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ESCWA Water Development Report, 5. Issues in sustainable water resources management and water services in the Arab region
The global community was proud to announce in 2012 that the global drinking water target articulated in the Millennium Development Goals had been met five years ahead of schedule. However, the countries of the water-scarce Arab region still face the continuing challenge of providing safe and sufficient water, and improved sanitation to its growing population. There is high variability in access to drinking water and sanitation services among Arab countries, with some countries nearly fully reliant on desalination, while others are not able to secure sufficient investments to meet basic needs.< ...
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Available online: https://www.unescwa.org/publications/escwa-water-development-report-5-issues-sus [...]
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Published by: United Nations ; 2013The global community was proud to announce in 2012 that the global drinking water target articulated in the Millennium Development Goals had been met five years ahead of schedule. However, the countries of the water-scarce Arab region still face the continuing challenge of providing safe and sufficient water, and improved sanitation to its growing population. There is high variability in access to drinking water and sanitation services among Arab countries, with some countries nearly fully reliant on desalination, while others are not able to secure sufficient investments to meet basic needs.
The fifth issue of the ESCWA Water Development Report examines developments in the area of monitoring water and sanitation services in the Arab region, in the light of global and regional preparations for the post-2015 development agenda. It particularly focuses on the challenges of shifting to a rights-based approach to the access to water and sanitation services.Collection(s) and Series: ESCWA Water Development Report- No. 5
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copyISBN (or other code): 978-92-1-128366-2
Tags: Water management ; Water service ; Sustainable development ; Arab countries ; Western Asia
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Establishing a WMO sand and dust storm warning advisory and assessment system regional node for West Asia : current capabilities and needs - Executive summary
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - WMO, 2013 (WMO-No. 1122)The report, Establishing a WMO Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System Regional Node for West Asia: Current Capabilities and Needs, has been elaborated under the overall supervision of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Atmospheric Research and Environment Branch, with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for West Asia. Its aim is to assess the observation and prediction capabilities of sand and dust storms in West Asia and provide guidance in establishing a WMO Sand and Dust Storm (SDS) Warning Advisory and Assess ...
Establishing a WMO sand and dust storm warning advisory and assessment system regional node for West Asia: current capabilities and needs - Executive summary
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme
Published by: WMO, UNEP ; 2013The report, Establishing a WMO Sand and Dust Storm Warning Advisory and Assessment System Regional Node for West Asia: Current Capabilities and Needs, has been elaborated under the overall supervision of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Atmospheric Research and Environment Branch, with the support of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for West Asia. Its aim is to assess the observation and prediction capabilities of sand and dust storms in West Asia and provide guidance in establishing a WMO Sand and Dust Storm (SDS) Warning Advisory and Assessment System (WAS) Regional Node for West Asia, by presenting the essential actions and activities to be implemented.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1122
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copyISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11122-7
Tags: Dust storm ; Early warning systems ; Western Asia ; Region II - Asia
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Establishing a WMO sand and dust storm warning advisory and assessment system regional node for West Asia : current capabilities and needs - Technical report
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) - WMO, 2013 (WMO-No. 1121)Sand- and Dust Storms (SDS) are a major problem in West Asia, where their main characteristics – intensity, extent and frequency – are either not well known or have not yet been scientifically addressed. The growing concern of countries in the region about these phenomena has led to a number of high-level international meetings in recent years at which the creation of a system for SDS monitoring and forecasting has repeatedly been raised.
Establishing a WMO sand and dust storm warning advisory and assessment system regional node for West Asia: current capabilities and needs - Technical report
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World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; United Nations Environment Programme
Published by: WMO, UNEP ; 2013Sand- and Dust Storms (SDS) are a major problem in West Asia, where their main characteristics – intensity, extent and frequency – are either not well known or have not yet been scientifically addressed. The growing concern of countries in the region about these phenomena has led to a number of high-level international meetings in recent years at which the creation of a system for SDS monitoring and forecasting has repeatedly been raised.
Collection(s) and Series: WMO- No. 1121
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copyISBN (or other code): 978-92-63-11121-0
Tags: Dust storm ; Early warning systems ; Western Asia ; Region II - Asia
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Mannava V.K. Sivakumar ; M.A. Zobisch ; S. Koala ; T. Maukonen ; International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
Published by: ICARDA ; 1998Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Wind ; Erosion ; Western Asia ; Region I - Africa ; Region II - Asia
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IPCC Special Report. The Regional Impacts of Climate Change: An Assessment of Vulnerability : summary for Policymakers
The Special Report explores the potential consequences of changes in climate for ten continental- or subcontinentalscale regions. Because of the uncertainties associated with
regional projections of climate change, the report necessarily takes the approach of assessing sensitivities and vulnerabilities of each region, rather than attempting to provide quantitative predictions of the impacts of climate change. As in the SAR, “vulnerability” is the extent to which climate change may damage or harm a system; it is a function of both sensitivity to climate and the ability to adapt to new co ...
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Available online: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/the-regional-impacts-of-climate-change-an-assessment- [...]
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Marufu C. Zinyowera ; Richard H. Moss ; United Nations Environment Programme ; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Published by: IPCC ; 1997The Special Report explores the potential consequences of changes in climate for ten continental- or subcontinentalscale regions. Because of the uncertainties associated with
regional projections of climate change, the report necessarily takes the approach of assessing sensitivities and vulnerabilities of each region, rather than attempting to provide quantitative predictions of the impacts of climate change. As in the SAR, “vulnerability” is the extent to which climate change may damage or harm a system; it is a function of both sensitivity to climate and the ability to adapt to new conditions.Collection(s) and Series: IPCC Special Report
Language(s): English; Other Languages: Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copyISBN (or other code): 978-92-9169-110-4
Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Climate projection ; Adaptation ; Ecosystem ; Hydrology ; State of water resources ; Food Safety ; Human health ; Littoral zone ; Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) ; Region I - Africa ; Antarctica ; Arctic ; Western Asia ; Middle East ; South Asia ; Region VI - Europe ; Latin America ; North America
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Rapport spécial du GIEC. Incidences de l'évolution du climat dans les régions: Evaluation de la vulnérabilité : résumé à l'intention des décideurs
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Zinyowera Marufu C.; Moss Richard H.; et al. - GIEC, 1997Le présent rapport examine les conséquences éventuelles de l'évolution du climat dans dix régions continentales et sous-continentales. Les incertitudes entourant les prévisions régionales des changements climatiques ont contraint les auteurs à évaluer la sensibilité et
la vulnérabilité de chaque région, plutôt que de tenter de chiffrer les incidences prévues. Comme dans le SAR, la vulnérabilité définit la mesure dans laquelle l'évolution du climat risque d'endommager un système quelconque ou de lui nuire; elle est fonction de sa sensibilité au climat et de sa capacité à s'adapter à de n ...
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CAgM. A study of agroclimatology in semi-arid and arid zones of the Near East
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) ; Wallén C.C.; Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); et al. - WMO, 1963 (WMO-No. 141)
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Commission de météorologie agricole (CMAg). Une étude d'agroclimatologie dans les zones arides et semi-arides du Proche Orient
Organisation météorologique mondiale (OMM); Wallén C.C.; Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'Alimentation et l'Agriculture (FAO); et al. - OMM, 1963 (OMM-No. 141)
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