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Amman Hosts Arab Launch of UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All,ESCWA Committees on Energy and Water Resources



The Jordanian capital, Amman, will host this coming week at the Kempinski Hotel a series of inter-governmental events held by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), and...

Water for Sustainable Development - Water for the Future We Want



“Water for Sustainable Development - Water for the Future We Want” was the title of the keynote lecture given by ESCWA Regional Advisor on Water Ralf Klingbeil on the occasion of World Water Day...

Expert Group Meeting to Review the Draft Population and Development Report, Issue n.7: Overcoming Population Vulnerability to Water Scarcity in the Arab Region



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





ESCWA organized the first coordination meeting of the Project as a first opportunity for potential partners to get acquainted with the project details and discuss modalities of...

Expert Group Meeting on the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus in the Arab Region





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Committee on Water Resources, 11th session





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Committee on Energy, 10th Session



The session agenda contained several priority topics, including follow-up on the implementation of recommendations made by the Committee on Energy at its ninth session; progress made in the...

Bolstering Food and Water Security in the Region





On 11 December 2014, ESCWA and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) launched of a four-year project to bolster food and water security in the Arab region. SIDA...

Bolster Food and Water Security in the Arab region



On 11 December 2014, ESCWA and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) launched of a four-year project to bolster food and water security in the Arab region. SIDA has...

Tunisia Hosts 5th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development



The five United Nations Regional Commissions namely, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Economic and Social...

Third Regional Training Workshop on Capacity Development for Climate Change Negotiations for the Arab Countries 11 to 13 November, 2014 , Kuwait



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Regional Seminar on "Lessons Learnt and Best Practices of the Regional Initiative on Strengthening the Capacities in the Arab Region to Support Green Production Sectors"




 

At Rio+20 in June 2012, governments agreed that green economy...
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...

Executive Secretary Meets Lebanese Environment Minister



ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader AlDafa held talks with Lebanese Environment Minister Mohammed Rahal and discussed environmental projects and joint cooperation. "We discussed with Minister Rahal...
Sixth Session of the Committee on Energy



UN-ESCWA held the Sixth Session of the Committee on Energy in Doha, Qatar, from 4 to 5 February 2007, which was chaired by Mr. Issa Shaheen Al-Ghanem, Vice President of Qatar General Electricity...
Renewable Energy Discussed in Abu Dhabi



UN-ESCWA participated in the “International Conference on Integrated Sustainable Energy Resources in Arid Regions” held in late January 2007 under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa...
UN-ESCWA Conferences Continue in Beirut and the Region



Notwithstanding the situation surrounding UN headquarters in Beirut, UN-ESCWA continues to hold its conferences and meetings in its host country, Lebanon. Some meetings will also be held in the...

UN-ESCWA Discusses Energy Issues in Amman



The Jordanian capital hosted three regional UN-ESCWA meetings in cooperation with the National Center for Energy Research in Amman from 18 to 21 December 2006. They were: “Seminar on Follow-Up...
ESCWA at the 5th Beirut Energy Forum



Within the context of the 5th Beirut Energy Forum, ESCWA organized a session entitled "The Role of Renewable Energy in Socio–Economic Development in the Arab Region" on 17 September 2014. The...

Arab High Level Forum on Sustainable Development



On 2-4 April 2014, the Jordanian capital Amman hosted the “Arab High Level Forum on Sustainable Development” organized by ESCWA in cooperation with Ministries of Planning and International...

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