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UNDP, through the CEDRO project, and the Ministry of Energy & Water published the first version of the "National Wind Atlas of Lebanon" which will create a growing momentum in Lebanon towards strengthening and developing the renewable energy sector in the country.

The State and Trends of the Lebanese Environment report provides an overview of the current condition of natural resources and environmental management in the country. Furthermore, it gives an analysis of past and future developments across multiple different sectors.

ان كتاب "الدليل إلى معرفة أحوال المرأة" الصادر عام 2010،هو ثمرة للتعاون القائم بين الهيئة الوطنية لشؤون المرأة اللبنانية وصندوق الأمم المتحدة الإنمائي للمرأة ، في إطار البرنامج الإقليمي لدعم الحقوق الإنسانية للمرأة UNIFEM في مناطق المغرب والمشرق.

This document is the outcome of a workshop organised by UNRWA on the 31st of March 2010 on “Community of Practice in Building Referral Systems for Women Victims of Violence”.

The Central Administration of Statistics (CAS) and the World Bank organized a workshop entitled "Gender Statistics in Lebanon: Current Situation and Future Needs," which took place on June 17, 2010.

This edition of the Global Education Digest (GED) explores the changing patterns in gender and schooling throughout the formal education system – from primary to tertiary education levels.

This publication is a compilation of reports prepared by group of civil society organizations in light of the review of Lebanon under the first-cycle of Universal Periodic Review (2010).The booklet includes the report reviewing conditions of economic and social rights in Leban

هذه الدراسة تم انجازها عام 2010، من قبل عزّة شرارة بيضون، بدعم من منظمتي أوكسفام برطانيا(OXFAM) و كفى عنف و استغلال و بتمويل من UNTRUSTED FUND ضمن إطار مشروع "تطوير مقاربات و استراتيجيات العمل مع الرجال لمناهضة العنف المنزلي في الشرق الاوسط".

Around the world, gender-based violence (GBV) reflects and reinforces inequalities between men and women. It is entrenched by power relations and control, cultures of silence and denial, political and cultural apathy, and affects men and women throughout their lives.

This brochure elaborates on the achievements of the UNDP’s 4 portfolios in Lebanon: Democratic Governance, Poverty & Social Development, Environment & Energy, and Crisis Prevention & Recovery.

This paper seeks to explain why women remain marginal in the Lebanese economy. It conducts a thorough review of literature to shed light on the economic, social and legal context to identify barriers to their full participation.

نبذة مختصرة عن دراسة | آب 2009 (الوضع الحالي للبحوث والسياسات المتعلقة  بتغير المناخ في المشرق العربي: حالة الأردن (نبذة مختصرةمنار فياض عقد معهد عصام فارس للسياسات العامة والشؤون الدولية في الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت ورشة عمل مغلقة حول تغير المناخ والمياه وعملية صنع السياسات في منطقة المشرق العر في شهر آب /أغسطس 2009 حضر ورشة العمل كبار الخبراء في مجال المياه والصرف الصحي، وتم تسليط الضوء على العديد من البلدان من خلال دراسة حالتها. يركز هذا الملخص الذي اعدته منار الفياض من الجامعة الأردنية على حالة الأردن   

نبذة مختصرة عن دراسة | آب 2009 (الوضع الحالي للبحوث والسياسات المتعلقة  بتغير المناخ في المشرق العربي: حالة الأردن (نبذة مختصرةمنار فياض عقد معهد عصام فارس للسياسات العامة والشؤون الدولية في الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت ورشة عمل مغلقة حول تغير المناخ والمياه وعملية صنع السياسات في منطقة المشرق العر في شهر آب /أغسطس 2009 حضر ورشة العمل كبار الخبراء في مجال المياه والصرف الصحي، وتم تسليط الضوء على العديد من البلدان من خلال دراسة حالتها. يركز هذا الملخص الذي اعدته منار الفياض من الجامعة الأردنية على حالة الأردن   

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptations and Policy-Making Process: Palestine as a Case Study (Full Text)Ziad Mimi, Michael Mason,and Mark Zeitoun Global climate change related to natural and anthropogenic processes has been the topic of concern and interest world-wide. One of the most significant impacts of the ‘greenhouse effect’ is anticipated to be on water resources. Thus, the impact of climate change appears to be an additional component on top of the large number of existing water-related problems. The present paper will identify key climate change actors...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptations and Policy-Making Process: Palestine as a Case Study (English Summary) Ziad Mimi, Michael Mason, and Mark Zeitoun Global climate change related to natural and anthropogenic processes has been the topic of concern and interest world-wide. One of the most significant impacts of the ‘greenhouse effect’ is anticipated to be on water resources. Thus, the impact of climate change appears to be an additional component on top of the large number of existing water-related problems. The present paper will identify key climate...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change in the Levant and North Africa Region: An Assessment of Implications for Water Resources, Regional State of Awareness and Preparedness, and the Road Ahead (English Summary)Hamed Assaf Climate change is now a well-documented fact. It is acknowledged by scientists and governments world-wide and is considered to be already on its way. The LNA (Levant and North Africa) region is one of the most affected regions and most vulnerable to climate change. The questions remain though, ’are we ready?’ ‘What is currently known about the issues relating to...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change in the Levant and North Africa Region: An Assessment of Implications for Water Resources, Regional State of Awareness and Preparedness, and the Road Ahead (Presentation)Antoine Hreiche  This presentation provides an assessment of the implications for water resources in the LNA region. Presentation Outline: Water Resources Status North Africa’s Climates Climate Change adds new complexity Impacts What can be done?

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change in the Levant and North Africa Region: An Assessment of Implications for Water Resources, Regional State of Awareness and Preparedness, and the Road Ahead (Full Text)Hamed Assaf It is now widely acknowledged that climate change is fast approaching us and many assert that it is already underway. Are we ready for it? The bad news is that the Levant and North Africa (LNA) region is projected by most climate general circulation models (GCMs) to be the most severally impacted region in the world as it is expected to undergo severe water scarcity...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change, Water and the Policy-Making Process in the Levant and North Africa; The Syria Case (English Summary)Abdallah Droubi At a closed workshop held by the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs in August 2009, leading water experts tackled the issue of climate change with a specific regard to Syria. The Middle East is considered to be the world’s most water-stressed regions where the average temperature over the Mediterranean has increased from 1.5 to 4 degrees Celcius in the last 100 years, and drought events are...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Current Status of Climate Change Research and Policy in the Levant; The Jordan Case Full Text Manar Fayyad Rising concern over greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the climate of the earth led to the international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. This treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was legally non-binding in that it did not set mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual...