A series of regional workshops to assist Parties with the preparation of the fourth national report were held between 2008 and 2010. The final reports of these workshops are available below.
- South, East and South East Asia (Tsukuba, Japan, 2-4 December 2008)
- Least Developed Countries (4-8 May 2009, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
- Caribbean and Mesoamerica (held conjointly with a workshop on Updating the Strategic Plan for Post-2010 Period) (Panama City, Panama, 7-10 December 2009)
- Asia and the Horn of Africa (Manama, Bahrain, 12-15 April 2010)
- Asia-Pacific (Apia, Samoa, 19-22 April 2010)
- Africa (Nairobi, Kenya, 31 May-2 June 2010)
- Latin America and the Caribbean (Panama City, Panama, 15-17 June 2010)
- Europe (Budapest, Hungary, 30 June-2 July 2010)
