Subprogrammes
(UNESCAP Programme of Work, 2006-2007)

Subprogramme 6 - Environment and sustainable development

Objective of the Organization: To facilitate the integration of the three dimensions of sustainable development, namely, economic development, social development and environmental protection.

Expected accomplishments of the Secretariat

(a) Increased national capacities to develop and implement effective, gender-responsive policies and programmes in partnerships with civil society and the private sector for enhancing the integration of environmental protection, energy resources management and water resources management
(b) Increased national capacities for transboundary cooperation and for monitoring progress at the national level in achieving the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and in the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and international agreements since 1992

Strategy

The substantive responsibility for this subprogramme lies with the Environment and Sustainable Development Division. It will comprise closely integrated sectoral projects and interdisciplinary activities implemented jointly with other divisions within the thematic areas of managing globalization, reducing poverty and addressing emerging social issues.

The subprogramme will be implemented by:

(a)Using innovative and pragmatic approaches to public and private sector capacity-development activities, at the request of members and associate members, for the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals, including those contained in the United Nations Millennium Declaration and in the outcomes of the major United Nations conferences and international agreements since 1992 and the implementation of the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation, with some salient features of the Phnom Penh regional platform duly reflected in those approaches;

(b) Playing a proactive role in promoting policy dialogues to facilitate the integration of economic, social and environmental considerations into overall development plans and programmes, as well as into those of specific sectors, such as energy and water resources;

(c)Undertaking regular monitoring of and reporting on regional environmental trends and the implementation of global environmental agreements;

(d) Promoting wider participation of all stakeholders in regional and national decision-making processes relating to sustainable development;

(e) Supporting regional and subregional cooperation in energy and water resources management and environmental protection.