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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...


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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...


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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The Impact of COVID-19: An Opportunity to Reaffirm the Central Role of Migrants’ Human Rights in...

Series: ECLAC COVID-19 Reports
( PDF: May 2021 )

In terms of migration, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has come at a time already characterized by involuntary migration and growing intraregional movements, resulting in a migrant...

In terms of migration, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has come at a time already characterized by involuntary migration and growing intraregional movements, resulting in a migrant...


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Los efectos del COVID 19: una oportunidad para reafirmar la centralidad de los derechos humanos de...

Series: Informes COVID-19 de la CEPAL
( PDF: May 2021 )

La pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) se enmarca en un escenario migratorio que ya venía mostrando rasgos de involuntariedad y de una creciente movilidad intrarregional estimada en...

La pandemia de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19) se enmarca en un escenario migratorio que ya venía mostrando rasgos de involuntariedad y de una creciente movilidad intrarregional estimada en...


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Challenges for the Protection of Older Persons and Their Rights During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Series: ECLAC COVID-19 Reports
( PDF: May 2021 )

The health and economic crisis like no other in the past 100 years that has been caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has thrown socioeconomic inequalities and unequal access to health and social...

The health and economic crisis like no other in the past 100 years that has been caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has thrown socioeconomic inequalities and unequal access to health and social...


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Desafíos para la protección de las personas mayores y sus derechos frente a la pandemia de COVID-19

Series: Informes COVID-19 de la CEPAL
( PDF: May 2021 )

La crisis sanitaria y económica, sin precedentes en los últimos 100 años, que sobrevino con el surgimiento del nuevo coronavirus y la enfermedad de COVID-19 ha puesto las desigualdades socioeconómicas...

La crisis sanitaria y económica, sin precedentes en los últimos 100 años, que sobrevino con el surgimiento del nuevo coronavirus y la enfermedad de COVID-19 ha puesto las desigualdades socioeconómicas...


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Violence Against Children and Adolescents in the Time of COVID-19

Series: ECLAC COVID-19 Reports
( PDF: May 2021 )

This document examines the exacerbation of risks and the erosion of protection factors relating to physical, psychological and sexual violence in the home experienced by adolescents and children...

This document examines the exacerbation of risks and the erosion of protection factors relating to physical, psychological and sexual violence in the home experienced by adolescents and children...


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Violencia contra niñas, niños y adolescentes en tiempos de COVID-19

Series: Informes COVID-19 de la CEPAL
( PDF: May 2021 )

En el presente documento se abordan el agravamiento de los riesgos y la disminución de los factores de protección ante la violencia física, psicológica y sexual a la que se exponen en su hogar los...

En el presente documento se abordan el agravamiento de los riesgos y la disminución de los factores de protección ante la violencia física, psicológica y sexual a la que se exponen en su hogar los...


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Continuity of Household Surveys after the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic

Series: ECLAC COVID-19 Reports
( PDF: May 2021 )

In the context of the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is preparing a series of short publications with key policy...

In the context of the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) is preparing a series of short publications with key policy...


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Continuidad del levantamiento de las encuestas de hogares tras la coyuntura de la enfermedad por...

Series: Informes COVID-19 de la CEPAL
( PDF: May 2021 )

En el contexto de la pandemia mundial de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) está elaborando una serie de publicaciones cortas con...

En el contexto de la pandemia mundial de la enfermedad por coronavirus (COVID-19), la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) está elaborando una serie de publicaciones cortas con...


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Persons with Disabilities and Their Rights in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Leaving no one Behind

Series: ECLAC COVID-19 Reports
( PDF: May 2021 )

This document examines the situation of persons with disabilities, in terms of the impact that COVID-19 (coronavirus) could have, taking into consideration age and sex, health conditions, types of...

This document examines the situation of persons with disabilities, in terms of the impact that COVID-19 (coronavirus) could have, taking into consideration age and sex, health conditions, types of...


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Personas con discapacidad y sus derechos frente a la pandemia de COVID-19: que nadie se quede atrás

Series: Informes COVID-19 de la CEPAL
( PDF: May 2021 )

En el presente documento se ofrece un diagnóstico de la situación de las personas con discapacidad frente al impacto que el COVID-19 podría tener en ellas, tomando en consideración la estructura por...

En el presente documento se ofrece un diagnóstico de la situación de las personas con discapacidad frente al impacto que el COVID-19 podría tener en ellas, tomando en consideración la estructura por...


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People of African Descent and COVID-19: Unveiling Structural Inequalities in Latin America

Series: ECLAC COVID-19 Reports
( PDF: May 2021 )

COVID-19 (coronavirus) is exposing social inequalities of all kinds in the world and the region, as well as the overrepresentation of Afrodescendants among the group living in poverty who are employed...

COVID-19 (coronavirus) is exposing social inequalities of all kinds in the world and the region, as well as the overrepresentation of Afrodescendants among the group living in poverty who are employed...


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Las personas afrodescendientes y el COVID-19: develando desigualdades estructurales en América...

Series: Informes COVID-19 de la CEPAL
( PDF: May 2021 )

La pandemia de COVID-19 está desnudando desigualdades sociales de todo tipo en el mundo y en la región, y se destaca el hecho de que, en el grupo constituido por personas que se encuentran en...

La pandemia de COVID-19 está desnudando desigualdades sociales de todo tipo en el mundo y en la región, y se destaca el hecho de que, en el grupo constituido por personas que se encuentran en...