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Chapter 3: Outlooks and Emerging Issues


justice and democracy has led to reductions in all forms of domestic unrest. This has also substantially reduced the rate of corruption and bribery in the region.


3.7.9 Partnerships for the goals


West Asian countries have endeavoured to revitalize global partnerships for sustainable development by strengthening the means of implementation. Improved revenue collection systems, technology transfer and knowledge sharing, capacity building for implementing goals and restructuring policy frameworks were the core elements that enhanced the implementation process for achieving sustainable development practices. With regard to revenue collection, the Mashriq countries and Yemen are now working on strengthening domestic resource mobilisation to improve domestic capacity through environmental taxes and revenue collection such as pollution penalties and fines. Governments use the revenues to increase institutional capacity for maintaining the sustainable development goals and national future visions that have been achieved. The public sector and all stakeholders are involved in formulating capacity-building programmes to support national plans to implement all sustainable development goals. Countries have come together to form a West Asian environmental information network that aims to enhance data sharing and the exchange of knowledge and environmentally sound technologies, based on cross-regional cooperation, agreements and multi-stakeholder partnerships. Countries have taken serious steps towards global partnerships involving different sectors (public, private and civil society), creating national and regional information hubs and portals that integrate timely environmental information, enhancing the availability and accessibility of environmental information and technological innovation.


The Mashriq countries, which called for regional data- sharing mechanisms, have worked on creating partnerships and increasing their market capacity to include global information technology companies. The GCC countries continue to enhance regional capacity building to increase significantly the availability of disaggregated high-quality,


timely and reliable data and support statistical development. West Asian countries have strong partnerships and international cooperation. The public and private sectors are now major players in the development process, with overseas development assistance (ODA) acting as a critical means of implementation.


Jordan has a coordinated partnership between national governments, donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector and civil society. The region has a dedicated programme for capacity building with respect to project preparation, policy guidance and effective technical assistance to help countries build economic resilience and meet their individual responsibilities for financing their development needs.


With regard to policy frameworks, countries have taken serious steps towards policy implementation in order to maintain their success in achieving the SDG targets. This has been executed through the involvement of civil society and the public and private sectors in the policy- and decision- making process, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships.


3.8 Conclusion


With respect to the SDGs and the 2030 agenda, the West Asia regional assessment report provides useful analysis for countries to increase their understanding of the linked national and regional environmental challenges. This analysis can feed into regional dialogue for cooperation and collaboration to build resilience to secure future needs and attain sustainable development goals. In order to make the leap to the Oryx scenario outcomes there will need to be systemic adjustments to existing policies in order to steer environmental, social and economic development to meet the challenges identified in this assessment report.


The two regional themes identified in this assessment: peace, security and the environment, and the water, energy and food nexus, cannot be addressed in isolation. The interdependencies of different aspects of the two


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