1. Strengthened UNEP Strategic Regional Presence Contributing to the Future We Want Kaj Madsen Senior Programme Officer Chemicals and Waste Branch Division of Technology, Industry and Economics.

2. Background Information 2012, Rio + 20 Conference on Sustainable Development Outcomes on The Future We Want o Called for a strong and updated UNEP to, inter alia, strengthen its regional presence to assist countries, upon request, in the implementation of their national environmental policies

3. How will UNEP strengthen its regional presence Consolidating and strengthening the existing locations of its regional offices and its associated sub-regional, country and liaison offices Does not necessarily mean substantially increasing of number of UNEP offices in regions Harness strategic partnerships with the UN system Establishment of additional presence will be based on demand, opportunities and priorites UN regular budget for Regional Directors, regional sub- programme coordinators and other kex staff in regional offices

4. How will UNEP strengthen its regional presence Establishment of new sub-regional Offices o Caribbean o Central Asia o The Pacific o South America, focus on Southern Cone o West Africa Regional subprogramme coordinators being appointed

6. Regional suprogramme coordinators Kakuko Nagatani-Yoshida (Ms), Asia-pacific Email: kakuko.nagatani@unep.org Abdouraman Bary, Prof. (Mr), Africa, E-mail: abdouraman.bary@unep.orgabdouraman.bary@unep.org Jordi Pon (Mr), Latin America and the Carribean, E-mail: jordi.pon@unep.ortgjordi.pon@unep.ortg Europe, vacant Mijke Hertoghs (Ms), ad interim Mijke.hertoghs@unep.org West Asia, vacant Abdulelah Alwadaee, Dr., ad interim Abdulelah.alwadaee@undp.org

7. Assist in implementation of UNEP Medium Term Strategy and POW 7 Subprogrammes o Chemicals and waste subprogramme 3 expected accomplishment A number of outputs A higher number of projects feeding into the outputs A project on advisory services with regional delivery is being developed.

8. Principles for regional presence and delivery Responsiveness to country priorities One Menu of services One UNEP interlocutor with countries Consultations and partnership Delivering as One UN. RO link between MEAs with UNDG’s and UNCT’s

9. Focus Political anchor in the region, face and voice of UNEP Political delivery and coordination platform, catalyze regional action Leveraging partnerships, inside and outside UNEP Mobilizing resources for UNEP, environment Fund and extra budgetary External and internal communication Operations, enhanced delegation of authority to RD’s

10. Draft ToR for regional subprogramme coordinators Guide UNEPs subprogramme in the regions Oversight of implementaion of UNEP subprogrammer work and resource mobilization Lead, support and implement subprogramme projects in the regions Support corporate functions of the Regional office

11. Example of implementation in chemicals and waste branch Preparation of a project on advisory services for sound management of chemicals o Build on existing guidance's developed by headquarter units o Regional delivery of the project o Further development of guidance's by headquarter units under the POW Steps in the project o Meeting with regional subprogramme coordinators to present existing guidance's (organized by chemicals and waste branch) o Need assessments in the regions and national priorities (regional coordinators) o Resource mobilization strategy (chemicals and waste branch and regional coordinators) o Identification of potential partnerships in the regions. (regional coordinators) o Development of project proposal (chemicals and waste branch and regional coordinators)