Sub-regional Perspectives & Review of Cluster of SDG Goals (6, 7, 9 and 11)
- South and South-West Asian countries have similar vulnerabilities. Therefore, regional cooperation is key to finding solutions to the socioeconomic challenges of the region, particularly climate change, hunger, malnutrition, promoting quality education, decent work for youth, and ensuring equitable access to health.
- Urban environmental degradation has become a major problem for all small and major cities of South and South-West Asia. There is a need for horizontal and vertical collaboration for increasing access to clean water, improving sanitary systems, developing efficient data collection mechanisms at the local level tiers, greater public and private financing, technological innovation, and implementation of efficient Energy Management Systems for the vital transition towards cleaner, greener, and more sustainable cities and communities.
