Sustainable Development Dialogues

Big and complex challenges of our new reality need integrated innovative ideas. Sustainable Development Dialogues (SDDs) are led by the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) as a cross-governmental initiative in close collaboration with a range of government departments and agencies.

These dialogues also benefit from the active engagement of a range of external stakeholders, including civil society organisations, business, media, academia, parliamentarians and the scientific community.

A series of SDDs focused on collaborative learning are underway in Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa, and looking for ways of incorporating incorporate sustainable development values into government policies that affect us all.

You can read more about the SDDs on Defra's Sustainable Development Unit web site.

LEAD International is helping to strengthen the Sustainable Development Dialogues in these countries in order to facilitate action to deliver international sustainable development and accelerate implementation of WSSD commitments.

Please use the navigation menu on the right side to learn more about LEAD's involvement in the SDDs process.