China: Program of Action for Sustainable Development

This program is a follow-up of the White Paper on China’s Population, Environment, and Development in the 21st Century. It acknowledges progress made in the last decade including economic and social developments and capacity building, and also upcoming challenges. To deal with these challenges, the program suggests improving research and investement in sustainable development, improving legislation and supporting institutions, and strenghten international cooperation.

Priorities include:

-Economic development: industrial restructuring, regional and small-town development, and economic globalization

-Social Development: population management, health care, social security, and disaster management

-Resource Allocation: water, foerests/grasslands/coastlines, land use, and energy efficiency

-Ecological conservation: monitoring and evaluation, nature preserves/conservation zones, anti- desertification, soil conservation, and agriculture

-Pollution Control: air, water, waste, and traffic

Date Implemented: 2007

Status: Framework Policy

References: http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/