The United Nations Sustainable Development Division has compiled SD success stories online in a concise, accessible format. For the year 2000, the stories address: Integrated Planning and Management of Land Resources, Agriculture and Forests; Trade and Investment, Economic Growth; and Consumption and Production Patterns, Poverty, Education, Capacity Building.
Each case follows a one- page format which quickly covers the problem, how it was addressed, results achieved, lessons learned, and contact information. In the story, “Electric Vehicle Promotion in Nepal” we learn about the multi-pronged approach used to remove bottlenecks for EV use in Nepal. The impressive results include substitution of EVs for polluting diesel 3-wheelers (350 EVs are now in Kathmandu), government incentives for EV use, and measurably cleaner air.
Another useful SD resource is ID21: Information for Development in the 21st Century. The online collection of brief abstracts of the latest social and economic research studies across 30 key topic fields, makes the constant stream of development research produced by researchers and NGOs accessible to a much wider audience. It covers categories such as:
* Agriculture and Rural Livelihood Issues
* Food, Water and Environmental Security
* Urban and Industrial Development Issues
* Human Wellbeing, Poverty and Health
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