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| 20 May 2015 |
Water Resources Issues in the ESCWA Region: Country Fact Sheets |
The purpose of these Country Fact Sheets is to examine the water situation in the region, with particular emphasis on the desalination industry as a growing source of freshwater in many of the ESCWA countries. The Fact Sheets examine the trend in population growth, freshwater availability, and water use, highlighting the consumption trends of the most waterintensive sectors in each country. The desalination of each country is presented in terms of quantity produced, type of technology and type of feedwater used, and provides the predicted future desalination volume. |
| 15 January 2015 |
Assessing the Impact of the Conflict on the Syrian Economy and Looking Beyond |
This paper aims to chart the potential main challenges for post-conflict reconstruction in Syria. To do so, the economic and social impact of the crisis must first be assessed. |
| 8 October 2019 |
Social Protection Reform in Arab Countries |
The report lays out how Arab governments reform social protection systems, including governance and national dialogue, to support the achievement of the SDGs. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Bulletin on Population and Vital Statistics in the ESCWA Region, No. 9 |
The purpose of this ninth issue of the Bulletin on Population and Vital Statistics in the ESCWA region is to present available statistics for ESCWA member countries on registered vital events, including births, deaths, marriages and divorces, with special emphasis on demographic determinants and population changes; present the main indicators for each of these events; compare them with the estimates prepared by the United Nations Population Division; and facilitate comparison across countries and years. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Analysis of Performance and Assessment of Growth and Productivity in the ESCWA Region, Third Issue |
Resource mobilization dynamics in the diversified ESCWA region are not uniform. In that sense, this study presents an empirical and analytical survey of the savings and investment climates in the ESCWA region by means of analyzing conditions in the region and comparing them to those in other developing countries. Furthermore, the study explores economic policy options available to policymakers with regard to enhancing economic growth and income in order to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). |
| 27 December 2016 |
Economic Trends and Impacts in the ESCWA Region, Issue No. 2 |
This study presents an analysis of recent financial developments in the region, especially in the context of the capitalist framework that has been newly introduced. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Modern Human Resource Management: Participant’s File |
This document is the participant’s file prepared in the context of the training workshop entitled “Modern Human Resource Management”, which included the program of meetings and details on all the specific themes examined. The workshop aims at introducing participants to the human resource planning in unstable conditions and enabling methods that help assess individuals’ performance and develop their capacities and motivation to work. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Labour Market Data: Structures and Challenges in the ESCWA Region |
This paper provides part of the research feeding into the fourth Integrated Social Policy Report, published in December 2011 by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). The availability of labour market data and the principal challenges facing labour markets in the ESCWA member countries are the main focus of the paper. The labour force in the ESCWA member countries is changing rapidly, due to the combined pressures of an increasing number of individuals of working age, higher levels of female labour participation and changing patterns of migration.
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| 10 October 2013 |
Trade facilitation initiatives in the ESCWA region |
This publication looks at some of the trade facilitation initiatives to facilitate trade as the level of intra-Arab trade is very low compared with other regions. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Evaluating Gender Statistics in Iraq |
This study is the result of bilateral cooperation between the Central Organization for Statistics and Information Technology (COSIT) at the Ministry of Planning and Development Cooperation in Iraq, and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in the area of developing the analysis of gender statistics in Iraq. |




