Source of tools

Name of the tool
CSD Framework

Where is tool available from
Information about the tool is available at:
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/csd/csd9_indi_bp3.pdf
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/natlinfo/indicators/indisd/english/worklist.htm
Official website:
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev

When was the tool produced
Year of production: 1995-2000

Is support provided
No

Organisation/s that developed the tool and country of origin
United Nations, Division for Sustainable Development

Tool development was funded by:

Phase 1 (May 1995-April 1996) - The Expert Group consisting of forty-five (45) members from non-governmental organizations and United Nations agencies

Phase 2 (May 1996-January 1998) - CSD Secretariat worked with the support and cooperation of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Government of the Netherlands for Asia and the Pacific; the Government of Costa Rica for Latin America and the Caribbean; and by the Government of Ghana for the Africa region

Phase 3 (January 1998-December 2000) - Workshop on CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development, hosted by the Government of Barbados, and supported by the Government of Germany and DSD

Is the tool newly developed or based on an exisiting tool
CSD framework based on:

(i) DSR Framework for Sustainable Development Indicators

(ii) Key Themes Suggested by CSD Testing Country Priorities – social, environmental, economic and institutional

Cost of the full tool
Not specified