"This Handbook aims to give Parlia-mentarians and other decision-ma-kers a concise overview of where westand in the process to design a newglobal development agenda and how theymay interact and influence the sustainabledevelopment agenda. Priority will be laidon the role and contribution of Parliamen-tarians in promoting, advancing and imple-menting the sustainable development goalswith a focus on environmental sustainabilityin the post-2015 development agenda. TheHandbook looks at how Parliamentarians cancreate ownership for these goals at nationallevel and within their constituencies andprovides concrete and hands-on examples ofwhat Parliamentarians can realistically do atthis stage of the process and beyond.".