: (43-1) 2600; Fax: (43-1) 26007
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International Workshop on testing of CSD Indicators of Sustainable
Development (19 - 21 January 1998, Prague, Czech Republic)
Hosted by the Government of the Czech Republic supported by the
European Commission
Contact: Dr. Bedrich Moldan, Director
Environmental Center
Charles University
Petrska 3, CZ-110 00 Prague 1, The Czech Republic
Tel.: (42-02) 231-5334/5309;
Fax: (42-02) 231- 5324
- Fourth Expert Group Meeting on Indicators of Sustainable
Development
(23 - 24 October 1997, New York, United States)
Hosted by the United Nations DESA
Contact: Mr. Lowell Flanders, Assistant Director
Division for Sustainable Development
Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2242, New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212-) 963-8792; Fax: (212-) 963-1267
- Regional Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development in
Africa (3 - 6 June 1997, Accra, Ghana)
Co-organized by the UNDP Capacity 21 Programme and United Nations
DPCSD
Contact: Mr. Lowell Flanders, Assistant Director
Division for Sustainable Development
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development
United Nations
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2242, New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212) 963-8792, Fax: (212) 963-1267
Report of the
Chairman
Summary of
country presentations
- Regional Workshop on Indicators of Sustainable Development for
Latin America and the Caribbean Region
(10 - 12 March 1997, San
Jose, Costa Rica)
Hosted by the Government of Costa Rica
Contact: Dr. Adrian Rodriguez, General Coordinator
National System for Sustainable Development Advisor to the Minister
of National Planning
Oficina de Asesores
P.O. Box 10127-1000, San José Costa Rica
Tel.: (506) 221-9524/ Fax: (506) 221-3282
- Regional Consultative Meeting on Environmentally Sound and
Sustainable Development Indicators
(26 - 29 November 1996, Bangkok,
Thailand)
Hosted by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the
Pacific in cooperation with the Government of Netherlands and the
United Nations DPCSD
Contact: Mr. Mohammed Aslam Khan, Environmental Affairs Officer
Environment Section, ENRMD
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel.: (66-2) 282-9161; Fax: (66-2) 282-9602.
- Second International Workshop: "Launching the Testing of
Indicators of Sustainable Development (20 - 22 November 1996, Ghent,
Belgium)
Hosted by the Governments of Belgium and Costa Rica
Contact: Ms. Nadine Gouzée, Coordinator of the Task Force
"Sustainable Development"
Federal Planning Office
47/49 Avenue de Arts
B-1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
Tel.: (32-2) 507-7311; Fax: (32-2) 507-7373
- Third Expert Group Meeting on Indicators of Sustainable
Development (23 - 25 September 1996, Geneva, Switzerland)
Hosted by the United Nations DPCSD
Contact : Mr. Lowell Flanders, Assistant Director
Division for Sustainable Development
Department for Policy Coordination and Sustainable Development
United Nations
2 UN Plaza, Room DC2-2242, New York, N.Y. 10017
Tel.: (212) 963-8792, Fax: (212) 963-1267
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