Natural Resources
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Deputy Executive Secretary Opens Meeting on Water-Energy Nexus, Raises Concerns on Achieving Sustainable Development ESCWA Deputy Executive Secretary Nadim Khouri opened today the consultative intergovernmental meeting on the “Water and Energy Nexus in the ESCWA Region” at the UN House in Beirut. In his... |
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World Water Day at ESCWA, Optimizing Water Use Urged United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said agriculture is by far the main user of freshwater, and unless we increase our capacity to wisely manage its use, we will fail to end hunger and we... |
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Arab Food Security Conference Issues Range of Recommendations Participants in an international conference on Arab food security today concluded two days of meetings with a call to highlight the need to focus on supporting job-creating growth for the poor in... |
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ESCWA and IFPRI Urge Enhanced Regional Food Security The Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Nadim Khouri called for the need to take advantage of available opportunities to improve food security... |
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ESCWA Holds Arab Region Preparatory Meeting for Rio+20 Conference Cairo, 16 Oct 2011 (UN Information Service) - The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) today opened the Arab Regional Preparatory Meeting for the United... |
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ESCWA Holds Conference on Green Industries ESCWA today opened a conference on “The Role of Green Industries in Promoting Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Countries” at the UN House in Beirut. The conference is held under the... |
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Lebanese Agriculture Minister Opens ESCWA Workshop on Sustainable Agricultural Production ESCWA today held a workshop on “Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) to promote sustainable agricultural production, food quality and safety, environmental protection and trade in the Arab... |
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UN Report: Arab Region Behind in Disaster Risk Reduction A United Nations report launched in Beirut today said governments of the Middle East and North Africa region were lagging behind global averages in reducing disaster risks. The 2011 UN Global... |
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UN Celebrates World Environment Day Investing an additional USD 40 billion a year in the forestry sector could halve deforestation rates by 2030, increase tree planting by around 140 percent by 2050, and catalyze the creation of... |
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Imagine a Greener, More Sustainable UN Speak your mind in pictures! If you have ideas for a more sustainable UN and fancy yourself a photographer, share your pictures with us and be an agent of change. To celebrate the World... |
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ESCWA Marks World Water Day As is customary since 1993, the United Nations celebrated World Water Day on 22 March. In Lebanon, ESCWA marked the day through a seminar held at the UN House in Beirut under the theme: “Water for... |
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The International Year of Forests, 2011 Celebrating Forests for People The International Year of Forests, 2011 Celebrating Forests for People Forests are essential renewable resources that are important for the survival and wellbeing of people around the World. They... |
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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... |
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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... |
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ESCWA Marks Arab Water Day ESCWA held a press conference on Tuesday 2 March to officially mark Arab Water Day for the first time this year under the theme "For Joint Arab Water Security".
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In Copenhagen Climate Conference, Executive Secretary Lays out Solutions for Region United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), Bader Omar AlDafa, today articulated expected challenges and... |
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ESCWA and BGR Discuss Water Cooperation ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa discussed today the issue of water resources in the region with Wilhelm Struckmeier, head of the groundwater department at the German Federal... |
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Executive Secretary Visits Oman, Participates in G77 Water Forum UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa considered today that the Regional Commission region suffers from a variety of pressures that endanger the sustainability of its water resources.... |
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Promoting Renewable Energy The past two decades witnessed the development of several renewable energy technologies, some of which have already been applied in different areas. The use of renewable energy technologies for... |
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Committee on Water Resources Convenes Eighth Session In the presence of representatives of member countries, international, regional and civil organizations, as well as experts concerned with water resources,UN-ESCWAopened today the eighthsession... |