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| 20 May 2015 |
Report of the Expert Group Meeting on the Interregional Transport Linkages between ESCWA, ECE and ESCAP, under the United Nations Development Account Project on Capacity-Building through Cooperation in Developing Land and Land-Sea Interregional Transport |
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| 29 June 2015 |
World Day to Combat Desertification |
The World Day to Combat Desertification is observed worldwide on 17 June every year. The focus in 2015 was the attainment of food security for all through sustainable food systems. This theme brought together two sustainable development goals, namely to end hunger and achieve food security (goal 2) and to protect terrestrial ecosystems (goal 15), which are very relevant for the Arab region; a dryland region facing mounting challenges, including food insecurity and the degradation of the natural resource base, notably soils. |
| 12 March 2021 |
Open Government Open Data Toolkit |
The open data toolkit includes steps and examples to support planning, managing, implementing, evaluating and ensuring quality of open data programmes. |
| 4 May 2017 |
Prototype model for Sustainable Development Goal simulation |
ESCWA has developed a prototype of a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model that can be used as a quantitative tool to link Sustainable Development Goals among each other and with various economic, fiscal, environmental, and social variables and to integrate SDGs in economic planning. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Environmental Standards and Competitiveness of Key Economic Sectors |
While some analysts consider environmental standards as a valuable mechanism for improving production efficiency, others argue that compliance with those standards is an additional and costly burden that affects competitiveness. This study examines the relationship between the two factors by assessing the scope of the impact of environmental standards on competitiveness, and provides examples from both sides of the debate. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Report: Third Inter-Agency and Expert Group Meeting on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region and the Second Meeting of the Task Force on Gender Statistics in the Arab Region |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Review of Information and Communications Technology for Development in Western Asia, Issue No. 6 |
The subject of the sixth issue is the enabling environment. The issue includes three articles on financing for and investment in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector. In addition, there is a full report on broadband telecommunication services in the ESCWA region. The issue concludes with an assessment of models for invention-related cyber legislation. |
| 16 April 2019 |
Trade performance and structure profiles: Qatar |
This profile aims at assessing the trade performance and structure of Qatar since 2000 based on a wide range of indicators, including those recently calculated using highly granular, product-level merchandise trade data. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Statement of Suggested Policies and Measures in the Arab Region Regarding the Thematic Clusters of the Ninteenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development |
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| 25 May 2018 |
Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in Serbia |
Serbia has diverse energy supplies, but energy generation largely relies on lignite. The country also started a process of aligning its energy policies with EU directives, which requires important improvements in the country’s sustainable energy management. |