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. A collection of definitions, indicators, frameworks and strategies of Sustainable Development are presented here.
The objective of this GDRC programme on Sustainable Development is to function as a repository of key online information on the theme - since considerable information already exists on the web. It also helps in contextualizing all other programmes of GDRC, which eventually, directly or indirectly, leads to sustainability. [ more ... ]
Currently, GDRC is focussing on
enhancing and packaging its contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UN-DESD). It particularly looks into the role of learning centers and universities in promoting sustainable development.