UNESCAP (Environment and Development Division)

	Last update: October 6, 2008

Our Vision:
The Water Security and Development Section (WSDS) of ESCAP is working to strengthen regional capacity on water resources management towards inclusive and sustainable socio-economic development for all in Asia and the Pacific.

Our Mission:
The mission of WSDS is to serve as a regional knowledge hub on emerging issues in water resources, especially those related to water security, for inclusive sustainable socio-economic development in Asia and the Pacific.

WHAT'S NEW?

	World Water Day 2008 International Year of Sanitation Theatre, United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) 20 March 2008

	Guidelines on Integration of Water-related Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation into Socio-economic Development Process

	Second Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction New Delhi 7-8 November 2007

	UNESCAP prepares for Asia-Pacific Water Summit:

	Recommendations on Monitoring Investments and Results in Water Resources Management

	UNESCAP and SEAWF-3 (October 2007)

E-network: Strategic Planning and Management of Water Resources (FAO-UNESCAP Website)

	Cooperation with the Typhoon Committee

	Guidelines on Strategic Planning and Management of Water Resources (Final version)

Sustainable Development and Water Resouces Section

	To better serve the member states and following the recommendations of the 61 UNESCAP Commission Session, as of 13 January 2006, a new section with focus on Sustainable Development and Water Resources (SDWRS) was established in the Environment and Development Division (EDD), which is will assist the policy makers in the region in achieving environmentally sustainable economic growth “Green Growth”, while also providing advice and capacity building assistance in promoting integrated water resources management.