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UNESCO Office, Jakarta


Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific

The Regional
Bureau’s Science
Support Strategy
2014-2021
Promoting Science for Peace and Sustainable
Development in Asia and the Pacific
through South-South Cooperation
The Regional Bureau’s
Science Support Strategy
2014-2021
Promoting Science for Peace and Sustainable
Development in Asia and the Pacific

Table of Contents
PREFACE
1. INTRODUCTION 1
2. VISION & MISSION 2
• Vision 2
• Mission 2

3. SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND SUSTAINABILITY 3


• Post-2015 Development Challenges and Opportunities in the Region 3
• The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation 4
• STI Strategic Focus Areas 5

4. THE ROLE OF THE REGIONAL SCIENCE BUREAU 8

5. STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS 9
• Rationale 9
• Link with UNESCO’s Mid-Term Strategy 37C/4 10
• Regional Initiatives 10

6. PARTNERSHIP 11
• Forging Partnerships and Networks 11
• Mobilising the Wider UNESCO Science Family 11

7. ENABLING REGIONAL SCIENCE SUPPORT STRATEGY 12


• Delivering on the Post-2015 Agenda 12
• Ensuring Programme Effectiveness, Impact and Visibility 13
• Resources 14
• Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation 14
PREFACE
In Asia and the Pacific region, among capacities/expertise in diverse fields
the greatest challenges to sustainable such as oceans, freshwater, biodiversity
development and social equity include: and ecosystems, disaster risk reduction,
the vital role of the ocean for the climate change, science, technology
health and well-being of humanity; and innovation to foster green societies
increasing populations and economic and economies across Asia and the
development; rising demand for the Pacific.
earth’s finite freshwater resources, in
particular in urban areas, where, by Our challenge will be to strengthen
2050, more than 70% of the world’s the sharing and management of
population will live; the unprecedented knowledge, data and innovation on
rate of biodiversity loss; the issues science-related issues along the
related to climate change; the right to strategic directions of 37C/4. Through
share in scientific advancement and its the promotion of scientific cooperation,
benefits; and the particular needs of UNESCO’s science programmes in Asia
Small Islands Developing State (SIDS). and the Pacific region will help to
bring new ideas to catalyze innovative
The strategy clarifies how the Regional solutions and foster new ways of
Bureau will contribute to the building working (collect and disseminate data,
of peace and sustainable development transform information into knowledge,
in Member States of Asia and the build stronger policies for the benefit of
Pacific through enabling science-policy all, etc) with the aim of linking science
interface. Specifically, it presents the more tightly with policy and peace for
Regional Bureau’s thematic priorities sustainable development of societies
and modalities of cooperation, which in through South-South Cooperation.
turn will help prioritize and streamline
its programmatic activities. As such, it The UNESCO Regional Science Bureau
is considered as a rolling strategy in the will work in close collaboration
same way that the 37 C/4 is, in order with its regional partners (National
to retain flexibility over eight years Commissions, Category 2 institutes/
and allow the Organization to adapt to centres, chairs, steering committees,
new developments and changes in the etc) to create the enabling conditions
external environment. necessary to ensure that major
development issues are addressed in
Through its dedicated international a sustainable manner according to the
programmes and structures, the needs of the Member States.
Regional Science Bureau for Asia and
the Pacific and Science Professionals Shahbaz Khan
in the region will provide policy- Scicence Coordinator and Officer in Charge of

relevant, timely and reliable scientific UNESCO Office, Jakarta

information, data, statistics, and


1. INTRODUCTION
UNESCO’s global mission as defined in the Organization’s Medium Term Strategy
2014-2021 (37 C/4) is:

As a specialized agency of the United Nations, UNESCO – pursuant to its Constitution


– contributes to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, and sustainable
development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture,
communication and information.

