June 01, 2016 By: The Sustainable Development Policies Division (SDPD) Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Share URL In 2013, a study on green agricultural value chains by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia ESCWA in collaboration with GIZ called for the harmonization of practices for Arab food products for both the domestic and export markets. In […]
Nexus Mainstreaming for Cooperation and Peace in the Mena Region
April 06, 2016 By: Dr. Holger Hoff Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany Share URL The MENA region is on a non-sustainable trajectory. It is quickly running out of natural resources such as water and arable land, using its resources inefficiently (often associated with high consumption rates and fractions of waste, […]
The Arab Public are Ready for More Sustainable Consumption, If…
December 16, 2015 By: Najib Saab, Secretary General – AFED Share URL The Arab public is ready to pay more for energy and water and embrace changes in consumption patterns if this will help preserve resources and protect the environment, according to a survey carried out by Arab Forum for Environment and Development AFED in 22 countries. However, good […]
