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Global Governance and Rules for the Post-2015 Era

Addressing Emerging Issues in the Global Environment

Series: United Nations Series on Development
( Print: September 2015, PDF: December 2015 )

Attention is increasingly being paid to the conceptualization of the sustainable development agenda that should guide global development efforts beyond 2015. New trends are shaping the international...

Attention is increasingly being paid to the conceptualization of the sustainable development agenda that should guide global development efforts beyond 2015. New trends are shaping the international...


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Población, Derechos Reproductivos y Salud Reproductiva con Especial Referencia al VIH/SIDA

Informe Conciso

Series: Estudios de Población
( Print: November 2003 )

En el presente informe se tratan cuestiones de derechos reproductivos y salud reproductiva relativas al comienzo de la etapa reproductiva; los hábitos con respecto a la reproducción; la planificación...

En el presente informe se tratan cuestiones de derechos reproductivos y salud reproductiva relativas al comienzo de la etapa reproductiva; los hábitos con respecto a la reproducción; la planificación...


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ESCWA Water Development Report No.2

State of Water Resources in the ESCWA Region

Series: ESCWA Series on Water Development
( Print: April 2008, PDF: July 2008 )

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 No.3

Role of Desalination in Addressing Water Scarcity

Series: ESCWA Series on Water Development
( Print: May 2010, PDF: December 2009 )

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 4

National Capacities for the Management of Shared Water Resources in ESCWA Member Countries

Series: ESCWA Series on Water Development
( Print: August 2012, PDF: April 2012 )

This report focuses on national and regional capacities for the management of shared water resources in ESCWA member countries. Specific attention is paid to the legal frameworks for shared water...

This report focuses on national and regional capacities for the management of shared water resources in ESCWA member countries. Specific attention is paid to the legal frameworks for shared water...


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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 )

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...


Salud y Mortalidad

Informe Conciso

Series: Estudios de Población
( Print: June 1999 )

En el presente informe se recogen datos recientes sobre determinados aspectos de la salud y la mortalidad y se examinan temas tales como los niveles y las tendencias de la mortalidad; la supervivencia...

En el presente informe se recogen datos recientes sobre determinados aspectos de la salud y la mortalidad y se examinan temas tales como los niveles y las tendencias de la mortalidad; la supervivencia...


Crecimiento, Estructura y Distribución de la Población

Informe Conciso

Series: Estudios de Población
( Print: August 2000 )

En el presente informe se analizan los cambios demográficos que se han producido en cuanto al tamaño y el crecimiento de la población en el mundo y en las zonas urbanas y rurales, las variaciones de...

En el presente informe se analizan los cambios demográficos que se han producido en cuanto al tamaño y el crecimiento de la población en el mundo y en las zonas urbanas y rurales, las variaciones de...


Examen y Evaluación de los Progresos Realizados en la Consecución de los Fines y Objetivos del...

Series: Estudios de Población
( Print: December 2000 )

Esta publicación consta de dos partes. En la primera se presenta el informe del Secretario General, en el que se ofrece un examen y evaluación de los progresos realizados en la consecución de los...

Esta publicación consta de dos partes. En la primera se presenta el informe del Secretario General, en el que se ofrece un examen y evaluación de los progresos realizados en la consecución de los...


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Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development

Series: United Nations Series on Development
( Print: June 2016, PDF: September 2016 )

Continuation along current development pathways is not sustainable. Current technologies and production practices and the consumption patterns of modern societies are leading to global warming and...

Continuation along current development pathways is not sustainable. Current technologies and production practices and the consumption patterns of modern societies are leading to global warming and...


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ESCWA Water Development Report 6 (Arabic language)

The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus in the Arab Region

Series: ESCWA Series on Water Development
( PDF: March 2016 )

This sixth issue of the ESCWA Water Development Report offers an analytical framework and a series of case studies for understanding the water-energy-food security nexus in the Arab region. The...

This sixth issue of the ESCWA Water Development Report offers an analytical framework and a series of case studies for understanding the water-energy-food security nexus in the Arab region. The...


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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 )

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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Población, Educación y Desarrollo

Informe Conciso

Series: Estudios de Población
( Print: December 2003 )

En el presente informe se tratan temas como las tendencias de la población, la educación y el desarrollo; la educación y el comienzo de la etapa reproductiva; la interrelación entre la educación y...

En el presente informe se tratan temas como las tendencias de la población, la educación y el desarrollo; la educación y el comienzo de la etapa reproductiva; la interrelación entre la educación y...


ESCWA Water Development Report

Vulnerability of the Region to Socio-economic Drought (Arabic language)

Series: ESCWA Series on Water Development

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ESCWA Water Development Report 1

Vulnerability of the Region to Socio-economic Drought

Series: ESCWA Series on Water Development
( Print: February 2006, PDF: October 2006 )

The present study addresses the gap in understanding socio-economic drought in the ESCWA region. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of developing drought detection, preparedness and...

The present study addresses the gap in understanding socio-economic drought in the ESCWA region. It aims to raise awareness of the importance of developing drought detection, preparedness and...


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Población el Desarrollo y el VIH/SIDA, con Especial Referencia a la Probreza, La

Informe Conciso

Series: Estudios de Población
( Print: December 2005 )

A menos que se tomen medidas mas enérgicas para luchar contra el VIH/ SIDA y sus efectos, la epidemia augura un futuro sombrío para muchos países, especialmente los mas pobres. En este informe se...

A menos que se tomen medidas mas enérgicas para luchar contra el VIH/ SIDA y sus efectos, la epidemia augura un futuro sombrío para muchos países, especialmente los mas pobres. En este informe se...


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Poor Poverty

The Impoverishment of Analysis, Measurement and Policies

Series: United Nations Series on Development
( Print: May 2011, PDF: April 2012 )

This book offers a critical appraisal of the conventional measures and analysis of poverty as well as of poverty reduction policies. Despite greater efforts in reducing poverty since the early 1980s...

This book offers a critical appraisal of the conventional measures and analysis of poverty as well as of poverty reduction policies. Despite greater efforts in reducing poverty since the early 1980s...


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Securing Peace

State-building and Economic Development in Post-conflict Countries

Series: United Nations Series on Development
( Print: July 2011, PDF: April 2012 )

This book studies the processes which lead to the explosion of civil strife and tries to spell out the policy options available to address the challenges faced by post-conflict economies. It calls for...

This book studies the processes which lead to the explosion of civil strife and tries to spell out the policy options available to address the challenges faced by post-conflict economies. It calls for...


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Financing for Overcoming Economic Insecurity

Series: United Nations Series on Development
( Print: March 2015, PDF: May 2016 )

Despite the rise in recent decades in the average income level, economic insecurity has also increased. True for both developing and developed countries, this increasing economic insecurity is harmful...

Despite the rise in recent decades in the average income level, economic insecurity has also increased. True for both developing and developed countries, this increasing economic insecurity is harmful...


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Examen y Evaluación de los Progresos Realizados en la Consecución de los Fines y Objetivos del...

Informe de 2004

Series: Estudios de Población
( Print: January 2005 )

El presente informe consta de una introducción y siete secciones. En las dos primeras secciones se ofrece un panorama de los niveles y las tendencias en materia de población y del crecimiento, la...

El presente informe consta de una introducción y siete secciones. En las dos primeras secciones se ofrece un panorama de los niveles y las tendencias en materia de población y del crecimiento, la...