On February 6th, 2009, SDplanNet-LAC, the regional network on innovative tools for national strategies and integrated planning, held its first online learning event titled:

"National Integrated Planning and Sustainable Development Strategies:
Innovative examples from Mexico and Saint Lucia"

The activity took place from 19:00 - 20:30 UTC/GMT, was hosted on Ciscos Webex online platform and had presentations from:

* Mr. Bishnu Tulsi, on Saint Lucia’s Experience with National Integrated Development Planning and Sustainable Development Strategies

SDplanNet – Latin America and the Caribbean is a network to share innovative approaches and tools for integrating sustainable development into national planning and strategy making. These approaches and tools facilitate forward-looking analysis and adaptive strategy-making and identify important linkages and trade-offs among economic, social and environmental issues.