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Resources Institute and its Access Initiative partners. 54 Community-level “social
audits” of poverty-related spending in India, recently given official backing in one
Indian state, demonstrate the potential power of information in the hands of the
poor. 55
Figure III
B. Success factors
33. Use of integrated strategies and investment in institutional and technical
capacity are rated equally highly in explaining progress in implementation (see
figure III). Most countries have introduced integrated planning and decision-making
for sustainable development through national sustainable development strategies,
poverty reduction strategy papers and other strategies and plans, and most are
supported by United Nations system organizations, particularly the regional
commissions, and international financial institutions. Regardless of the different tools
or titles used, integrated planning and decision-making are essential for progress. 56
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Other
Financial support from international sources
Technical and institutional capacity
Major groups (MG)
United Nations
organizations (UN/O)
Economic growth and prosperity
Integrated strategies
34. In many developing countries, the ministries of the environment and health
have little input in the development of poverty reduction strategy papers and
vulnerable groups are often not involved. 57 One regional commission noted that
such papers currently reinforce a preoccupation with short-term poverty reduction
interventions, paying little attention to intergenerational equity considerations, and
advised countries to develop national sustainable development strategies to be
implemented in stages taking into account short-, medium- and long-term
development objectives. 58 The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
and UNEP highlighted cooperation under the Poverty-Environment Initiative to
integrate environmental concerns in national poverty reduction and economic
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54 Access Initiative.
55 L. Polgreen, “Indian state empowers poor to fight corruption”, New York Times, 2 December 2010.
56 International Council for Science (ICSU).
57 Key organizations of the women’s major group.
58 ECA.
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