The same medium-term strategy sets making and development planning


two strategic science objectives: process at all levels is the core of the
catalytic actions for transformation
1. Promoting the interface between
towards sustainable development.
science, policy and society and
In this context, the role of Science
ethical and inclusive policies for
Technology and Innovation (STI) needs
sustainable development;
to be strengthened at all levels to
2. Strengthening international science respond to the needs of the region.
cooperation for peace, sustainability
and social inclusion The main functions for STI to guide and
support the Post-2015 agenda include
While the 37 C/4, adopted by 195 the following:
Member States of UNESCO, guides
• Science needs to help develop a
the Organization’s strategic direction,
thorough understanding of the
this Regional Support Strategy is an
origin, scope, complexities and
initiative of the Regional Science
inter-relatedness of key challenges
Bureau for Asia and the Pacific to clarify
of this century.
its strategic programme priorities and
approach in the field of science. • STI needs to help address these
challenges by steering a number of
This Science Support Strategy is important transformational shifts
built at a critical time when world is in key sectors, such as energy, food,
actively development the Post-2015 and water. Sustainability Science
Agenda to respond to the global could be an effective approach to
challenges. Asia-Pacific challenges help better understand and address
of sustainable development, such the multi-faceted challenges.
as poverty eradication, removing
• STI needs to focus on foresight
inequalities and enhancing resilience,
and on mobilizing and using
require crosscutting and multi-
‘big data’ for modeling, scenario
sectoral policy making based on sound
development, and monitoring to
scientific analysis and innovations.
ensure the transformational shifts
Promoting the balanced integration
lead towards sustainability.
of the economic, socio-cultural and
environmental dimensions in policy-

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2. VISION AND MISSION
Vision: Fostering Science for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region
Sustainable solutions - whether at the global, regional or country level -
will require creativity, new advances in scientific knowledge, discoveries
and innovations. Innovation geared towards sustainable development has
the potential to lift economic growth, create green jobs, and boost social
development while at the same time contributing to environment protection
and conservation. By fostering dialogue, cooperation, networking, capacity
building and knowledge-sharing with the scientific community, decision
makers, and civil society in the Asia-Pacific region as well as at country level,
the UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific will contribute to
the ultimate Vision where Member States will be able to ‘meet society’s needs
via science based solutions’.

Mission
UNESCO is known as the “intellectual” interface between science, policy The below statement
agency of the United Nations. At and society for peace, sustainability captures UNESCO’s
and social inclusion. In this regard, strategic orientation
a time when the world is looking
which is the source of
for new ways to build science the Bureau will carry out the
inspiration of Regional
knowledge and policy for sustainable following mission: Science Bureau’s mission
development, people must rely on stated:
the power of intelligence to innovate, • To work with Member States
expand horizons and sustain the on key issues and problems in As a specialized
hope of a new humanism. UNESCO Asia-Pacific region, in order to agency of the United
exists to help bring this creative engage science in the service of Nations, UNESCO
intelligence to life; for it is in the human needs and improve both contributes to the
minds of men and women that the environment and quality of life building of peace,
defenses of peace and the conditions of the region’s peoples. the eradication of
for sustainable development must poverty, sustainable
• To mobilize science, technology,
be built. Working to create holistic development and
innovation and policy, for
policies that are capable of addressing intercultural dialogue
enabling Member States in the
the social, environmental and through education,
region on addressing new and
economic dimensions of sustainable the sciences, culture,
emerging challenges that could
development, reaffirm the founding communication and
facilitate to set a course for a
principles of the Organization and information.
sustainable future.
enhance its vision of promoting the

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3. SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND SUSTAINABILITY
“Today, in a world changing quickly, on a planet under pressure, we need more science,
we need more scientists. Science is a force that brings people together, to join hands in
the pursuit of knowledge. Science is our best ally to tackle the consequences of climate
change, to foster the innovation all societies need today.”

