Subprogramme 2. Sustainable development Implementing entity: Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development Budget summary (thousands of United States dollars) Relationship to the biennial programme plan for the period 2014-2015: programme 7, subprogramme 3, expected accomplishment (c) 2010-2011 expenditure 2012-2013 resources at revised rates 2014-2015 estimate General temporary assistance 1 456.8 2 077.7 1 748.4 Consultants 814.2 119.5 125.2 Travel of staff 414.1 322.3 303.7 Contractual services – 47.7 19.1 Participants in seminars 1 276.5 518.3 503.1 Objective: To enhance the technical, human and institutional capacities of developing countries and countries with economies in transition to formulate and implement strategies, policies, frameworks and mechanisms for implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development through greater integration of social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development Total 3 961.6 3 085.5 2 699.5 Expected accomplishments Indicators of achievement Activities/outputs/projects (a) Enhanced capacities to promote and implement policies and frameworks/ mechanisms that support integrated water resources management, energy and transport for sustainable development (a) Increased number of commitments by developing countries to integrated water resources management and to integrate renewable energy and energy efficiency into policies Baseline 2010-2011: 20 Estimate 2012-2013: 23 Target 2014-2015: 25 (b) Enhanced capacities to formulate, implement and monitor national sustainable development strategies, integrating social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, including the green economy (b) Increased number of developing countries reporting progress in the development or implementation of sustainable development strategies, including the green economy, in the context of the intergovernmental processes Baseline 2010-2011: 35 Estimate 2012-2013: 44 Target 2014-2015: 45 The subprogramme undertakes capacity-development activities in the relevant themes of sustainable development to strengthen the capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition to meet internationally agreed development goals and outcomes of major United Nations conferences relevant to the subprogramme, especially the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled “The Future We Want”. Capacity development will be delivered through: (a) advisory services, comprising skilled in-house and outsourced technical experts to address specific needs of a more technical nature; (b) subregional, regional and interregional training workshops to promote more effective transfer of knowledge; (c) production of training material on specific methodologies to allow for the transfer of general experiences made in pilot countries to other Member States; and (d) establishing/strengthening networks of expertise through the exchange of best practices. The subprogramme will implement existing donor-funded projects and Development Account projects and will aim to develop new and additional donor-funded projects, including for small island developing States, and will support activities that promote more effective implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. In addition, two new Development Account projects on small island developing States and on regional development are proposed under this subprogramme for the biennium 2014-2015. To ensure the effective delivery of its programme of work, the subprogramme will continue to forge partnerships at different levels and draw upon the strengths, capacities and synergies with the UN-Water and UN-Energy mechanisms to leverage support from other United Nations agencies, The Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation,
Part V Regional cooperation for development