Those problems share the common characteristic of being transnational and transregional.

4. Cross regional perspectives

Regional cooperation and transboundary approaches

The GIWA regional teams determined that transboundary pollution was a top priority concern in 20 of the 66 subregions.

Further work addressing this topic in other regions and between regions is in development.

(2) coal mining enterprises that are established in trans administrative regions of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

(a) Identifying and disseminating best practices and experiences at the regional, subregional and cross regional levels in promoting and protecting democratic processes

(g) The observer for Chile (on behalf of a cross regional group of countries)

Greater inter regional cooperation especially at the institutional levels for cross cultural and regional dialogue.

First, and predominantly, through the development and implementation of specific national, regional and cross regional projects covering the areas of activity noted in point (1).

Azerbaijan attached great importance to regional economic cooperation and actively participated in transregional infrastructure initiatives.

For regional cooperation, the programme is aimed at addressing common problems and cross border issues in the region.

(d) The work of the Administrative Committee on Coordination which addresses the issue of international migration and development from cross sectoral, interregional, regional and subregional points of view

Most importantly, it allowed the Global Office and the regional coordinators to identify areas where each region needed to make adjustments for comparability purposes across regions.

Regional partners have come to understand the importance of regional and transborder cooperation, as the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region clearly demonstrates.

Cross border law enforcement programmes will be implemented in the Andean subregion and in southern Lomé, the Amazon basin and the Caribbean basin.

Cross Domain

And I chose to put my wire between the Arab quarters and the Jewish quarter of Jerusalem over the Ben Hinnom Valley.

Collaboration across pillars should also be enhanced among Regional Bureau staff under the leadership of the new Regional Division Chief.

ECDC has also moved beyond the mainly intraregional focus that had characterized previous efforts to involve interregional or cross regional initiatives.

It is still blockaded by police, so that area is not accessible for us.

The straddling fish stocks Agreement also makes that mechanism applicable to disputes concerning subregional, regional or global fisheries agreements relating to straddling or highly migratory fish stocks.

Every row across here represents one of those 11 zones.

I therefore urge the regional and other intergovernmental organizations to take up the protection agenda and address cross border issues and regional protection concerns through regional mechanisms.

The European experience offers valuable lessons in this regard. Trade integration was initially supported by massive investments in regional infrastructure, financed to an important extent by a large, specifically created institution, the European Investment Bank.

The Carpathian model of regional cooperation holds valuable lessons for other transboundary mountain regions of the world.

More regional cooperation programmes should be promoted, with the aim of improving transboundary infrastructure.

Unsustainable use of freshwater is the top priority transboundary concern for the largest number of regions.

The initiative had improved the exchange of intelligence and cross border operations within the subregion.

It considers approaches to the regional customs intelligence network as an effective way to improve the customs enforcement on the cross border illicit arms trade in the region.

(b) National, regional and global linkages. The strategy will strengthen linkages of the regional programme to cross border and interregional issues (e.g., HIV AIDS, water, conflict prevention).

It also has the infrastructure, through regional, national and project offices in 62 countries, to coordinate national and cross regional activities.

The programme of work was aimed at establishing regional and transboundary collaboration and called for, inter alia, strengthened collaboration with the Mountain Partnership and regional conventions on mountains.

The increasing relevance of regional and subregional arrangements should be taken into account in the design of multilateral development assistance, particularly in the case of transboundary initiatives.

Such a regional strategy should help reduce the cross border movement of combatants and weapons and ensure the consolidation of peace processes throughout the region.

Cross cutting issues

. The pursuit of subregional, regional and interregional cooperation between Governments remained one of the cornerstones of the UNDCP strategy to generate and strengthen the transnational political commitment essential to effective action to counter the drug problem.

Special emphasis is to be placed on cross programme activities in territories identified as priority areas.

Much of the urban growth comes from the increasing migration of the rural population to urban areas and legal and illegal migration across borders and regions.

Improving the management of cross border natural resources requires support in the form of human and financial capital from competent institutions under subregional and regional programmes.

It will be important to examine ways in which the provisions of this important cross cutting resolution can be better implemented at the regional and national levels.

At the same time, the need for greater international and regional coordination is not limited to transnational crime.

For each declared Transboundary Groundwater Conservation Area, the Commission shall prepare a Comprehensive Management Plan for the rational development, use, protection and control of the waters in the Transboundary Groundwater Conservation Area.

Several speakers focused on those forms of transnational organized crime which were especially relevant to their jurisdiction or region.

support regional and eco regional initiatives and processes concerned with forests and with cross sectoral issues, to foster cooperation, facilitate implementation and mobilize support from the donor countries increase the visibility of the future IAF through regional initiatives and processes.