This message by the Director General Post-2015 Development Challenges


of UNESCO on World Science Day
and Opportunities in the Region
2013 guides UNESCO’s work in the
Asia and the Pacific region to harness During the past 3 - 4 decades a number
the power of the sciences for lasting of planetary boundaries have been
peace and sustainable development. exceeded, and the question of
Due to complex transboundary climate sustainability has now become a
change, environment, water, energy pressing issue. We probably have
and food challenges we need to realize another 3-4 decades to address and fix
the full potential of all sciences for the key global challenges of our time.
development and peace, which are The Post-2015 Development Agenda
inseparable and essential for the future needs to respond to new global and
that we want. Green societies have to regional realities, which indicate
be knowledge societies. In order to that humanity is facing numerous
identify emerging and fast-evolving unprecedented and inter-connected
environmental challenges, green socio-economic and environmental
societies need to have the capacity to sustainability challenges, including:
imagine innovative solutions, generate
• Poverty, social and economic
new knowledge and deliver real-world
exclusion
change. Science holds many of the
answers to the complex questions • Hunger, food security
faced by Asia and the Pacific region. • Existing and new diseases

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• Climate change and disaster challenges of today and tomorrow.
impacts Based on progress achieved towards
the Millennium Development Goals,
• Massive pollution of water, soil and
the Post-2015 Agenda should be
air
built in an inclusive manner, so as to
• Unsustainable energy use take into account not only increased
• Threats to oceans (acidification, economic wealth but also equitable
overfishing) access to education for all (including
the sciences), reducing the gap in the
• Intensifying ecological footprints,
availability and transfer of sustainable
biodiversity loss
technologies between developing and
• Water scarcity and water quality developed countries, and the need to
deterioration ensure social inclusion in an era of
major social transformation.
• Population growth and
urbanization
The MDGs have helped improve the
• Peace and security lives of billions, but much more needs
to be done to reduce inequalities and
• Access to quality education
to address environmental challenges.
These global challenges present The Regional Science Bureau for Asia
an urgent agenda for all countries and the Pacific will take a leadership
including Asia and the Pacific region, role in the science domain, both by
through inclusive and horizontal providing its support to Member States
cooperation. Besides, the challenges across the region to positioning itself in
are hugely complex with strong inter- the post-2015 framework by proposing
connections. The task to address the new ideas and indicators to feed into
above challenges is phenomenally the discussion on the Sustainable
complex, and therefore science has Development Goals.
to play a major role in helping to
understand the complexities and multi- The Role of Science, Technology and
dimensional character of sustainable Innovation (STI)
development.
At the UN Conference on Sustainable
The High Level Policy Forum on Development (Rio+20), Heads of
Sustainable Development held in State and high-level representatives
Pattaya, May 2014, has highlighted recognized the important contribution
the need for strengthening science, of the natural, social and human
technology and innovation and sciences to sustainable development
their interfaces to ensure transfer and social inclusion. Fostering
of clean and environmentally sound international scientific collaboration
technologies to developing countries, and strengthening the science-
particularly the LDCs. policy interface are crucial to address
sustainable development and social
Scientific as well as relevant indigenous transformation challenges. The
and local knowledge play a critical role main imperatives guiding the work
in helping to meet the development of UNESCO in the areas of natural

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and social and human sciences, and assessment of scientific and other
their contribution to sustainable relevant knowledge in relation to social
development are: transformation and intercultural dialogue,
climate change, biodiversity and key
• the conservation, sustainable use ecosystems such as fresh water and the
of, and equitable access to natural ocean.
resources and the sharing of
Through normative and technical
benefits arising thereof;
assistance for ethically based inclusive
• the need to mitigate and adapt to public policies, UNESCO will accompany
climate change, to help address countries’ efforts to develop their own
inequalities and to increase innovative solutions to the challenges
resilience and opportunities posed by sustainable
development. The establishment of
• the promotion of social inclusion institutional and human capacities will be
on the basis of the universal central to achieve this. Hence, the highest
declaration of human rights and priority needs to be given to the promotion
ethical principles . of capacity development in the sciences,
especially at the national level, and to the
An effective science-policy interface enhancement of the capacity of societies to
will require a regular and systematic take informed decisions about their future.

