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ESCWA Water Development Report No.3
Role of Desalination in Addressing Water Scarcity
Series: ESCWA Series on Water Development
( Print: May 2010,
PDF: December 2009
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There is a growing concern among the international community that a pending water crisis is threatening the entire global population, not only those living in arid to semi-arid areas. This Report, the...
There is a growing concern among the international community that a pending water crisis is threatening the entire global population, not only those living in arid to semi-arid areas. This Report, the...
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ESCWA Water Development Report 5
Issues in Sustainable Water Resources Management and Water Services in the Arab Region
Series: ESCWA Series on Water Development
( Print: October 2014,
PDF: September 2014
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The Arab Ministerial Water Council (AMWC) took the initiative to establish a regional monitoring mechanism for water and sanitation services that builds upon indicators globally monitored under the...
The Arab Ministerial Water Council (AMWC) took the initiative to establish a regional monitoring mechanism for water and sanitation services that builds upon indicators globally monitored under the...
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Guidance Note on the Development of Action Plans to Ensure Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation
( PDF: October 2016
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The Guidance Note on the development of action plans aims to help countries in translating the priorities identified through the self-assessment into actions. Specific Equitable Access Action Plans...
The Guidance Note on the development of action plans aims to help countries in translating the priorities identified through the self-assessment into actions. Specific Equitable Access Action Plans...
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ESCWA Water Development Report 6
The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus in the Arab Region
Series: ESCWA Series on Water Development
( Print: May 2016,
PDF: March 2016
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This report offers an analytical framework and a series of case studies for understanding the water-energy-food security nexus in the Arab region. The analytical framework considers the interlinkages...
This report offers an analytical framework and a series of case studies for understanding the water-energy-food security nexus in the Arab region. The analytical framework considers the interlinkages...
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Population and Development Report: Issue No. 7
Overcoming Population Vulnerability to Water Scarcity in the Arab Region
Series: Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Population and Development Report
( Print: April 2016,
PDF: December 2015
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Population dynamics can contribute to unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, and as a consequence to water scarcity that consists of the most significant environmental challenge in the...
Population dynamics can contribute to unsustainable patterns of production and consumption, and as a consequence to water scarcity that consists of the most significant environmental challenge in the...
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Guidance on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change
( Print: December 2009,
PDF: December 2010
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Climate change will result in significant impacts on our water resources and some of the effects are already visible now. Moreover, climate change impacts on water resources will have cascading...
Climate change will result in significant impacts on our water resources and some of the effects are already visible now. Moreover, climate change impacts on water resources will have cascading...
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No One Left Behind
Good Practices to Ensure Equitable Access to Water and Sanitation in the Pan-European Region
This publication presents good practices and lessons learned from throughout the pan-European region on the policies and measures to be enacted to provide equitable access to water and sanitation. It...
This publication presents good practices and lessons learned from throughout the pan-European region on the policies and measures to be enacted to provide equitable access to water and sanitation. It...
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Glossary of Shared Water Resources
Technical, Socio-economic and Legal Terminology
This glossary was prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in cooperation with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) of Germany. It is a...
This glossary was prepared by the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in cooperation with the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) of Germany. It is a...
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Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia
( Print: October 2013,
PDF: November 2013
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This publication is the first UN-led effort to make a comprehensive assessment of the state of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Middle East. It follows a standardized structure...
This publication is the first UN-led effort to make a comprehensive assessment of the state of transboundary surface and groundwater resources in the Middle East. It follows a standardized structure...
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The United Nations World Water Development Report 2009
Volume I - Water in a Changing World; Volume II - Facing the Challenges
The Third edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR3), “Water in a Changing World” was officially launched on March 16, 2009 at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey...
The Third edition of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR3), “Water in a Changing World” was officially launched on March 16, 2009 at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey...