The philippine agenda 21

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The Philippine Agenda 21

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What is Agenda 21?

Agenda 21 is a program of action into the 21st century for bringing the Earth into a sustainable future. It was adopted by the participating governments of the world in the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), otherwise known as the Earth Summit, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in June 1992.

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What is Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21)? Philippine Agenda 21 (PA 21) is our

own national agenda for sustainable development. It is basically made up of:

- The Principles of Unity- The Action Agenda- The Implementation Strategies

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What is the Vision of PA 21?

PA 21 envisions a better quality of life for all through the development of a just, moral, creative, spiritual, economically-vibrant, caring, diverse yet cohesive society characterized by appropriate productivity, participatory and democratic process and living in harmony within the limits of the carrying capacity of nature and the integrity of creation.

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What is sustainable development?

Sustainable development as defined in the PA 21 (1996) is “harmonious integration of a sound and viable economy, responsible governance, social cohesion and ecological integrity, to ensure that development is a life-sustaining process.”

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What is the Enhanced PA 21?

Ten yeas after the UNCED, world leaders gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa for the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) to reinvigorate global commitment to sustainable development. In line with the Johannesburg Summit, the PA 21 was updated into the Enhanced PA 21, particularly noting that:

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What is the Enhanced PA 21?

- The rise of globalization and the creation of an external environment of finance, markets, and technology did not seem conducive to sustainable development.

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What is the Enhanced PA 21?

- The civil society needs to specify its commitments and contributions to achieving sustainability in the updated document.

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What is the Enhanced PA 21?

- Government departments need to be imbued with the sustainable development perspective with which to handle issues properly.

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What are the Goal Elements of the Enhanced PA 21?

- Government departments need to be imbued with the sustainable development perspective with which to handle issues properly.

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1. Poverty Reduction 2. Social Equity 3. Empowerment and Good

Governance 4. Peace and Solidarity 5. Ecological Integrity

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What is the Philippine Council for Sustainable

Development? The Philippine Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) is a multi-sectoral body formed to coordinate and monitor the fulfillment of the commitments of the Philippines to the UNCED, and later, the WSSD. It has spearheaded the formulation of PA 21.

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Who are the key actors in sustainable

development work?

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Business, the key actor in economy

Government, the key actor in polity

Civil society, the key actor in culture