UN Economic and Social Development
Division for Sustainable Development

The Sustainable Development Topics/Issues included in this section are as listed in Agenda 21 PLUS a few additions.
To the left you may access the same Topics/Issues in alphabetical order.

Topics/Issues in orange are archival and maintained in this section for historical reference.

Social & Economic

Industry Poverty SCP: Sustainable Consumption & Production Patterns Sustainable Tourism Trade

Demographics Health Human Settlements

Natural Resources Management

Agriculture Desertification & Drought Rural Development	Biodiversity Forests (*external website) Land Mountains	Oceans & Seas Sanitation Water/ Freshwater	Atmosphere Climate Change Disaster Reduction & Management	Energy Transport
Chemicals Toxic Chemicals Waste (Hazardous) Waste (Radioactive) Waste (Solid)

Stakeholders

Major Groups Partnerships for Sustainable Development SIDS: Small Island Developing States

Means of Implementation

Capacity-Building Education & Awareness

Finance

Indicators NSDS: National Sustainable Development Strategies Information for Decision-Making & Participation Institutional Arrangements Integrated Decision-Making International Cooperation for an Enabling Environment International Legal Instruments & Mechanisms

Biotechnology Science Technology

Regional Dimensions

Africa SIDS: Small Island Developing States