Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan: Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (leading), State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture (supporting),Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran: Director General for International Environmental and Sustainable Development Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (co-leading), Ministry of Roads and Urban Development as well as Department of Environment (supporting),United Nations Environment Programme – UNEP; International Organisation for Migration – IOM
United Nations Human Settlements Programme – UN-Habitat