Guidelines for National Reporting - Third Implementation Cycle
The third cycle of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
will start with the review year at CSD16 (May 2008) and continues with
the policy year at CSD 17 ( 2009). According to the Commission's
multi-year programme of work, the third cycle focuses on six main
thematic issues: Africa,
Agriculture,
Desertification,
Drought,
Land
and
Rural Development. As in each cycle, the thematic clusters of
issues will be addressed in an integrated manner, taking into account
economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable
development. In addition, a review will be undertaken in 2008 of
the implementation of WSSD target on Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWRM). Countries are also being asked to provide
updated information on national sustainable development strategies
(NSDS) and national programmes on indicators for sustainable
development.
The CSD encourages member States to provide national reports, on a
voluntary basis, that reflect on progress made in the areas under
consideration. To assist in this reporting process, guidelines for
national reporting have been developed and are being circulated to all
member States both through their respective missions to the United
Nations and to their nominated focal points for sustainable development.
The present Guidelines request information for the third
implementation cycle. States are requested to report only once during
the two-year cycle.
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