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STI Strategic Focus Areas
During 2014-2021, the Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific will assist
Member States of Asia-Pacific region in building knowledge societies based on
science and sustainable development by focusing on three main axes:

Axis 1
STI to create a policy
environment to
enable knowledge
generation

Axis 3 Axis 2
Expanding access to Mobilizing International
and equitable sharing of collaboration to advance
knowledge in all domains knowledge and capacity

Figure 1. Three main axes for STI focus

Axis1: Axis 2:
Science, Technology and Innovation: Mobilizing international collaboration
Creating a policy environment to to advance knowledge generation and
enable knowledge generation and capacity development
application
Since its foundation, UNESCO is the
The development of knowledge catalyst for, and the promoter of, major
societies involves the implementation international scientific programmes
of public policies which are based on in the field of marine, freshwater,
holistic scientific research in order to ecological, earth and the basic sciences
address the profound and complex and is working to create and share
global and regional challenges and knowledge to bridge knowledge
social transformations taking place divides. The Organization appears
in all Member States. Specifically, today as the pioneer and leader in
UNESCO will work to provide sound international scientific cooperation.
policy advice in assisting countries of Through the programmes such as the
the region to invest in STI, to develop Intergovernmental Oceanographic
national science policies, to reform Commission (IOC), the International
their science systems and to build Hydrological Programme (IHP), the
capacity to monitor and evaluate Man and the Biosphere Programme
performance through STI indicators. (MAB), the International Geosciences

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Programme (IGCP), a significant body of related knowledge systems, monitoring
scientific knowledge has been created World Heritage Sites, recording,
and disseminated all over the world. registering and sharing knowledge
about Intangible Cultural Heritage,
All of these major international
or digitalizing museum’s collections.
scientific collaborative programmes
The International Information and
contribute to building scientific
Networking Centre for Intangible
capacity of UNESCO Member States
Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific
in Asia-Pacific, and will be used as
Region (ICHCAP), a Category-2 Centre
the core scientific knowledge base for,
under the auspices of UNESCO, is
among others, raising awareness on
working with many countries in
the importance of science education,
Asia and the Pacific to restore and
disaster-risk reduction, engineering
digitalize intangible cultural heritage
science, and biodiversity preservation.
related data, disseminate and use it
Axis 3: for education and promotion purposes.
Expanding access to and equitable The Jakarta Office will promote the
sharing of knowledge in all domains use of tools such as Open Access (OA)
- the online availability of scholarly
Advances in science and technologies
information to everyone, free of most
create enormous new potential for
licensing and copyright barriers to
information and knowledge exchanges
enable global knowledge flows for
and for the emergence of new patterns
the benefit of scientific discovery,
of communication and exchange of
innovation and socio-economic
ideas. In a relatively short time, STI
development of researchers, innovators,
education has moved from a rigid, fixed
teachers, students, media professionals
system to a highly mobile structure.
and the general public.
Not least to note, one of the main
consequences of technology today is The UNESCO network of Chairs and
mobility. Internet, whether fixed or Category-2 centers will serve as a
mobile, and mobile telephony, together regional platform to strengthen South-
with traditional media such as radio South cooperation in the domain
and TV broadcasting, enable large parts of STI to increase in the capacity
of the world’s population to have quasi- for management of STI throughout
permanent access to information and developing countries of the region.
knowledge from almost everywhere on
the planet and at any time. The right to
access these new technologies and all
aspects of knowledge available through
these technologies is fundamental to
the mandate of UNESCO.

