Promoting Regional Development

UNCRD and collaborating partners, international organizations, bilateral/multi-lateral donors, including development banks, provides substantive support for developing countries by:

Providing advisory support and promoting cooperation to develop and implement sustainable regional plans and territorial integration, strengthening intergovernmental relations;

Raising awareness among stakeholders and establishing regional networking;

Providing substantive capacity building and technical support to developing countries through results-based training courses, workshops, seminars on relevant subjects to achieve sustainable regional development;

Organizing policy forums and facilitating policy dialogues.

Assisting in assessing, planning, managing and monitoring regional development, designing public policy and formulating projects.

Promoting sustainable territories through the on-going activities of UNCRD in areas such as integrated regional development and human security, EST, 3Rs, waste management, Shanghai Manual (Better city, better life), community-based disaster management (CBDM).

Promoting South-South cooperation, and information exchange.

Preparing regional and metropolitan plans that identify the opportunities and challenges of sub-national levels and suggest policy prescription to achieve sustainable regional development.

Preparing relevant training material and textbooks to support capacity development programmes.