所面临的挑战是，没有任何普遍接受的国家自然资源管理方法能够实现资源的最佳生产和使用，并根据《2030 年议程》顾及环境和社会方面的考虑因素。可持续能源委员会商定寻求制订联合国资源管理制度，欧洲经委会调动了一个全球多部门专家网络，着手制订一项制度，以应对这一挑战。这项工作预计将于 2019 年开始，是一项多年期努力。
The challenge was that there is no universally accepted method for the national management of natural resources that enables the optimal production and use of resources and that accommodates enviro nmental and social considerations in line with the 2030 Agenda. The Committee on Sustainable Energy agreed to pursue the development of a United Nations resources management system, and ECE has mobilized a global, multisectoral network of experts to initiate the development of a system to meet the challenge. This process is expected to be a multi-year endeavour starting in 2019.