Foreword ................... ...................... ....... 1
t Introduction ........................................ 3
11. CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development .................. 5
A. History................. . .............................5
B. Latest review of the CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development ....... 6
IlL. Overview of the revised CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development .. 9
A. General description...................................... 9
B. Addressing thematic linkages........... ................... 14
C Relationship between MDG Indicators and
CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development .................... 21
D. CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development,
Agenda21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation .......... 27
IV. Applying CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development............ 29
A. Indicatorselection ... ................................. 29
B. Adapting CSD Indicators ofSustainable Development for national sets. . . 32
C Indicators as tools for measuring sustainable development
processes at the national level.............................. 35
V. A word on indicator frameworks .......................... 39
A. Driving force-state-response frameworks...................... 39
B. Issue- or theme-based frameworks .......................... 40
C. Capital frameworks .................................... 40
D. Accounting frameworks................................ 41
E. Aggregated indicators .................................. 43
F. Other indicator approaches ............................... 44
VI. Description of CSD Indicators of Sustainable Development ........ 47
A. Poverty ....... : .................................... 47
B. Governance .........................................50
C Health............................... ..............51
D. Education ................. ' ...." '....?.. ?....... .......55
E. Demographics ................... ....................57
F. Natural hazards.................... ................. 59
G. Atmosphere... ......... ............................60
H. Land ........... ....................... .... ........ 62
I. Oceans, seas and coasts .............................. . 66
J. Freshwater .........................................69
K. Biodiversity................... .....................72
L. Economic development ................................. 75
M. Global economic partnership ............................. 82
N. Consumption and production patterns ....................... 85
Appendix 1. Agenda 21-Table of Contents ...................... 91
Appendix 2. Johannesburg Plan of Implementation ............ ... 93