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| Nepal National Preparations In preparation for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the Government of Nepal is conducting a national assessment through The Sustainable Community Development Programme (SCDP), which was formulated in line with Agenda 21 adopted by the 1992 Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. SCDP is a joint undertaking of the National Planning Commission (NPC) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). It was formulated to support the efforts of His Majesty's Government of Nepal (HMG) to promote sustainable development in the country.The SCDP has been implementing sustainable development activities in six districts since 1996. More information is available at the project web site. One of the priorities of SCDP is supporting the government in formulating policies that support sustainable development. As part of this effort, SCDP is intensively involved in the formulation of the Sustainable Development Agenda for Nepal (SDAN). The SDAN will be used as a road map, helping guide HMG to develop policies that support sustainable development. In addition, the SDAN formulation process will also contribute toward preparation of Nepal’s country assessment for the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development. Through supporting the SDAN process, SCDP has collected experiences from various stakeholders both within Nepal and abroad learn how to go about upstreaming sustainable development policies and strategies into the national planning and development agenda. Early in 2000, a study tour led by the Honourable Member of the National Planning Commission was organized to China and Mongolia to gather and share information on formulating a National Agenda 21. Information from this visit was shared with senior government officials, donor representatives, NGOs and INGOs involved in sustainable development. SCDP has forged partnerships with other institutions concerned with sustainable development. The preparatory activities for the SDAN have been done in cooperation with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/Development Assistance Committee (OECD/DAC) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) through the nssd dialogue process initiative. The World Wildlife Fund - Nepal (WWF) will contribute to the policy formulation process too. View report on Nepal's preparatory activities from the UNDP Sub - Regional Resource Facility (SURF) for Asia and the Pacific. __________________________________________________________________
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