To foster access to knowledge as a


mainspring of innovation, the Jakarta
Office will continue to promote and
support the utilization of ICTs in
domains such as access to culture and

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4. THE ROLE OF THE REGIONAL SCIENCE BUREAU
Over the next eight years, the Regional In response to the emerging global
Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific sustainability challenges, the Regional
will continue to develop regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific
flagship programmes, support regional will put into practice integrated science for
networks and foster science - policy sustainable development, or sustainability
interface through the UNESCO major science. Sustainability science draws on
science programmes on science, the full range of scientific, traditional and
technology and innovation (STI), indigenous knowledge in a transdisciplinary
strengthen STI capacities, and enhance way in order to identify, understand and
regional scientific cooperation for address economic, environmental, ethical
advancing inclusive sustainable and societal challenges. The Bureau in close
development. It will exercise leadership collaboration with field offices will also
in ocean and fresh water issues and focus on concrete mechanisms or examples
develop holistic solutions to climate of how STI will be driven/achieved in the
change adaptation and disaster risk region. Initiatives will be developed, such
reduction. The Regional Science Bureau as the Pacific-Europe Network for Science,
for Asia and the Pacific will be centrally Technology and Innovation (PACE-NET Plus
involved in bridging the multiple project); a project funded by the European
gaps between science, policy and Commission to further bi-regional science,
society by mobilizing and supporting technology and innovation cooperation to
multidisciplinary scientific knowledge generate new knowledge for addressing
to inform decision-making, while at the priority challenges in the Pacific region.
same time recognizing and promoting
the ethical, social, environmental The Bureau will also pay special attention to
and economic aspects of sustainable the opportunities offered by green growth
development and the eradication of approaches, by working with Member States
poverty by encouraging the design to provide a reference policy framework,
and application of effective innovative highlighting the opportunities that a
approaches and policies. Policy-making greener economy could generate for a more
will be coupled with concrete action sustainable growth in countries of Asia and
through UNESCO programmes on the the Pacific region, facing challenges such as
ground at the national or regional water supply, food production, sustainable
levels, through mechanisms to provide energy, reduction of greenhouse gas
science policy advice and capacity- emissions, poverty, weather extremes and
building that is robust, socially environmental degradation.
inclusive, rights and ethically-based.

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5. STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS
Rationale
The Regional Bureau’s Science Working to achieve the MDGs and
Support Strategy outlines the guiding advance the Post-2015 Agenda requires
principles, mission statement, strategic the Asia-Pacific region to address
orientations, and working methods enduring challenges of poverty, social
of all activities relating to science inequality and rapid environmental
programmes in Asia-Pacific region. In change. The Bureau believes these
addition, the strategy underscores the interlinked challenges should be
need to support Member States in addressed together, by drawing on the
Asia-Pacific to engage in the process to science programmes in order to reinforce
develop a set of initiatives and actions and enhance knowledge-sharing among
in line with the global Development local and regional networks on issues
Agenda beyond 2015 (the SDGs). related to sustainability.

UNESCO’s global primary resources This strategy takes into consideration


used in this regard are the the advantages offered by UNESCO’s
intergovernmental programmes in science networks in the region, and
basic sciences (IBSP), ecology (MAB), focuses primarily on initiatives that
geology (IGCP), hydrology (IHP), and would put these networks to their most
oceanography (IOC). In addition, the effective use. A particular emphasis is
Category-2 institutes and centres, placed on ensuring that interventions
UNESCO chairs, Associated Schools are realized through a genuinely
and other networks combine expertise multisectoral approach, based on
for programme delivery through joint UNESCO’s global priorities - Gender
designing and implementation of Equality, Least Developed Countries
activities at national and regional level. (LDC) and Small Islands Developig States
(SIDS). These will be closely aligned
These programmes not only provide with the recommendations from the
a framework for cooperation but also UN Scientific Advisory Board - created
promote and enable the development by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
of international and regional networks. and lead by UNESCO - to strengthen the
Bringing people and knowledge- linkage between science and policy and
producing institutions together to ensure that up-to-date rigorous science
solve problems on emerging diseases, is appropriately reflected in high-level
floods, climate change, and an array of policy discussion, particularly in areas
other issues is vital for the future of the relevant to sustainable development.
region.

