This paper presents the concept that underlies sustainable development indicators (SDI) - dating back to the articulation of sustainable development paradigm embodied in the World Commission on Environment and Development Report, popularly known as the Brundtland Report. To date, many countries from both developed and developing countries, albeit individually, have instituted SDI system to tract sustainability of each development pathways. In the selection of SDIs, the paper presents a process that was adopted by the United Nations Council of Sustainable Development. Basically, it consists of four phases. Phase 1 is the development of initial set of SDIs. SDIs are grouped into the three pillars of sustainable development - social and institutional,economic and environmental. Agreeing on the framework to use is basic at this stage. Phase 2 is pilot testing of selected SDIs. Phase 3 is evaluating the test results and review of the SDI set and finally revision of the framework and the SDIs. The lastphase is the adoption and wider use of indicators, followed by evaluation, learning and adaptation with regards to overall approach, framework, indicator set, methodology sheets and indicator use.
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