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The Process of Forming a National Vision

Forming an effective national vision calls for:

 

  • Unwavering purpose and commitment
  • Leadership and support
  • Communication and information management skills
  • Clear prioritizing what needs to be done and what can be done

 

  • A vision from the government can assist in widespread implementation of sustainable development practices. (visit
  • Experiences in and lessons from the region provide insights as to how a vision for sustainable development can be effectively generated and implemented.

We will discuss these experiences and lessons in this Section.

Topics covered in this Section are:

Criteria of Effective Vision

Forming a National Vision for Sustainable Development

Information into visions
Utilizing information for integrated decision making
Integrating various views
Involving Participants Efficiently
Integrating Regional, Subregional and National Visions
 
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Click on a topic of your choice to learn more, or click the Next button to read about how national visions are formed, together with experiences of the countries in the ESCAP region.

The process of forming visions, translating visions into action etc. at national level are very similar to the process in environmental management systems (e.g., ISO 14000). (Click here to see IGES-ESCAP eLearning site.)



 

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