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Link with UNESCO’s Mid-Term Strategy 37 C/4 Regional Initiatives
The 37 C/4 document adopted by the 37th The following regional initiatives linked with
session of the UNESCO General Conference in UNESCO’s medium term strategy (37C/4) and IHP,
November 2013 defines the main orientations MAB and IOC programs will be promoted:
for actions in UNESCO’s fields of competence
for the next eight years. This common strategic BRIDGES
vision for the Organization provides guidelines Biosphere Reserves in Diverse Global
to sharpen UNESCO’s role and enhance its Environment for Sustainability in Asia and the
impact and delivery at global, regional and Pacific.
local levels.
FORCE
In the field of Science, the main lines of
action for science knowledge and policy for Fostering Resilient Communities - a natural
sustainable development are presented under disaster and climate change education initiative.
strategic objectives 4 and 5. These objectives
will be implemented under five main lines of WISER
action and twelve expected results, as indicated Water Informatics for Sustainability and
in Table-1. In these fields, the Bureau will work Enhanced Resilience for Asia and the Pacific.
towards a stronger, rules-based international
order where multilateral cooperation is The above regional flagships will be delivered
effective and development is inclusive, rooted through two cross-cutting initiatives:
in respect for regional key challenges.
COMPETENCE
While taking advantage of the recent
A Comprehensive Programme to Enhance
achievements in promoting science as a driver
Technology, Engineering and Science Education
and an enabler of regional development in in Asia; aimed at enabling power of connectivity
Asia-Pacific, the Regional Science Bureau for across the region.
Asia and the Pacific will pay special attention
to the Gender Equality and Least Developing STAR
Countries (LDCs), in order to promote the
strengthening of policies as well as institutional Sustainability Transformations Across the Region
and professional capacities, and to assure – a program to promote trans-disciplinary
science towards sustainable societies; aimed at
effective and sustainable implementation of
demonstrating sustainability science principles
science programmes for sustainable growth
through UNESCO’s IHP, MAB and MOST programs.
and peace.

Strategic Expected Regional Regional Flagship Programmes


Objectives Results Strategic Themes
WISER
Strengthening Water an innoavative programme towards sustainable
Promoting STI Policies water for tommorow’s cities
the interface
between science, Climate Change BRIDGES
policy and society and Environmental Biosphere Reserves for Environmental and
Building
institutional resources Economic Security - a climate change and
capacities poverty allevation programme

Science Policy and COMPETENCE


Promoting Science Education a Comprehensive Programme to Enhance
knowledge and Technology, Engineering and Science Education
capacity for the in Asia
ocean and coasts Disaster
Preparedness FORCE
Strengthening and Mitigation Forestring Resilient Communities - a natural
Fostering disaster and climate change education
international
international science programme
science
collaboration
cooperation
Science STAR
for Sustainability Sustainability Transformations Across the Region-
Strengthening
a program to promote trans-disciplinary science
freshwater
towards sustainable societies
security

Figure 2. Linking Global and Regional Medium Term Strategic Objectives


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6. PARTNERSHIP
Forging Partnerships and Networks governments, the wider UN family, other
intergovernmental organizations,NGOs,
UNESCO will work with a wide range private sector companies, corporate
of partners in all of its fields of and philanthropic foundations, media
competence. Regional partnerships organizations, parliamentarians, Good-
are a key enabler for meeting global will Ambassadors and many other
challenges and generating sustainable specialized networks in UNESCO’s field
change and long-lasting impact. of activities such as the Categorys-2
Partnerships are firmly embedded in Centres, Clubs for UNESCO, UNESCO
UNESCO’s way of working at global, Associated Schools and UNESCO Chairs.
regional and national levels. By joining
forces with its partners, UNESCO
Regional Science Bureau for Asia and Mobilising the Wider UNESCO Science
the Pacific can leverage resources, Family
expertise and competences to promote
UNESCO Science Professionals in
UNESCO’s ideals and values, to achieve
the region will work as one team by
internationally agreed development
building on UNESCO programmes
goals, and to strengthen visibility and
such as the International Hydrological
impact of its action. The Regional
Program (IHP), Man and the Biosphere
Bureau has a long-standing tradition
Program, (MAB) Network of UNESCO
of partnering with institutions, entities
Category-2 centres and chairs.
and individuals of many kinds –

