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| 24 September 2013 |
The Role of Renewable Energy in Mitigating Climate Change in the ESCWA Region |
This study contains a wealth of information related to the field of energy and climate change, namely on the production of electrical power from renewable energy sources, including solar and wind energy, which are abundant in ESCWA member countries, as well as on geothermal and mechanical applications that do not require electrical power. |
| 25 November 2014 |
Energy |
The energy sector is the main driver of vital importance for the economic and social development in the ESCWA member States. Indeed, access to modern energy services is a prerequisite for achieving most economic and social development goals including improving people’s welfare. |
| 9 May 2017 |
Workshop on Turnover indices |
In the context of implementing the activities under the project “Strengthening the Statistical Capacity of ESCWA Member Countries in Producing and Disseminating Short-term Economic Indicators for Sustainable Growth”, UN-ESCWA, in collaboration with the Statistical Center of the Gulf Cooperation Council States (GCC-Stat) and the National Center for Statistics and Information in the Sultanate of Oman (NCSI), organized a training workshop on turnover indices. |
| 23 May 2018 |
Case Study on Policy Reforms to Promote Renewable Energy in the United Arab Emirates |
Despite the large fossil energy resources that are available in the UAE and the extended power infrastructures that are in place, the rapid growth of energy demands due to the expanding economic development taking place in the country, is increasingly challenging the country’s sustainable energy management. |
| 27 August 2018 |
Persons with Disabilities Living in Institutions in Arab Countries |
Investigating the situation of persons with disabilities living in institutions in Arab countries and charting a way forward towards implementing Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). |
| 8 November 2017 |
Women’s Political Representation in the Arab Region |
This study examines the status of women's political representation in the Arab region and identifies barriers to women's presence in governance structures. |
| 30 March 2017 |
Expert Group Meeting on Advancing Green Technologies through Science-Policy Interface |
This meeting will highlight the role of green technologies in achieving sustainable development in the Arab region through strengthening the Science-Policy Interface. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Gender in the Millennium Development Goals |
This booklet represents the main outcome of the project "Toward more gender-responsive Millennium Development Goal (MDG) monitoring and reporting in the Arab region" that was implemented by the ESCWA in cooperation with United Nations agencies in the Arab region. The project aimed at forging a common understanding among stakeholders on ways to engender quantitative monitoring and reporting on the MDGs, particularly the identification of priority regional gender issues and the development of gender-sensitive measurements in Arab countries. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Promoting Renewable Energy |
The past two decades witnessed the development of several renewable energy technologies, some of which have already been applied in different areas. The use of renewable energy technologies for meeting the energy needs of rural and remote areas adds a push to the achievement of two Millennium Development Goals: 1 "Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger" and 7 "Ensure Environmental Sustainability".
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| 12 August 2015 |
Change Management in Public Sector Reform in Iraq |
"Change Management in Public Sector Reform in Iraq" was the title of the capacity development workshop held by ESCWA in Istanbul, Turkey, from 20 to 28 April 2015. It was organized in collaboration with the Lebanese Institutes des Finances Basil Fuleihan within the framework of the Iraq Public Sector Modernization (IPSM) Programme of the UN Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) which has been supporting the public sector reform agenda of the country, such as decentralization, service delivery, and capacity development. |