How are the task forces connected to the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)?
Sustainable consumption and production is a cross-cutting issue for all CSD cycles, but it will also be addressed as one of the primary themes in the 2010/2011 cycle of the CSD. Additionally, task forces linked to the respective substantive themes of each CSD cycle can enrich the respective discussions with their progress achieved and lessons learned. Among the most obvious linkages in this respect are energy and industrial development in 2006/2007, agriculture and Africa in 2008/2009, transport, chemicals and waste management in 2010/2011, and forests, biodiversity and tourism in 2012/2013.
