In anderen Regionalgruppen der Vereinten Nationen und in weiteren regionalen, subregionalen und transregionalen Foren wurden wichtige Initiativen eingeleitet, um die nachhaltige Entwicklung zu fördern.
Many economic, social and environmental issues, including trade and finance, natural disaster mitigation, integrated river basin management and waste management, are of a transboundary nature and cannot be dealt with at the national level alone.