Integrating Sustainable Development into National Frameworks: Policy Approaches for Key Sectors in Small States

This book builds on the 2005 internationally agreed "Mauritius Strategy" which was created to implement the integration of sustainable development by small island developing states.

Designed as a handbook for policy-makers and planners in government, as well as business and civil society leaders, it covers seven of the twenty issues that have been outlined in the Mauritius Strategy as being important for the sustainable development of SIDS – disaster management; marine resources; freshwater resources; land resources; energy resources; tourism resources and trade.

It brings together best practices, policy options and development prospects that small states can pursue in order to achieve real progress in these fields. It covers the progress and experiences of countries in the Caribbean region, the Pacific region, and the Atlantic, Indian Ocean and Mediterranean region in their implementation of sustainable development in these areas. It also provides a useful point of reference and stimulus to policy-makers and their supporting colleagues from all sectors.

Janet Strachan advises on sustainable development at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She co-ordinated the Commonwealth Secretariat’s strategies for the World Summit on Sustainable Development, the 2005 Small Island Developing States Summit in Mauritius, and the development of its work on climate change.

Constance Vigilance works at the Commonwealth Secretariat as the Economic Adviser responsible for Small States. She holds a Masters in International Affairs in Economic Policy Management from Columbia University, New York.