Tools for Mainstreaming Sustainable Development in Small States provides
a thorough grounding in bringing sustainable development to the
forefront of policy-making.
By taking a cross-departmental approach to national planning,
more human and financial resources would be available for policy
implementation. This is of particular relevance to small states, as they
have limited access to resources and are by nature inherently vulnerable.
The book is divided into four parts. Part one explores how small states
can move from the Mauritius Strategy of Implementation (MSI) to
devising practical national strategies; part two addresses the need for
legislative change; part three tackles the social and environmental aspects
of progress with MSI; and finally, part four examines methods for
monitoring progress.
Contributors to the chapters range from international academics
to economists, providing both a theoretical and practical approach.
Through case study examples from small states, this book offers
invaluable insights into the complexities of implementing sustainable
development.
1. Introduction
Devising the strategy
2. Creating a National Sustainable Development Strategy in Papua New Guinea; 3. Claiming
a Voice in Sustainable Development: Participation and Bottom-up Approaches; 4. A practical
integrated framework for mainstreaming; 5. Regional approaches in sustainable development
Laws, finance and economics
6. National Laws as an Instrument for the Implementation of Treaty Obligations;
7. Financing Sustainable Development in Small Island Developing States; 8. Applying
Resource Economics to Integrate Sustainable Development Principles in SIDS;
9. Mainstreaming of Sustainable Development in National and Sectoral Budgets
Social and environmental perspectives
10. Youth Perspectives on Sustainable Development for Small Island Developing States;
11. Towards social development in SIDS; 12. A Review of Environmental Impact
Assessment and Sustainable Development in SIDS
Monitoring progress
13.Indicators of sustainable development and small island developing states; 14. The MDGs
and SIDS: Issues of Performance and Use; 15. The sustainable small state