Raising awareness of demography in sustainable development planning

The aim is to increase understanding in all sections of society of the interactions between demographic trends and factors, and sustainable development. Stress would be put on local and national action. Demographic and sustainable development education would be coordinated and integrated both in the formal and non-formal education sectors. Particular attention would be given to population literacy programmes, notably for women. Special emphasis would be placed on the linkage between these programmes, primary environmental care and the provision of primary health care and services.

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.

1. Training in population and development
2. Supporting demographic changes for sustainable development
3. Planning for sustainability
4. Enhancing environmental awareness

1. Integrating demographic and sustainable development concerns in education
2. Increasing awareness of demographic impacts on sustainable development
3. Increasing awareness for need to stabilize resource consumption
4. Giving special attention to informing women on demographic impacts
5. Building demographic factors into national policies for sustainable development

1. Reducing individual fertility
2. Increasing awareness of link between status of women and demographic dynamics
3. Focusing on links between primary health care and environmental programmes

1. Documenting population trends
2. Developing relevant youth policies

1. Underutilization of human resources

1. Unsustainable
2. Undeveloped
3. Underdevelopment
4. Unaware
5. Overdevelopment
6. Development
7. Awareness