Financial Status and Funding Arrangements

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VISION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Yunnan Sustainable Development Action Plan
Dr Barry Dalal-Clayton
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Why we need a vision

• Provides a picture of what kind of sustainable
  Yunnan is desired
• And a focus around which to build understanding
  and consensus among stakeholders about what is
  sustainable development
• Provides a beacon to guide and ensure the
  internal consistency of the strategy
• In other words it allows us to ensure that all
  activities are driving in the same direction,are
  mutually supportive and linked (ie a framework
  for strategy objectives and activities)

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The vision as a framework
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Value of a vision

• Developing a vision provides a means to ensure
  that the strategy addresses the three pillars of
  sustainable development
• And helps ensure that all stakeholders keep
  focused on this need
• A YSDAP vision could, for example, emphasise the
  links between the strategy and (a) The 5-year
  Plan(b) YEDPs agenda to link environment and
  poverty reduction

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What is sustainable development?
Peace and security
Economic objectives
Social objectives
Local
P
National
Cultural values
Politics
F
Global
Institutional / administrative arrangement
P
P
Full integration
Partial integration
Environmental objectives
F
P
Integration where possible Trade-offs where not
possible
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Sustainable DevelopmentA common international
vision

• World Commission on Environment and Development
  (Brundtland Commission) 1987Meet the needs
  of the present without compromising the ability
  of future generations to meet their own need

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ThailandNational vision

• Developed over 18 months
• Part of participatory process (involved 50,000
  people) to prepare 9th Economic and Social
  Development Plan
• Alleviation of poverty and the upgrading of the
  quality of life for the Thai people, so that
  "sustainable development and well-being for all
  can be achieved".  The sufficiency economy
  philosophy will be followed as a shared value of
  the Thai people, guiding the transformation to a
  new national management system based on
  efficiency, quality of life, and sustainability
  objectives.

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Pakistan 2010 programmeand 25-year Perspective
Plan

• Achieve economic growth through technological
  development and sustained human development
• Coordinated by Federal Planning Commission

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Ghana Vision 2020(1996-2020)

• Policy framework for accelerated growth and
  sustainable development
• Transform Ghana from a poor, low-income country
  to a prosperous middle-income country within a
  generation
• Change of government 2000 ?uncertainty
• Rejected Vision 2020 could not be achieved in
  timeframe
• National Economic Dialogue (2001) national
  consensus-building exercise to develop new
  economic policy framework

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TanzaniaVision 2025

• Achieve a high quality of life for all
  citizens peace, stability and unity good
  governance a well-educated and learning
  society and a diversified economy capable of
  producing sustainable growth and shared benefits

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Examples of key words that might be included in
the vision

• SOCIAL
• Poverty reduction
• Improved quality of life (health, education)
• ECONOMIC
• Economic prosperity
• Pillar industries
• ENVIRONMENTAL
• Sound environmental management
• Environmental improvement
• INSTITUTIONAL
• Accountability in decision-making
• Stakeholder involvement