Evolution of the CSD How to Make it More Effective and Influential
In September 2005, Stakeholder Forum hosted a workshop in New York to discuss the Comission on Sustainable Development (CSD) process and to develop recommendations on how the CSD could be strengthened in its ability to deliver concrete outcomes on the key issues of Sustainable Development.
This background paper by Derek Osborn looks back to Rio and tries to put in perspective the developments over the past thirteen years. The paper ends with some suggestions for the meeting to reflect on.