UNEP
National Committee for the Republic
of Korea (UNEP NATCOM
ROK) has been set up under the Governing Council (GC) Decision 13/33 of 1985
which authorized the establishment of national environmental committees
world-wide in order to support the activities of UNEP. Supported by UNEP
Headquarters and Regional office for Asia and Pacific, UNEP National Committee
for the Republic of Korea is a channel for communication with the public
in Korea
and has great variations in core activities from one country to another. UNEP NATCOM
ROK is actively working for strengthening and achieving organizational missions
in various ways such as facilitating public participation (NGOs, Major Groups
and individuals) in UNEP activities.

An
envisaged core element of the UNEP NATCOM ROK and Sustainable Development
Policy Institute, Islamabad Pakistan. (www.sdpi.org
) partnership is considered to be SDPI?s role to assist UNEP
NATCOM ROK in the implementation of its program at national and sub-regional
level in the Asia Pacific region. The partnership aims at strengthening common
vision towards sustainable development through close collaborative activities
in areas of common interests and to establish a relationship of mutual
cooperation between the UNEP NATCOM ROK and SDPI, aimed at devoting special
efforts to all the programs of the UNEP NATCOM ROK related to the environment,
natural resources and sustainable development in Pakistan and in the region,
especially South Asia.

Under
UNEP NATCOM ROK and SDPI partnership, ?Water? is considered a priority area to work
at and UNEP NATCOM ROK agreed to support SDPI project proposal entitled, ?Access
to Safe Drinking Water with Household Water Treatment System (Nadi water
filter) in City Slums.?