An Arab regional preparatory meeting for the 2026 United Nations Water Conference (Abu Dhabi, 8-10 December 2026) was organised by ESCWA in collaboration with the Arab Ministerial Water Council of the League of Arab States. The meeting aims to assess progress on water-related goals, discuss enablers, and present key regional initiatives that aim to accelerate the
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The third regional report for the indicator assesses the status and progress of transboundary water cooperation in the Arab region. Participation in the reporting process has improved significantly, with 17 out of 21 Arab countries sharing transboundary basins submitting data to the third monitoring exercihttps://www.unescwa.org/publications/third-regional-report-transboundary-water-cooperation-arab-regionse in 2023, compared to just 10 countries in 2017. In
The document serves as the third progress report on Sustainable Development Goal indicator 6.5.1 on the implementation of integrated water resources management (IWRM) in the Arab region, highlighting challenges and opportunities to advance implementation. While the average IWRM implementation level for the Arab region is on par with global progress, it is marked by great
The decision to establish this Hydrogeological ModellingCoP within AWARENET responds to the growing need for improved hydrogeological modelling capacity as identified during various water-related meetings and workshops across the Arab region. The aim for establishing this network is to serve as a repository for regional modelling case studies and tools; and through which training workshops
As part of ESCWA’s activities to strengthen water security in the Arab region, and in response to your interest in holding virtual sessions on groundwater-related topics, we are pleased to announce a monthly webinar series under the title “Groundwater Governance.” The themes of this series were identified based on suggestions received from national focal points,
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