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| 20 May 2015 |
Promoting Large-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in the Arab Region: An Approach for Climate Change Mitigation |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Information Society in the ESCWA Region |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Fact Sheets on Key Water Issues in the ESCWA Region |
This document contains fact sheets on important water challenges facing the Arab region. For example, climate change is one of the challenges that affects the availability of water resources, and the rise of water-related disasters. In addition, sanitation is a major challenge given the rapid growth in economic and social development. Also, the water demand is increasing in the agricultural, domestic and industrial sectors, yet the Arab countries witness water scarcity as many of them are listed among the poorest in freshwater resources. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Improved Energy Efficiency and the Uses of Cleaner Fossil Fuels in Selected Sectors in Certain ESCWA Member Countries, Part I: Improved Energy Efficiency in Energy-Intensive Industries |
The industrial sector plays a vital role in the national economies of the ESCWA region and consumes some 25 per cent of total energy. This study is the first volume of a two-part study assessing the role of the industrial sector in the national economies of the region; current energy consumption trends in selected energy-intensive industries; and economically feasible options for improving energy efficiency in these industries. The study assesses energy consumption in several sectors, including the cement industry, steel industry, fertilizer manufacturing and glass manufacturing. |
| 20 May 2015 |
Regional Implementation Meeting Report on the Five Areas Presented to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development on its 18th Session |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Social Policy and the State in Comparative Perspective: Tracking Change in Arab Countries |
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| 20 May 2015 |
ESCWA Country Profiles, 2009 |
This publication outlines the main social and economic indicators of ESCWA’s member countries. It was jointly prepared by the Statistics Division and the Office of the Executive Secretary. The data presented by this publication have been collected from diverse United Nations and national sources and are for the most recent year available at the time of data collection. |
| 20 May 2015 |
International Migration Statistics: Meeting the International Recommendations - ESCWA Training Kit |
The kit aims to provide the information necessary to develop and improve statistical systems for migration statistics with regard to the quality, coverage, collection and use of migration data. Where possible, it identifies some of the common pitfalls to avoid in this field and provides, in the annex, model tables developed by the United Nations for the collection of comparable migration data. It also aims to encourage the use of hitherto under-exploited administrative sources of migration data, in addition to censuses and surveys.
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| 20 May 2015 |
Development of Digital Arabic Content: Incubation Requirements and Training Needs |
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| 20 May 2015 |
Arabic Terminology in the Field of Productivity and Sustainable Development: Glossary of Shared Water Resources, Technical, Socio-Economical and Legal Terminology (Advanced Copy) |
This glossary of common terminology used in shared water resources was prepared in response to a request from the Committee of Water Resources at ESCWA at its Sixth Session (Beirut, 2-4 December 2004) which called for the provision of assistance through a clear terminology for internationally shared water (surface water and groundwater). The glossary was prepared with assistance from the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) in Hanover, Germany through the common project with ESCWA on “Advisory Services to ESCWA and ESCWA member countries on Water Resources”. |