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Study on Gender Mainstreaming, Social Inclusion, Human Rights Processes and Outcomes of Access to Energy in Targeted Local Communities in Lebanon cover Study on Gender Mainstreaming, Social Inclusion, Human Rights Processes and Outcomes of Access to Energy in Targeted Local Communities in Lebanon

E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2020/TP.3

This report was developed within the REGEND (Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region) framework with an assessment to guide...

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Study on Gender Mainstreaming, Social Inclusion, Human Rights Processes and Outcomes of Access to Energy in Targeted Local Communities in Tunisia cover Study on Gender Mainstreaming, Social Inclusion, Human Rights Processes and Outcomes of Access to Energy in Targeted Local Communities in Tunisia

E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2020/TP.6

This report was developed within the REGEND (Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region) framework with an assessment to guide...

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Study on Gender Mainstreaming, Social Inclusion, Human Rights Processes and Outcomes of Access to Energy in Targeted Local Communities in Jordan cover Study on Gender Mainstreaming, Social Inclusion, Human Rights Processes and Outcomes of Access to Energy in Targeted Local Communities in Jordan

E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2020/TP.4

This report was developed within the REGEND (Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region) framework with an assessment to guide...

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Case study on policy reforms to promote renewable energy in Lebanon cover Case study on policy reforms to promote renewable energy in Lebanon

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/CP.7

The energy sector in Lebanon has been suffering since the beginning of the 1990s because of the lack of a clear policy setting goals for the development of the sector. No investments have been...

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Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan cover Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Kazakhstan

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/CP.11

Within the framework of the concept of transition of the Republic of Kazakhstan to sustainable development adopted for 2007–2024, it was stated that the sustainable economic development of...

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Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Serbia cover Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Serbia

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/CP.12

The renewable energy sources sector in Serbia, apart from hydro-energy, is still in its early phase of development but the country has set clear political goals to use renewable energy, mitigate...

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Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Georgia cover Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Georgia

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/CP.10

The Georgian power sector has changed significantly in the last 10–12 years with policy reforms and major rehabilitation of the power sector leading to investment flows in the sector.

The...

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Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Morocco cover Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Morocco

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/CP.6

Being the largest energy importer in North Africa, Morocco is faced with the challenging task of meeting rising local energy demand while keeping its import bill under control. Facing these...

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Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in the United Arab Emirates cover Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in the United Arab Emirates

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/CP.8

UAE is one of the major oil and gas producers; nevertheless, its journey to renewable energy started in 2006 in Abu Dhabi when the Government announced the creation of the Masdar Initiative in an...

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Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Jordan cover Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Jordan

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/CP.9

Having scarce natural resources, Jordan’s concerns over energy security and fossil fuel import dependency have intensified due to the political events in recent years. In fact, Jordan currently...

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Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Ukraine cover Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Ukraine

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/CP.13

National energy policy serves as one of the key factors of economic development in Ukraine, representing both risks and potential for further improvements. In order to solve the various challenges...

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Road Map for Sustainable Energy Policies: Energy Security Issues in the Arab Region



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Arab Stakeholders Dialogue on Food Systems



The Arab Stakeholders Dialogue on Food Systems aims at providing an integrative and engaging platform to enable groups representing farmers, women, banks, engineers, private sector, and others...

Arab Youth Dialogue on Food Systems



The Arab Youth Dialogue on Food Systems aims at providing an integrative and engaging platform to enable youth as key stakeholders to share perspectives, experiences, and issues on making...

The Emerging Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Food Security in the Arab Region



ESCWA organized a virtual dialogue on the emerging impact of Covid-19 pandemic on Food Security in the Arab region on April 23, 2020. The dialogue was attended by the Arab Organization for...

Roundtable on Issues Related to the Establishment and Activation of National Committees on Trade and Environment



SESSION I: OPENING AND INTRODUCTION
1- Overview of Trade and Environment Linkages
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Talking to: Anhar Hegazi, Director, ESCWA Sustainable Development and Productivity Division



Famed American author Ernest Hemingway once said that retirement is the ugliest word in the language. This is mostly true for those who let the word become a state, but not to Anhar Hegazi, whose...

Two Important UN-ESCWA Events in Oman



Within the framework of the Oman Water Week organized by UN-ESCWA and the Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment and Water Resources, Muscat hosted two major events, namely: the Expert...

ESCWA session on "The Role of Renewable Energy in Socio - Economic Development in the Arab Region"



The Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing a session titled "The Role of Renewable Energy in Socio - Economic Development in the Arab Region" on 17 Sept. 2014, with a...

Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation for All: Regional Assessment Report on the Status and Achievements of ESCWA Member Countries towards Improved Water Supply and Sanitation

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2009/1

This report was prepared upon the request of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and in cooperation with the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ). It presents an assessment of the...

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