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Green Production Sectors

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Building Capacities in Developing Appropriate Green Technologies for Improving the Livelihood of Rural Communities in the ESCWA Region

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2014/Brochure.1

  This project addresses the obstacles faced by rural communities in the Arab region in accessing modern energy services. It is aimed at strengthening the capacity of Arab countries to mainstream...

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Monitoring the transition to a green economy in the Arab region: The SME perspective

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2013/1

During the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the international community has refined the definition of the green economy to make it more balanced, flexible and...

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Environmental Goods and Services in the ESCWA Region: Opportunities for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

E/ESCWA/SDPD/2011/Technical Paper.2

This technical paper examines opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprise development in the area of environmental goods and services.It does so in the context of the environmental...

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Expert Group Meeting on Advancing Green Technologies through Science-Policy Interface



UN ESCWA is leading initiatives to institutionalize technology transfer and develop green technologies to improve livelihoods. The meeting builds on UN ESCWA’s previous activities and joins...

Regional capacity building workshop on “Water - Energy Nexus Operational Toolkit: Resource Efficiency”



​The regional workshop will be organized under the strategic framework of UNESCWA on strengthening the capacity of Governments of the MCs on mainstreaming the energy-related SDGs into...

Promoting Green Energy Technology Market in Rural Areas



Promoting Green Energy Technology Market in Rural Areas is the title of a workshop ESCWA is organizing on 24-25 May 2016, at the UN-House in Beirut. 

The Workshop, which will...

Green Production Sectors





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Regional Workshop on Innovative Technologies for Waste Management in the Arab Region-Paving the Way for the Transition to Green Economy



The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is currently leading efforts to strengthen national capacities in the Arab region on developing green production sectors...

Casablanca Hosts Workshop on Innovative Technologies for Waste Management in Arab Region



The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) is currently leading efforts to strengthen national capacities in the Arab region on developing green production sectors...

Regional Seminar on "Lessons Learnt and Best Practices of the Regional Initiative on Strengthening the Capacities in the Arab Region to Support Green Production Sectors"




 

At Rio+20 in June 2012, governments agreed that green economy...
ESCWA and ALI Launch Green Production Help Desk



In a press conference that gathered the board members of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI), ESCWA officials, and representatives from media institutions, ESCWA and ALI launched on...

ESCWA Participates in Rio +20



On 20-22 June 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) took place in Rio de Janeiro, capturing global attention and participation. Some 12,000 government and civil...

First Arab States Regional South-South Development EXPO



The first Arab States Regional South-South Development Expo was held on 18 to 20 February 2014, hosted by the State of Qatar and co-organized by the United Nations Office for South-South...

A Push to the Green End



Within the context of the ESCWA-lead project on "Strengthening National Capacities in the ESCWA Region on Developing Green Production Sectors", which officially kicked off in April 2012, three...
Launch of Jordan's Green Help Desk and National Workshop on Developing Green Production Sectors

Workshop on "Regional Mapping and Policy Guidelines of Green Productive Sectors in the Arab Region"



ESCWA is leading a Development Account project entitled “Strengthening national capacities in the ESCWA region on developing green production sectors”, and is implementing it jointly with the...
Coordination Meeting DA project on Strengthening national capacities in the ESCWA region on developing green production sectors

Workshop on "Best Practices in Supporting Green Production Sectors in the Arab Region"