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Amount of support to developing countries on research and development for sustainable consumption and production and environmentally sound technologies

Indicator 12.a.1: Amount of support to developing countries on research and development for sustainable consumption and production and environmentally sound technologies

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This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Amount of support to developing countries on research and development for sustainable consumption and production and environmentally sound technologies
Indicator number 12.a.1
Indicator display order (within Goal page) 12-aa-01
Target name Support developing countries to strengthen their scientific and technological capacity to move towards more sustainable patterns of consumption and production
Target number 12.a
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 3
UN custodian agency Under discussion among agencies (OECD, UNEP,UNESCO-UIS,World Bank)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 782kB) opens in a new window