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	Arab Sustainable Development Report 2020 E/ESCWA/SDD/2019/2 Achieving sustainable development in the Arab region faces structural barriers that are often shared among the 22 Arab countries, despite variations in income level, natural resources, and...
	ESCWA's vision on the work modalities for producing, developing and implementing the Arab Information and Communication Technology Strategy (The Arab Digital Agenda) E/ESCWA/CL4.SIT/2020/TP.7 This document presents “ESCWA's vision on the work modalities for producing, developing and implementing the Arab Information and Communication Technology Strategy (The Arab Digital Agenda)”. It... Arabic (1.5 MB) English (1.5 MB)
	Desertification and Drought Day 2020: Food. Feed. Fibre. Sustainable Production and Consumption E/ESCWA/CL1.CCS/2020/INF.1 This paper is prepared on the occasion of the celebration of the Desertification and Drought Day 2020. It addresses this year’s theme for which the United Nations Convention to Combat... Arabic (4.7 MB) English (4.6 MB)
	Natural Gas Vehicle in Transportation in the Arab Region: Fact Sheet E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/TECHNICAL PAPER.4 The Arab region is highly dependent on fossil fuels as a transport fuel which has one of the highest growth rates of carbon dioxide emissions. Although the use of natural gas vehicles in the Arab... Arabic (1.7 MB) English (1.7 MB)
	Climate Change-Related Statistics in the Arab Region: A Proposed Set of Indicators E/ESCWA/SD/2017/3 Climate Change-Related Statistics in the Arab Region: A Proposed Set of Indicators Special Issue of the Compendium of Environment Statistics in the Arab Region 2017 Climate... Arabic (1.68 MB) English (835.14 KB), English (2.33 MB)
	Compendium of Environment Statistics in the Arab Region 2014-2015 E/ESCWA/SD/2015/3 The Compendium of Environment Statistics in the Arab Region 2014-2015 aims to disseminate environmental data and indicators on member States of the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia... Arabic (1.62 MB) English (1.62 MB)
	ESCWA at 40: Working for a Just and Prosperous Arab World E/ESCWA/OES/2014/Booklet.1 This booklet was published on the occasion of ESCWA’s 40th anniversary. It highlights key development challenges in the Arab region, and presents an overview of ESCWA’s work, key achievements and... Arabic (4.21 MB) English (5.35 MB)
	Report of the Regional Workshop on Trade and Environment: Developing the Environmental Goods and Services Sector in the Arab Region for Transformation into a Green Economy, Beirut, 15-16 December 2010‏‏ E/ESCWA/SDPD/2011/WG.2/Report Arabic (197.98 KB) English (63.4 KB)
	World Environment Day, Forests: Nature at Your Service, 5 June 2011 E/ESCWA/SDPD/2011/Technical paper.3/Rev.1 This document presents the importance of forests in providing natural materials such as timber, fuel, paper and medicinal plants while helping sustain the quality and availability of water. It... Arabic (1.31 MB) English (101.47 KB)
	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... Arabic (1.97 MB) English (927.23 KB)
	Mainstreaming Gender in Developmental Policies and Programmes: Water Resources and Environmental Protection E/ESCWA/ECW/2007/2 This study was conducted within the ESCWA Centre for Women (ECW) strategic framework for 2006-2007, with a focus on the approach of mainstreaming a gender perspective in developmental policies... Arabic (1.28 MB) English (1.28 MB)