Regional Stakeholders
12. The plan will be consistent with regional and subregional strategies defined by regional and subregional bodies, such as the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), the Latin American and Caribbean Initiative for Sustainable Development (ILAC) and the “Environment for Europe” process, and will support the implementation of those priority activities identified at the regional and sub-regional levels.
13. The plan responds to the regional dimensions emphasized in the Plan of Implementation of the World Summit on Sustainable D evelopment. It could thus take into account the experience gained in assisting Governments to prepare and finalize the action plan of the environment initiative of NEPAD, ILAC and the programme of the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment (CAMRE) and support their implementation through capacity - building. This approach is based on the following modalities
(a)
Support for the implementation of global and regional environmental conventions and
other legal instruments;
(b)
Training and enhancement
of existing centres of excellence;
(c)
Promotion and support of South
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South cooperation;
(d)
Exchanges of best practices and lessons learned;
(e)
Development of partnerships;
(f)
Information for decision
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making;
(g)
Promotion of technology support;
(h)
Support for cleaner produc
tion centres.
14.
The plan accords special attention to strengthening the support given to regional ministerial environmental forums to enable them to play a role in the implementation and review of the plan and identification of emerging needs. In this regard, regional ministerial forums or similar bodies are encouraged to identify regional priorities to be considered by the Governing Council and taken into
account by UNEP.
15.The existing regional ministerial environmental bodies, their subsidiary bodies and other relevant entities are encouraged to consider the plan, make policy recommendations and identify priorities on a regular basis. They are also encouraged to recommend strategic approaches to the
implementation of the respective components of the plan in their regions.