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The GRDC Research Programme on Sustainable Development

So what do we do with the sustainability concept, especially at the local level? What should we all be doing?

The term 'Sustainable Development' has been used and misused in a variety of ways by different groups and entities - that there is a constant need to rethink its basic meaning, and adopt it to different situations and scales. [ More → ]

INNOVATIVE
COMMUNITIES

SUST.
EDUCATION

EXPLORING
PEACE

Highlights of GDRC Research

Full List of Docs

Environmental Education and Universities in Japan: ISO14001 and EMS as a Catalyzing Force Policy Analysis Series E-134.	Outside Looking in: External Stakeholders fostering innovative communities [Slideshow] Continuing Research Series E-121.
The Seven Triads of Sustainability Concept Note Series E-007.	Sustainable Development Concepts Concept Note Series E-008.

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The Sustainability Dashboard

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GDRC
Archieves

• UN Decade of Education for Sustainablity
• UN Decade on Biodiversity

Currently, GDRC is focussing on enhancing and packaging its contribution to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and the broader 2030 agendas. It particularly looks at the role of education and policy-making in promoting sustainable development.

Have a look at the planned publications under this programme

Elsewhere
in GDRC

  •   Info-Repository: Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
  •  Microfinance
  •  NGOs and Civil Society
  •  Cities

This programme is a part of:

GDRC's Environment Sphere

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uch of our work on sustainable development in the future will be guided by the Sustainable Development Goals.

See GDRC's Sustainability Dashboard

There is very little we can do for sustainable development, unless it is coupled with poverty alleviation

GDRC supports the SDGs

SDG Info-Repository Sustainability Dashboard GDRC and the SDGs Multilateral Agreements

Important international days related to sustainability celebrated worldwide:
• 22 May: Biodiversity Day

• 11 Jul: Population Day
• 8 Sept: Literacy Day

View publications of this programme.