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| 18 July 2019 |
Focus Group Meeting 2 on the Regional Initiative for Promoting Small-Scale Renewable Energy Applications in rural areas of the Arab Region in Jordan. |
In the framework of the “Regional Initiative for Promoting Small – Scale Renewable Energy Applications in Rural Areas of the Arab Region (REGEND)”, the finalization of the selection of the local community and the establishment of the Local Facilitating Team (LFT) in Jordan necessitates a Focus Group Meeting. The objective of the meeting is to finalize the assessment phase and the selection of the local community where the project activities will be undertaken as well to establish the Local Facilitation Team (LFT) in Jordan and the selection of its members. |
| 11 December 2014 |
Energy for Sustainable Development |
With nine of its member countries accounting for some 56 and 30 per cent of oil and natural gas world supplies, the UN-ESCWA region is especially rich in these resources, said Executive Secretary Bader Omar AlDafa. At the same time, other member countries have little or no gas or oil reserves. Such disparities among and between countries of the region had kept average growth over the past two years at about 5.6 per cent.
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| 27 November 2020 |
Preparatory Meeting for The Regional Workshop on the Exchange of Experiences on the Collection and Dissemination of Road and Railway Transport Statistics: Statistics on The Volume of Road Traffic (Vehicle-Kilometer) |
The Preparatory Meeting for The Regional Workshop on the Exchange of Experiences on the Collection and Dissemination of Road and Railway Transport Statistics: Statistics on The Volume of Road Traffic (Vehicle-Kilometer) was held on 29 September 2020 via TEAMS: from 11:00 to 13:00hours, Beirut time. Several representatives of national statistical offices (NSOs) from ESCWA member states as well as representatives from line ministries and other related entities took part in meeting. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Seminar on Legal and Regulatory Requirements for a Sustainable Knowledge Society in the Arab Region |
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| 11 December 2014 |
The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises in Promoting Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency |
The League of Arab States (LAS), ESCWA, the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy (MOERE) in Egypt, and the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) are jointly organizing, in cooperation with the European Union’s project “Mediterranean Energy Efficiency in the Construction Sector –MED-ENEC”, the Second Arab Forum for Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) entitled “Enhancing the Role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Promoting RE & EE” on 18-19 June 2014 in El Gouna Movenpick Hotel, Egypt. |
| 20 March 2019 |
Financing for Development |
The purpose of the Working Group on Financing Sustainable Development (WG-FfD) is to act as a regional hub for cooperation and coordination among the United Nations, the League of Arab States and their specialized organizations and agencies as well as relevant international financial institutions in the implementation of their work on financing for development in the Arab region, including undertaking joint initiatives and research on regional financing for development priority areas. |
| 7 November 2018 |
Improving Shared Water Resources Cooperation within the Framework of Global and Regional Agreements |
Most Arab States depend for their water supply on shared water resources as two-thirds of all fresh water resources in the region cross one country border or more. The allocation of these resources among riparian countries has substantial environmental and socio-economic implications at the local, national and regional levels. Therefore, effective cooperation on the management and distribution of the scarce water supplies would contribute to the optimization in water resource allocation and use as well as alleviation of potential conflicts. |
| 5 December 2014 |
Regional Workshop on International Migration Statistics |
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| 25 October 2018 |
Arab Regional Conference on Population and Development |
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| 1 June 2019 |
Enhancing capacity building addressing Water and Energy interlinkages for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region |
In the framework of addressing the Water - Energy nexus, the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is organizing in collaboration with UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and support from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Sub-Fund, an Expert Group Meeting on “Enhancing capacity building addressing Water and Energy interlinkages for Sustainable Development in the Arab Region”. |
