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High-Level Conference on Climate Impact in the Arab Region Kicks Off, Launches Report on Climate Change Assessment





         Beirut, 26 September 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-...

2010 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought



Don’t take soil and water for granted! This is the message that the United Nations tries to convey to the world every year on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought...

AlDafa Assesses Climate Change and Biodiversity on World Environment Day



Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Bader AlDafa reviewed anticipated impacts of climate change on the Arab region and the steps taken by its...

Biological Diversity

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2010/Technical Paper.1

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Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries



Upon a request for support through Technical Cooperation from the League of Arab States (LAS), ESCWA jointly with the LAS conducted between 22 and 24 October 2013 a regional training workshop on “...

Coordination Meeting on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Country and Regional Profiles for Sustainable Development Indicators with Selected Sectors in the ESCWA Region: Sustainable Management of the Environment

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2005/Booklet.3

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EGM on the "Development of a Vulnerability Assessment for the Arab Region to Assess Climate Change Impacts on the Water Resources Sector"



 

Climate change impacts are being felt in many sectors in the Arab region. The Arab...
ESCWA 27th Session to Discuss Rio+20 Regional Preparations



Beirut, 2 May 2012 (ESCWA Communications and Information Unit)- The 27th Ministerial Session of ESCWA will take place two months ahead of Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable...

ESCWA Committee on Water Resources Concludes 10th Session



The Tenth Session of ESCWA Committee on Water Resources concluded its deliberations on 22 March, coinciding with the International Water Day, with the adoption of over 24 recommendations submitted...

ESCWA Facilitates Exchange of Environmental Knowledge between Palestine and Tunisia



ESCWA Regional Advisor for Environment and Water Ralf Klingbeil said today that Tunisia and Palestine will benefit from the exchange of information on their national approaches to environmental...

Expert Group Meeting on Access to Environmental Information for Public Participation in the ESCWA Countries

Expert Group Meeting on Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Region



 

The Expert Group Meeting on "Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Region" is the third in a series of meetings aimed at...
Expert Group Meeting on Regional Cooperation for Climate Change Impact Assessment on Water Resources in the Arab Region



Within the framework of the Regional Initiative for the Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Socio-...

Expert Group Meeting on Upgrading Environmental Monitoring Systems in the ESCWA Region

Expert Group Meeting Towards Assessing the Vulnerability of Water Resources to Climate Change in the Arab Region





The meeting is expected to bring together member states as well as regional and international experts and organizations concerned with implications that climate change is...
Fifth Workshop on Capacity Development on Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries

Inception Meeting for the United Nations Development Account Project on "Developing the Capacities for the Arab Countries for Climate Change Adaptation by Applying Integrated Water Resources Management Tools"

Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Views from Lebanon and Jordan

Lebanese Prime Minister opens the 14th Regional Coordination Mechanism



Beirut, 09 November 2010 (UN Information Service) — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad El Hariri will open the 14th Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) meeting for all UN agencies operating in the...

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