Assisting Developing Countries with the Formulation and Implementation of National Strategies for Sustainable Development: The Need to Clarify DAC Targets and Strategies

OECD (1999): Assisting Developing Countries with the Formulation and Implementation of National Strategies for Sustainable Development: The Need to Clarify DAC Targets and Strategies. OECD, Paris.

Members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD met on 11-12 May 1999 at the level of Development Co-operation Ministers and Heads of Aid Agencies. They endorsed the note clarifying the role of development co-operation in assisting partner developing countries in the formulation and implementation of national strategies for sustainable development. According to OECD, this will serve as a reference point for the donor community.

This document outlines opportunities in formulating national strategies for sustainable development and discusses the need for clarification of the DAC NSSD target. The paper concludes with a section on how the role of development co-operation should be clarified.