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International agreements & strategies
Aid and the environment: building resilience, sustaining growth
The countries of the Asia-Pacic region are facing urgent environmental pressures that are threatening the cornerstones of development, economic growth and poverty reduction.This environment strategy for Australian aid signals a significant increase in Australia's environment-related support in the Asia-Pacific region. This strategy was developed through an extensive, iterative consultation process. An initial paper was produced to canvass options for expanding environment-related support through the aid program. The strategy incorporates feedback on the options paper and comment from internal peer reviews, whole-of-government consultation, a reference group comprising seven highly regarded experts with world-recognised expertise across the key themes of the strategy, and the general public.
The strategy will guide a portfolio of activities that directly target environmental challenges and will support a stronger commitment to environmental management across all sectors of development. Its goal is to: sustain economic growth and reduce poverty in the Asia-Pacific region by improving the management of natural resources, increasing community resilience and better conserving natural heritage.
This page provides links to the full publication as well as a short summary of the key points.
- Resource link:
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/ publications/ pubout.cfm?Id=4121_7933_3453_1780_7334 - Published: August 2007
- Source: AusAID (http://www.ausaid.gov.au)
- Added to ADG on: 22 August 2007 , contributed by: AusAID
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