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This part of the website provides information on action to deliver international sustainable development. The list of links below provides a gateway to information on action being taken to deliver international sustainable development.
The world needs more effective ways to deliver international sustainable development. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Department for International Development (DfID), Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and HM Treasury (HMT) share responsibility for helping deliver international development that is more sustainable.
Sustainable
Development Dialogues have been set up with key emerging
partners to accelerate implementation of WSSD commitments.
Multi-stakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development On this page you can find information on the UK Government’s Learning Network on Partnerships, and about a range of projects and partnerships we have supported in order to promote and help achieve SD at the international level.
The International Sustainable Development Fund (ISDF) is a fund managed by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to accelerate implementation of WSSD and MDG commitments.
The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) took place in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September 2002. This part of the website outlines the UK Government's preparations for the summit, outcomes of the Summit at home and abroad and UK Government follow-up.
Sustainable
development is a fundamental objective of the European
Union (EU). The EU Sustainable Development Strategy provides
a policy framework to deliver sustainable development. See also the 'Britain
in Europe' pages on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website.
Updated: 11 March 2008