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Op-ed: World Day to Combat Desertification: Daily Choices Can Save our Planet



“Land has true value. Invest in it.” That is the theme of this year’s World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, marked annually...

Environmental Economic Accounting for the ESCWA Region



The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) held an expert group meeting entitled Environmental Economic Accounting for the ESCWA Region in Beirut on 14-16 October 2009. The...

Joint Sub-regional Training Session on the System of Integrated Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water Resources



ESCWA organized the Joint Sub-regional Training Session on the System of Integrated Environmental-Economic Accounting for Water Resources, from 10 to 13 March 2008, In collaboration with MEDSTAT...
Consultative Meeting on the Implementation Framework for the Environmental Dimension of the 2030 Agenda in the Arab Region



Cooperation between ESCWA, UN Environment, and the League of Arab States has led to the development of a draft “Implementation Framework for the Environmental Dimension...

Statistical Committee, 12th session



The Statistical Committee was established under ESCWA resolution 179 (XVI), of 2 September 1992, which was adopted by the Economic and Social Council resolution 1993/2 of...

Statistical Abstract of the Arab Region, No. 34



The Statistical Abstract of the Arab Region presents time series statistics and indicators on core areas of economic and social development in ESCWA member states. Issue 34 consists of...

Arab and World Regions Discuss Implementation of 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development



On 24 May 2016, ESCWA joined hands with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the League of Arab States (LAS) to organize a meeting on the different regional visions to begin the...

Environment and Energy Statistics



Developing environment statistics including water and waste statistics, air pollution, land cover/land use and biodiversity (see ESIAP website) and applying methodologies for the...

Enabling Policies to Support Energy Productivity in the Arab Region- GCC



Session organized by ESCWA on Enabling Policies to Support Energy Productivity in the Arab Region- GCC, for the second Conference on Energy Management

Final meeting for the energy consumption in the transport sector survey project and result launching



In the context of completing the project on energy consumption in the transport sector project, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) organised a final...

Amman Hosts 11th Session of ESCWA Statistical Committee



The Jordanian capital, Amman, hosts the 11th Session of the Statistical Committee of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) on 4 and 5 February 2015 at the...

Statistical Committee, 11th Session



The Data Revolution in support of and for monitoring the Post 2015 Development Agenda 

  1. Opening of the session. 
  2. Election of officers. 
  3. Adoption...
ESCWA, Member Countries Prepare for UN Statistical Committee