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Expert group meeting on the Application of Indicators and Indices for Water Quality Management in the ESCWA Region

Expert Group Meeting on Sustainable Land Management as a Best Practice to Enhance Rural Development in the ESCWA Region



The ESCWA region has limited fertile land that is subject to different levels of degradation. With few exceptions, it is also considered a land scarce region. Land resources are being...
Expert Group Meeting on Reversing Land Degradation: Issues and Options

Expert Group Meeting on Regional Cooperation for Climate Change Impact Assessment on Water Resources in the Arab Region



Within the framework of the Regional Initiative for the Assessment of the Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and Socio-...

Expert Group Meeting on National Institutional Reforms for the Implementation of IWRM in the ESCWA Region

Expert Group Meeting on Harnessing Technology for Enhanced Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Productivity and Competitiveness



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Expert Group Meeting on Green Value Chains for Improved Livelihood in the Arab Region

Expert Group Meeting on Energy Statistics and Balance









Reinforcing Statistical Capacity in the Fields of Statistics and Energy Balance

Energy issues are at the top of global and local agendas BECAUSE...

Expert Group Meeting on Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Region



 

The Expert Group Meeting on "Assessing Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Development in the Arab Region" is the third in a series of meetings aimed at...
Expert Group Meeting on Adopting the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach for Promoting Rural Development in the ESCWA Region



Many forces are currently threatening the natural resource base and the livelihoods of the poor in the ESCWA region. Land degradation and the low productivity of agriculture are a serious...
Expert Group Meeting on Access to Environmental Information for Public Participation in the ESCWA Countries

Expert Group meeting on "The Sustainable Production and Consumption"



The meeting will be held in association with League of Arab States, United Nations Environment Programme, Federal Environmental Authority in U.A.E. ESCWA is the Co-organizer.

Expert Consultation on SDG6 Indicators



Within the framework of informing the efforts of the members of the IAEG-SDGs from Arab States, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing an Expert...

Executive Secretary Visits Oman, Participates in G77 Water Forum



UN-ESCWA Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa considered today that the Regional Commission region sufferers from a variety of pressures that endanger the sustainability of its water resources....

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...
ESCWA Water Development Report 1: Vulnerability of the Region to Socio-Economic Drought

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2005/9

Of all natural hazards, drought affects the greatest number of people globally, with devastating impact. The vulnerability of communities to drought is dependent on a host of...

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ESCWA to Discuss Water-Energy Nexus on Wednesday



Tuesday, 26 June 2012 (ESCWA Communication and Information Unit)-- The water and energy sectors are both facing challenges related to climate change, energy security, increasing water scarcity, as...

ESCWA takes part in Beirut Energy Forum and Discusses the Role of Renewable Energy



ESCWA is organizing a session titled “The Role of Renewable Energy in Socio – Economic Development in the Arab Region” on 17 Sept. 2014, from 15:30 to 17:30, at Le Royal Hotel, Dbayeh within the...

ESCWA Supports Arab Region Transition into Green Economy



ESCWA opened today its meeting on “Economic Policies Supporting the Transition to a Green Economy in the Arab Region” at the UN House, Beirut. The meeting is held in cooperation with the Institut...

ESCWA Marks World Water Day 2014



To mark World Water Day 2014, ESCWA cooperated with the Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abdel Al, the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) and the UN Industrial Development...

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