by Naveeda | Sep 16, 2022 | Others
Through implementing projects that address energy poverty, water scarcity, and vulnerability to climate change, as well as other natural-resource challenges for marginalized groups in the rural communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Tunisia, ESCWA’s Regional Initiative...
by Naveeda | Sep 16, 2022 | ESCWA Featured Publications POM, Publications
As the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the world, food security vulnerabilities further weakened the Arab region’s ability to respond. Prior to the pandemic, up to 27 percent of the regional population (116 million people) experienced food insecurity. Undernourishment...
by Naveeda | Sep 16, 2022 | ESCWA Featured Publications POM, Publications
The Arab region is one of the most water-scarce regions in the world with 19 States below the water scarcity threshold. This is further complicated by transboundary water resources, since two-thirds of all water resources in the Arab region cross one or more borders....