Sustainable decision support for environmental problems in developing countries

The challenge of human development taking into account the social and economic background while protecting the environment confronts decision makers in government, local communities and development organizations. How can new technology for information and communication be applied to fulfil this task? This paper gives a review of decision support techniques and their requirements to achieve sustainable results. We propose an approach that combines analytical GIS with OLAP and data mining and show its capabilities as an effective instrument on the base of its application at real projects in Nicaragua.