Water | Page 6 | United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Skip to main content

Water

Publication Cover Title
Regional capacity building workshop on “Water - Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Technology Transfer”



The regional workshop will be organized under the strategic framework of ESCWA on strengthening the capacity of Governments of the MCs on mainstreaming the energy-related SDGs 2030into...

High-Level Conference on Climate Impact in the Arab Region Kicks Off, Launches Report on Climate Change Assessment





         Beirut, 26 September 2017 (Communication and Information Unit) -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of ESCWA Mohamed Ali Al-...

High Level Conference on Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation in the Arab Region



...

Regional Capacity Building Workshop on the Water - Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Renewable Energy



The Regional capacity building workshop on the “Water – Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Renewable Energy”, addresses the potential  use of commercialized renewable energy...

ESCWA Marks World Water Day in Amman



“Over 80% of the world’s wastewater is released to environment without treatment,” the UN World Water Development Report 2017 reads. On this year’s World Water Day themed around “Why Waste Water...

Arab Forum for Sustainable Development, 2017



The Forum is a high-level meeting intended as a regional platform to discuss cohesive and coordinated implementation and follow-up and review of the 2030 Agenda for...

ESCWA Hosts World Water Day Celebration



ESCWA, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in Jordan, the Embassy of Sweden in Jordan, the Arab Countries Water Utilities Association (ACWAUA), and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural...

2017 World Water Day Celebration on "Wastewater"



ESCWA is organizing a regional event to celebrate the World Water Day in collaboration with the Ministry of Water and Irrigation of Jordan, the Government of Sweden, the Arab...

Expert group meeting on methodologies for meeting the water-related Sustainable Development Goals at the global, regional and national levels



The Expert Group meeting is organized as a follow-up to the series of consultations conducted under the MDG+ Initiative in 2016. The purpose of the expert group meeting is to discuss the water...

Committee on Water Resources, 12th session



The Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing the twelfth session of the Committee on Water Resources from 22 to 24 March 2017 Kempinski Amman, Jordan....

First Meeting for Arab-GAP Stakeholder for Lebanon



This meeting falls under component 3 of the project “Promoting Food and Water Security through Cooperation and Capacity Development in the Arab Region”. Among its many objectives, the...

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...

Regional capacity building workshop on “Water - Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Resource Efficiency”



​The regional workshop will be organized under the strategic framework of UNESCWA on strengthening the capacity of Governments of the MCs on mainstreaming the energy-related SDGs into...

Palestinian Efforts and Achievements in the Climate Change Combat



“The international community should not only support Palestine in meeting its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) commitments, but must also commit to supporting the Palestinian people in...

ESCWA and UNEP Sign MoU to Sustain Cooperation



On 17 November 2016, ESCWA and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the twenty-second session of the annual Conference of...

ESCWA Highlights Regional Implementation of 2030 Agenda on Climate Action



On 15 November 2016, ESCWA took part in a joint United Nations regional commissions roundtable held on the sidelines of the twenty-second session of the annual Conference of the Parties (COP 22...

ESCWA at COP22



The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA), and in partnership with several regional and international organizations and Member States,...

MDG+ Initiative: High Level Meeting on the Water-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)



The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in 2015 and includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that aim to...

Regional Policy Workshop on the Water-Energy Nexus



The United Nations Development Account Project on Developing Capacities of ESCWA Member Countries to address the Water and Energy Nexus for Achieving SDGs seeks to assist countries to...

Informing the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative



ESCWA is convening a session on “Informing the SDGs through the Arab MDG+ Initiative” as part of the MENA Focus days organized within the World Water Week by the Stockholm International Water...

Pages