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Meeting of the National Focal Points for the Project on Promoting Food and Water Security in the Arab Region



The meeting provided an opportunity to brief national focal points about the project, its objectives and components and progress to date. In addition, focal points met project partners and...

Sustainable Energy Access for Rural Areas




ESCWA’ Sustainable Development Policies Division (SDPD) organized a...

Enabling Policies to Promote Financing Renewable Energy Investments



The seminar is organized in the framework of the 7th  International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development (IFESD-7), and the activities of the 2nd day of the seminar are held as...

Electricity Efficiency in Generation, Transmission, and Distribution of Electricity Systems



The Sustainable Development Policies Division (SDPD) in ESCWA organized, in cooperation with the Arab Union of Electricity (AUE), and the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) in Jordan,...

ESCWA Marks World Day to Combat Desertification 2016



On the occasion of the 2016 World Day to Combat Desertification, regional and international experts gathered on 20 June in a web conference organized by ESCWA to highlight the importance of...

Web-conference on Land Degradation Neutrality to celebrate World Day to Combat Desertification 2016





The United Nations Economic and Social Commission...

First Consultation Meeting on Component I of the Food and Water Security Project: Criteria for Selecting Geographical Coverage of the Project





Within the context of its Project on Promoting Food and Water...

Scope and Setting up of an Arab – Good Agricultural Practices Framework (Arab-GAP)







ESCWA in collaboration with the Food and...

Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2016



ESCWA, in cooperation with the members of Regional Coordination Mechanism (RCM) and the League of Arab States (LAS),  will organize the 2016 Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, in hotel...

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...

Arab Forum for Sustainable Development 2016



The Forum is a high-level meeting intended as a primary regional platform to discuss cohesive and coordinated implementation and follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for...

Promoting Green Energy Technology Market in Rural Areas



Promoting Green Energy Technology Market in Rural Areas is the title of a workshop ESCWA is organizing on 24-25 May 2016, at the UN-House in Beirut. 

The Workshop, which will...

Promoting Food and Water Security through Cooperation and Capacity Development in the Arab Region: Second Coordination Meeting of the Project



On the basis of the outcome of the first coordination meeting, ESCWA organized the second coordination meeting in Beirut on 21-22 May 2015. During the second meeting, the focus was on the details...

Regional Visions for Implementing the 2030 Agenda and SDGs



The side event will provide an overview of the regional visions for implementing the 2030 Agenda and SDGs in West Asia, Asia Pacific, and North America. It will highlight how different regions...

Lebanon Needs An Integrated Strategy To Address Rising Food And Nutrition Insecurity



(ESCWA/WFP) -- Lebanon needs to urgently formulate an integrated National Food and Nutrition Security Strategy to ward off rising food insecurity in the country, an ESCWA report...

Climate Change Adaptation in Human Settlements Using Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Tools





The United Nations Development Account Project on Developing the...

Climate Change Adaptation in the Economic Development Sector Using Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Tools



The United Nations Development Account Project on Developing the Capacities of the Arab Countries for Climate Change Adaptation by Applying Integrated Water Resources Management Tools project...

Potential of Manufacturing Renewable Energy Equipment in the Arab Region



The Expert Group Meeting on the “Potential of Manufacturing RE Equipment in the Arab Region” was organized by ESCWA within MENAREC-6 and in collaboration with the International Renewable Energy...

Promoting Green Energy Technology Market in Rural Areas



Within the context of its work on sustainable energy, energy security, and improving rural livelihoods, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing a capacity...

International Mother Earth Day



On 22 April of every year the world marks the International Mother Earth Day. This year’s theme is “Trees for the Earth”. Earth Day aims to refocus the world’s attention on the need to protect the...

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