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7. ENABLING REGIONAL SCIENCE SUPPORT STRATEGY

Delivering on the Post-2015 Agenda


In keeping with its mandate to ment, food security, health and a variety
promote science knowledge and policy of other public policies including
for sustainable development, as well disaster risk reduction. For that reason,
as provide guidance on issues related including specific targets with respect
to inclusive knowledge societies to science, technology and innovation,
especially on Science, Technology as part of broader public policy goals
and Information (STI) in support of would present the most appropriate
internationally agreed development way ahead.
goals, the Regional Science Bureau
for Asia and the Pacific will bring The Regional Science Bureau for
together relevant stakeholders from its Asia and the Pacific - in line with the
funding, research and policy networks recommendation from the United
to assist Member States in Asia-Pacific Nations Secretary-General’s High Level
on achieving the MDGs and to the Panel on Global Sustainability - will
development and implementation position itself as “a better interface
of the Post-2015 Agenda. Science between policymakers and the
has an immediate role to play and by scientific community, which, in turn, can
stimulating cooperation around the contribute to a deeper understanding of
science-related issues, the Bureau the drivers and impacts of sustainable
will work to ensure that science is development and point to innovative
used to the benefit of regional and and effective ways of addressing
international development. them”. The Bureau will therefore work
to promote an environment where
Science, technology and innovation there are adequate incentives for local,
has a cross-cutting role to play in regional and international stakeholders
development. While the advancement to create scientific knowledge base
of fundamental science is a global and place it at the service of Asia-
benefit to humanity in its own right, Pacific region, through showcasing
in the context of specific development of best practices, strengthening of
goals after 2015 it has a supporting science policy interface and on-ground
role to play in advancing international demonstration of sustainability science.
ambitions on global growth, environ-

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Ensuring Programme Effectiveness, Impact and Visibility
The Bureau has identified a number of strategic directions in support of the Regional Science
Support Strategy:

• Develop Coherent and Demand-driven • Strengthen Programme Delivery and


Country-based Programming Tools Effectiveness
The Bureau has produced UNESCO Considering UNESCO’s broad mandate
Country Programme Documents (UCPDs), and limited resources, it is crucial that
articulating the organization’s role within programme delivery remains effective and
individual Member State Development relevant to societal problems, now and in
Plans and within the Joint UN Programme the future. The strategic direction of the
and UN Development Assistance Framework Regional Bureau will be to continue to shift
(UNDAF). The strength of the UCPDs is that its portfolio from the current large number
they are demand-responsive, as they were of smaller, short-term initiatives towards a
developed via joint consultations between coherent and consolidated regional science
the Bureau and the respective governments, programme. This will provide opportunities
National Commissions for UNESCO and for building stronger partnerships, including
other national stakeholders. with other UN agencies.

Strategic
Programme
Objectives GLOBAL

Science
Themes
and Flagships
REGIONAL

NATIONAL
UNESCO Member States UCPD
UNDAF
National Development Plan

Figure 3. Linking Global and Regional Medium Term Strategic Objectives

• Deliver as One and develop strong partnerships role in guiding UN reform at the country level
by providing quality support and advice to
The Bureau is fully committed to UN reform aimed
the Resident Coordinators and UN Country
at improving coherence and synergy between the
Teams in the region. UNESCO is represented
various programmes, funds, and agencies, so that
in the UNDG-AP by both the Director of the
the full diversity and depth of expertise across
Regional Bureau for Science (Jakarta) and the
the UN is mobilized to respond effectively to the
Director of the Regional Bureau for Education
global challenges of the 21st century. As such, the
(Bangkok). This new modality is expected to
Bureau actively supports other UNESCO Offices
significantly improve interaction, cooperation
and UN country teams in the region to incorporate
and ‘Delivery as One’ in the region. The quality
science, technology and innovation approaches
of programme delivery will also be ensured
in joint programming and UNDAF design and its
via the development and maintenance of
implementation. The UN system in Asia and the
effective partnerships between stakeholders
Pacific region has established a UN Regional
in the wider region.
Directors team (UNDG-AP). The UNDG-AP has a

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Resources
The comparative advantage of the Bureau lies in its broad in-house science expertise, strong regional networks,
financial support mechanisms, and communication strategies to address regional development challenges.

