Exploring schemes for voluntary contributions to sustainable development

Eliciting contributions to sustainable development through private channels

Description

This strategy involves designing and implementing mechanisms that encourage individuals, organizations, and businesses to make voluntary financial or in-kind contributions supporting sustainable development initiatives. By facilitating transparent, accessible, and accountable channels for giving, these schemes address funding gaps in critical areas such as environmental protection, poverty reduction, and education. The practical intent is to mobilize additional resources, foster stakeholder engagement, and complement governmental and institutional efforts to achieve sustainable development goals.

Implementation

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities. Agenda 21 recommends new schemes for fund-raising and voluntary contributions through private channels, including non-governmental organizations.