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Cairo Hosts two UN-ESCWA Workshops on the Management of Shared Aquifers Systems



The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) is conducting two consultative workshops on the joint management of shared aquifer systems in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (...

Building the Capacity of Palestinians in Negotiation Skills on Shared Water Resources Issues

Briefing of High Level Officials on the Application of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

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...

Biological Diversity

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2010/Technical Paper.1

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Back-to-Back:Intergovernmental Consultative Meeting on the Water and Energy Nexus / EGM on Enhancing the sustainable management of water, energy and land

Arabic Terminology in the Field of Productivity and Sustainable Development: Glossary of Shared Water Resources, Technical, Socio-Economical and Legal Terminology (Advanced Copy)

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2009/Glossary.1

This glossary of common terminology used in shared water resources was prepared in response to a request from the Committee of Water Resources at ESCWA at its Sixth Session (Beirut, 2-4 December...

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Arab water day "For a Common Arab Water Security"



 

 

Master of the Ceremony: Miss Martine Andraous, Miss Lebanon for 2010
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Arab launching of the United Nations Decade for SE4All 2014-2024



The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) will launch the UN Decade for SE4All 2014-2024 in the Arab region, in line with the Secretary-General’s SE4All initiative, and in...
Arab Integrated Water Resources Management Network



 

 

The Arab Integrated Water Resources Management Network...
Arab Food Security Conference Issues Range of Recommendations



Beirut, 7 February 2012 (UN Information Service) – Participants in an international conference on Arab food security today concluded two days of meetings with a call to highlight the need to focus...

Arab CSOs Consultation on the Follow Up on the Arab Initiative for Sustainable Development



Consultation with Civil Society...

Applying IWRM Principles in Managing Shared Water Resources: Towards a Regional Vision



The international community has been seeking to establish legal frameworks for improving the management of shared water resources. For instance, the Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational...

Amman Hosts Three Regional UN-ESCWA Meetings



The Jordanian capital, Amman, is set to host three regional UN-ESCWA meetings between 18 and 21 December 2006. They are: “Seminar on Follow-Up of Activities of the Regional Mechanism on the...

Amman Hosts Prominent Regional Event on Sustainable Development



His Royal Highness Prince Al Hassan Bin Talal will deliver a keynote speech on Wednesday 2 April 2014 before a crowd of officials from the government, the United Nations and its specialized...

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...

Advisory mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on "How to establish and run food factory"

Advisory mission to KSA to assist in the preparation of policy papers for the 9th development strategy

Ad Hoc Group Meeting on Supply of Fossil Fuels



The sectoral statistics team participated at the UN-ECE Ad Hoc Group Meeting on ‎Supply of Fossil Fuels, Geneva, 10-11 November 2004, organized by the Sustainable ‎Energy Section of the Industrial...

Abu Dhabi Hosts UN-ESCWA Forum on Energy



UN-ESCWA is organizing the “Arab Regional Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development: Strategies, Policies and Plans”, which will be held in cooperation with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi,...

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