Browsing Knowledge Repository by Country/Region "Saudi Arabia"
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Action Plan for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Areas of Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 35
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1983)The protection and development of the marine environment and the coastal areas of the Region for the benefit of present and future generations are the central objective of the Action Plan. This Action Plan sets forth a ... -
The Arabian Deserts: The Everlasting Giving and the Challenge of Desertification
(2007)The book describes the natural forms and shapes of the Arabian deserts and their resources and highlights their spiritual, cultural and economic importance and significance. It also addresses some of the environmental, ... -
Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS): Proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
(1994)Part I of this Addendum to the Proceedings of the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (Nairobi, 1994) contains all of the reports on implementation received from Parties prior to and during that meeting. They ... -
Environmental Challenges in the MENA Region
(United Nations Environment Programme, 2020)This paper summarizes the core environmental challenges in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region. It is an adapted and extended version of the Environmental Outlook for the West Asia Region (Abumoghli I. 2019), published ... -
Global Material Flows and Resource Productivity: Assessment Report for the UNEP International Resource Panel
(2016)This report finds that global material use has tripled over the past four decades, with annual global extraction of materials growing from 22 billion tonnes (1970) to 70 billion tonnes (2010). It also provides a new material ... -
Kuwait Regional Convention for Co-operation on the Protection of the Marine Environment from Pollution: Protocol Concerning Regional Co-operation in Combating Pollution by Oil and other Harmful Substances in Cases of Emergency
(1983)This publication contains the texts of the two legal agreements that have been adopted for the protection and development of the marine environment and coastal areas of the Kuwait Action Plan Region. In considering the ... -
Natural Resource Use in the Group of 20: Status, Trends, and Solutions
(2019)This collection of factsheets from the International Resource Panel, was prepared in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment of Japan and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, as a contribution to the G20 ... -
Net Zero Carbon Scenarios for the Energy Sector in West Asia
(2022-11)Achieving the net-zero emissions target as a global pathway entails a complete decarbonization of the energy sector by the middle of the century, implying that fossil fuels will play a limited role in future. West Asian ... -
Public and Leadership Attitudes to the Environment in for Continents : A Report of a Survey in 14 Countries
(1988)This report presents the results of a large multinational survey of public and leadership attitudes to environmental issues; conducted in 14 countries by Louis Harris and Associates for the United Nations Environment ... -
A Rapid Assessment of the Impacts of the Iraq-Kuwait Conflict on Terrestrial Ecosystems Part Three: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(1991)This report gives an overall assessment of the effects of the Iraq-Kuwait conflict on the terrestrial ecosystems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It also provides a description of the state of the environment in the Kingdom ... -
Regional Directory of Environmental Resource Persons and Research in West Asia
(1994)This directory has been prepared to aid those seeking qualified experts in various environmental fields, in order to fulfill the pressing needs for mitigating environmental problems of the region. These environmental ... -
State of the Environment Report - 1980: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
(1980)The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 1980 state of environment report -
Trends and Outlook of Natural Resource Use in West Asia
(2023-06)This piece of work is framed by the set of initiatives rolled out by the Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs) in West Asia to enhance the knowledge and capacity of policymakers. It is the first ... -
UN Environment and partners train and certify Saudi Arabian technicians in Good Practices in Refrigeration and Air- Conditioning
(2016)As part of its support to countries in West Asia in meeting their commitments under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the UN Environment OzonAction Compliance Assistance Programme (CAP), in ... -
