Climate Change Impacts on Health in the Arab Region: A Case Study on Neglected Tropical Diseases
Dickin, Sarah (2015). Climate Change Impacts on Health in the Arab Region: A Case Study on Neglected Tropical Diseases. UNU-INWEH and ESCWA.
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Sub-type Technical report Author Dickin, Sarah Title Climate Change Impacts on Health in the Arab Region: A Case Study on Neglected Tropical Diseases Publication Date 2015 Place of Publication Beirut Publisher UNU-INWEH and ESCWA Pages 29 Language eng Abstract The Regional Initiative for the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Vulnerability in the Arab Region (RICCAR) is a joint initiative of the United Nations and the League of Arab States launched in 2010. RICCAR is implemented through a collaborative partnership involving 11 regional and specialized organizations, namely United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the League of Arab States, Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI), United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Office in Cairo, United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), and World Meteorological Organization (WMO). ESCWA coordinates the regional initiative. Funding for RICCAR is provided by the Government of Sweden and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. RICCAR is implemented under the auspices of the Arab Ministerial Water Council and derives its mandate from resolutions adopted by this council as well as the Council of Arab Ministers Responsible for the Environment, the Arab Permanent Committee for Meteorology and the 25th ESCWA Ministerial Session. Funding for this technical report was provided by the Government of Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency. Copyright Holder United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) and United Nations Economic and the Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Copyright Year 2015 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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