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Partnerships and co-operation between governments, communities, NGOs and regional and multilateral institutions are increasingly seen as critical drivers for the achievement of sustainable development. The focus on partnerships was one of the salient features of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) and is thus receiving attention by SACEP.

Partnerships are very relevant to South Asia given the complexity and scale of the environmental challenges in the region and is now one of the specific areas of interest of SACEP.

SACEP itself is indeed a partnership of its member countries, working through the National Focal Point and Subject Area Focal Point networks. Partnerships have also been established with international organisations to address several priority environmental concerns in the region. These include:

	Preparation of South Asia State of Environment report (SoE) 2001: UNEP, UNEP-ROAP and UNEP-RRC.AP
	Water quality assessment in the Bay of Bengal : Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA)
	Preparation of regional oil spill contingency plan and implementation of MARPOL: International Maritime Organization (IMO)
	Environmental law programme for South Asia and assessment of faunal biodiversity: NORAD
	Preparation of nationl/regional GPAs for Bangladesh , India , Maldives , Pakistan and Sri Lanka : UNEP-GPA

SACEP is keen to work with other organisations that have relevant programmatic focus such as biodiversity, energy and environment, management of freshwater resources, and coastal and marine area management. SACEP would welcome such contributions from interested organizations.