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UN World Water Development Report 2020 - Water and Climate Change Arab Region Regional Webinar



UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science for the Arab States, in coordination with UNESCO Field Offices in...

ESCWA: 74 million in the Arab region at risk of COVID-19 due to lack of access to a handwashing facility



Beirut, 15 April 2020--While it has been agreed worldwide that handwashing with soap and water is the best prevention against...

Enhancing cooperation on transboundary water resources in the Arab region



Beirut, 6 March 2020--Water resources in the Arab region are characterized by scarcity and disparate geographic distribution. The demand for water and the competition over water...

Workshop on Enhancing transboundary water cooperation in the MENA region



The workshop was jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med) and the United Nations Economic...

Supporting the Monitoring and Implementation of the SDGs in the Arab region: Transboundary water cooperation SDG 6 Indicator 6.5.2



The workshop is jointly organized by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), ESCWA and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (...

POSTPONED: Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, 2020





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Accessing Disruptive Technologies for Improved Water Resources Management under Climate Change



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Regional Meeting on Promoting Food and Water Security in the Arab Region



ESCWA has implemented since 2015 an initiative on promoting food and water security in the Arab region with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (...

Mainstreaming Climate Action into National Development Planning in the Arab Region





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ESCWA partakes in several international and regional events



Beirut, 1 November 2019 (ESCWA)--Over the past two weeks, staff members from ESCWA partook in a series of events on the topics of...

First Jordanian National Training Workshop on AquaCrop for Irrigation Water Management



ESCWA is organizing the First Jordanian National Training Workshop on AquaCrop for Irrigation Water Management within the framework of its project on “Enhancing Resilience and Sustainability of...

ESCWA at World Water Week 2019



Beirut-Stockholm, 13 September 2019 (ESCWA)--Between 25 and 29 August, ESCWA, represented by the Director of the Sustainable Development...

First Lebanese National Training Workshop on AquaCrop for Irrigation Water Management





ESCWA is organizing the First Lebanese National Training Workshop on AquaCrop for Irrigation Water Management within the framework of its project on “Enhancing Resilience and...
ESCWA 13th session of the Committee on Water Resources kicks off





Beirut, 27 June 2019 (ESCWA)--Water plays a key role in fighting poverty, ensuring food security, education, health services, and in ensuring sustainable...
ESCWA Committee on Water convenes 13th Session



Beirut, Lebanon, 27-28 June 2019
 
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ESCWA Committee on Energy convenes, highlights regional challenges



Beirut, 24 June 2019 (ESCWA)-- The 12th session of the Committee on Energy of the United...

ESCWA Committee on Energy convenes 12th Session





ESCWA Committee on Energy convenes 12th Session

 
Beirut, Lebanon, 24-25 June 2019...

Do you know what you breathe?





Committee on Water Resources, 13th session



The Committee on Water Resources of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), established pursuant to resolution 205 (XVIII) of 25 May 1995, is holding its thirteenth...

Enhancing capacity building addressing Water and Energy interlinkages for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region



In September 2015, Member States adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 related...

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