Table of Contents

 

IDSD PROJECT INTRODUCTION, OBJECTIVES AND OVERVIEW

Description of the "Information for Decision-making for Sustainable Development (IDSD)" Project, its background, vision, objectives, results, etc.

Project Activities (completed)

Project Activities (upcoming)

Recent Events (Training Workshop)


IDSD THEMES

General discussion on the four thematic areas that are covered by the project, information challenges, and links to websites with information on approaches, methodologies, and stakeholders in these areas:

Sustainable tourism

Land use planning

Coastal resources management

Disaster management/climate change

GENERATING AND MANAGING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION

Essays and thought pieces on special subjects that are useful for generating and managing sustainable development information.


REGIONAL EFFORTS TO CREATE INTEGRATED MULTILEVEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Description, purpose, users, challenges, constraints, and potential of developing existing information management systems into fully integrated systems, including:

MIST (Management Information System for Tourism)

ALES (Automated Land Evaluation System)

CRIS (Coastal Resources Inventory System)


INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGIES, TOOLS, AND BEST PRACTICES
Online course with downloadable training materials and best practices for information management.


IDSD PILOT NETWORK

A web forum for exchanging ideas and information on sustainable development. Includes e-groups.


GENERAL TRAINING MATERIALS AND GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

 

 

RELATED ACTIVITIES

A listing of links to sustainable development projects in the region that include information management activities, categorized by subject area such as: community management and natural resources, disaster management, health, natural resources management, and sustainable tourism


REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Brief descriptions of, and links to, Caribbean regional and national institutions, and donor agencies with long-term involvement in sustainable development projects across the region.


DATABASES (IDSD - SIDS)

Provides a direct link to web-available databases and other data sources for sustainable development, along with a brief description of their contents.


DOCUMENTS

Agreements, reports, and publications available online relevant to sustainable development activities in the Caribbean SIDS.


METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES

Description of developments in different areas of information management for sustainable development in the Caribbean SIDS, including:

Development of Indicators

Multi-Criteria / Dimensions in Decision-Making

Statistics

Information and Communication Technologies

GIS and Geoinformation Techniques

Data Storage

Methodological Approaches


NETWORKS, GATEWAYS, PORTALS, AND DISCUSSION GROUPS

Links to other regional networks, gateways and portals that provide sustainable development information and forums in the Caribbean. E.g. SIDSNET, CCANET, etc.


PRESS RELEASES


UNDP-GEF PROJECTS IN SIDS COUNTRIES PORTFOLIO

 

 

 

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