Expertise: Financial:
Science specialists in the Bureau, Cluster and country UNESCO is not a funding agency and its global
offices in the region act as authorities on important annual budget for sciences is modest. The Bureau’s
subjects including freshwater, environmental, marine, consecutive biennium programmes and budgets
earth, basic and engineering sciences, while cross-cutting combined with its extra-budgetary initiatives provide
experts provide support on topics such as Education for a coherent programmatic and financial foundation
Sustainable Development (ESD), science policy advise, to pursue the Regional Science Support Strategy.
disaster risk reduction, climate change, indigenous and In the coming years, the Bureau will address the
local knowledge systems. As the Regional Science Support financial challenges by ensuring that activities
Strategy and related Flagship Programmes require a holistic are cost-effective and strengthening development
approach, the Bureau will further enhance the intersectoral efforts that will build long-term partnerships with
cooperation between its experts, units and field offices. governments, bilateral agencies, the private sector,
and foundations. Another approach is to develop
Partnerships: pilot projects and feasibility studies, as a lead-up to
the development of larger donor-funded initiatives.
The Regional Science Bureau aims to enhance North-South, Such endeavours will help to diversify the financial
South-South and triangular regional and international resources and build financial sustainability into the
cooperation and access to science, technology and Bureau’s programming.
innovation, and enhance knowledge sharing on mutually
agreed terms, through improved coordination among
Communication:
existing mechanisms, particularly at UN level, and through
a global technology facilitation mechanism. The Bureau The Bureau will make every attempt to connect
can draw upon a wide range of skills and resources from stakeholders to one another in order to facilitate and
its strong regional and global networks of institutions and strengthen synergies and collaboration. In so doing,
experts. Collaboration will focus on regional dialogue and the Bureau will not only spark important dialogue
policies via cooperation with regional bodies such as ASEAN, but also encourage an atmosphere of openness,
ASPAC, and SEAMEO. Close cooperation with Category I acceptance, collaboration and change. The Bureau
and II institutions, which are respectively UNESCO and will also intensify efforts to inform the public about
UNESCO-associated institutions, will help to incorporate its work on science and related policies, including
cutting-edge and innovative science into the Bureau’s work. through the use of ICT, and to enlist the help of
Other partners such as national and regional institutions, the media and others to jointly identify issues and
universities, National Commissions for UNESCO and CSOs priorities, and stimulate dialogue and participation
will be mobilized strategically to achieve the highest in solving problems.
impact.

Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation


The Bureau will use a Results-Based Management (RBM) approach in the design and implementation of its Regional
Science Support Strategy, where performance is judged against pre-defined benchmarks and delivery targets. All the
Bureau’s programmes and activities have defined anticipated results that contribute to the achievement of overall
regional and global programme objectives. RBM will also put the Bureau in a better position to take well-informed
decisions, to learn from successes and failures, and to share these experiences with other stakeholders in the Asia-
Pacific region, to deliver the Post-2015 Agenda.

IADGs
Programme and Budget (C/5) Medium-term Including
(includes both regular and extrabudgetary funding sources) Strategy (C/4) the SDGs

Activity Output Impact


Input Tangible and Expected Expected
Intervension(s) Actual or intended
Financial taken through
intangible Result Outcome change in human
products, Measurable + The medium-
and human which inputs
goods and
development as
are mobilized visible change term and measured
resources services that
to produce in state induced long-term by people’s
used result from by the activities change
specific outputs well-being
activities

National needs and priorities


UN common country programming

Figure 4. Result-Based Management Approach


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Constitution – contributes to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty,
and sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education,
the sciences, culture, communication and information.

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