| |  Sustainable Development"We believe sustainable development begins at home and is supported by effective domestic policies, and international partnerships. Self-governing people prepared to participate in an open world marketplace are the very foundation of sustainable development. President Bush has emphasized that the hopes of all people, no matter where they live, lie in greater political and economic freedom, the rule of law, and good governance."
OES spearheads many partnerships and initiatives that advance our broad development goals of promoting economic growth, social development and environmental stewardship in such areas as forests, water, energy, climate, fisheries, and oceans management. These efforts provide a means by which the USG can reach out to the private sector, civil society, other governments, and multilateral organizations to find common ground with a focus on producing results.
Partnerships are one of main means through which OES seeks to achieve concrete results. For example, our energy partnerships have hooked up 13 million people with access to energy. Our water partnerships have provided 19 million people with better access to safe drinking water. For more information about the USG's partnership activities, please visit (www.SDP.gov).
OES works bilaterally and multilaterally to promote the U.S. government's sustainable development agenda. Within the UN context, for example, OES leads the Department's efforts with the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. | | | Highlights | |
Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Under Secretary Dobriansky: "Over the past seven years, the international community has grappled with some of the most pressing sustainable development issues of our time: safe drinking water and sanitation, improved health care, food security, biodiversity, energy security, and climate change." Full Text
Turning Commitments to Action
Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Dobriansky give opening Remarks during the High-Level Segment, at the 15th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (May 9) remarks
Energy for Sustainable Development: Getting From Words to Action
Special Representative for Sustainable Development Margolis Feb. 27 remarks | Feb. 26 remarks | Solutions document
First Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High-Level Authorities on Sustainable Development
The US delegation to the OAS was lead by the OES bureau's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Ambassador Reno Harnish. The meeting adopted the "Declaration of Santa Cruz + 10," by consensus. It contains a detailed strategic plan for improving the sustainable management of water, reducing the risks of natural disasters, and turning the promise of sustainable farm, forest and tourism practices into concrete results.
From Words to Actions to Results: Special Representative for Sustainable Development Jonathan Margolis highlighted the recent transformation in international sustainable development discussions at the Business Roundtable's first Social, Economic, and Environmental (S.E.E.) Change Initiative. Full Text
-- Remarks by Assistant Secretary Claudia McMurray at World Bank Energy Week |
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