The timing and venue of this regional 'preparatory committee' meeting was determined in partnership with the UN Economic Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), UNEP Regional office in Asia and the Pacific, and the Secretariat of the World Summit.

Regional Meetings:  

• The Regional PrepCom for Asia and the Pacific:
  Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  27 - 29 November 2001
  
  Stakeholder segment at Asia-Pacific Regional PrepCom:
  Asia-Pacific Roundtable on Sustainable Development
  27 November 2001
  
  
• The Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development in Asia and the Pacific 2000
  Kitakyushu City, Japan
  31 August - 5 September 2000

• Subregional PrepCom for Northeast Asia, in conjunction with the Senior Environment Official Meeting (ASPEC):
  Beijing, China
  26 - 28 July 2001
  Outcome of the Meeting
  
  Stakeholder Meeting
  26 July 2001
  Outcome of the Meeting
  
  
• The Southeast Asian PrepCom
  hosted by the Asian Development Bank
  Manila, Philippines
  17 - 19 October 2001
  
  
• The Central Asian PrepCom (this PrepCom falls under both Asian and European regions)
  Almaty, Kazakhstan
  19 - 21 September 2001
  Outcome of the Meeting
  
  In addition, the Central Asian countries have launched their own efforts at regional cooperation for the World Summit. As part of these regional efforts, The Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia held a Regional Roundtable on 16 May 2001, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Centre has also conducted a Review of Progress in the Realization of Agenda 21 in the Central Asian countries.
  
  
• The South Asian PrepCom:
  Colombo, Sri Lanka
  27 - 29 September 2001
  
  
• The Pacific PrepCom:
  hosted by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)
  back to back with SPREP annual meeting Apia
  Samoa
  5 - 7 September 2001