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The Regional Commissions support a wide range of water activities: technical cooperation, policy advice, research, analysis, data/statistics, exchange of best practices, meetings, regional integration and coordination, publications, networking and training. See links below for specific areas of involvement.
Economic Commission for Africa (ECA)
Areas of expertise:
Fostering sustainable development
Key publications and resources:
Economic Report on Africa
Transboundary River/Lake Basin Water Development in Africa: Prospects, Problems and Achievements
Population, Agriculture and Environment in Africa, Some Key Indicators
Harnessing Technologies for Sustainable Development
Website: http://www.uneca.org/programmes_home.htm
Media contact:
Peter K.A. Da Costa
Senior Communications Adviser
UN Information Service, ECA
P.O. Box 3001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Tel: +251-1-51-58-26
Fax: +251-1-51-03-65
E-mail: ecainfo@uneca.org
Economic Commission for Europe (ECE)
Areas of expertise:
Environment, human settlements, transport, environment and health
Key publications and resources:
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
The Protocol on Water and Health: What It Is, Why It Matters
Protection Transboundary Waters: Guidance for Policy- and Decision-making
Protection and Sustainable Use of Waters
Website: www.unece.org/env/welcome.html or http://www.ece.org/poja/
Media contact:
Marie Heuzé
Director, UN Information Service,
UN Office at Geneva
Palais des Nations.
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-917-2300
Fax: +41-22-917-0030
E-mail: press_geneva@unog.ch, press_geneve@unog.ch
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)
Areas of expertise: Environment, human settlements and natural resources
Key publications and resources: Globalization and Development
CEPAL Review
Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean
Website: http://www.eclac.org/dmaah or http://www.eclac.org/drni
Media contact:
Laura López
Chief, UN Information Service, ECLAC
Avda Dag Hammarskjold s/n, Vitacura
Casilla 179-D, Santiago, Chile
Tel: +56-2-210-2000
Fax: +56-2-208-0252
E-mail: dpisantiago@eclac.cl
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Areas of expertise:
Environment, natural resources, population, rural
and urban development
Key publications and resources:
Guidebook to Water Resources Use and Management in Asia and the Pacific
Integrated Water Resource Management in Asia and the Pacific
Guidelines in Water and Sustainable Development, Principles and Policy Options
ESCAP News Bulletins
UN Focus Newsletter
UN Asia-Pacific News
Website: http://www.escap.org/enrd or http://www.escap.org/pop/division.htm
Media contact:
David Lazarus
Chief, UN Information Service, ESCAP
UN Building, Rajdamnern Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Tel: +66-2-288-1866
Fax: +66-2-288-1052
E-mail: unisbkk.unescap@un.org
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Areas of expertise:
Agriculture, environment coordination and natural
resources
Key publications and resources:
Water Management: From Conflict to
Cooperation
ESCWA Update (newsletter)
Website: http://www.escwa.org.lb/divisions/sectoral/agriculture.htm or http://www.escwa.org.lb/divisions/environment/nrs.html
Media contact:
Nejib Friji
Chief, UN Information Centre, ESCWA
UN House, P.O. Box 11-8575-4656
Riad El-Solh Square, Beirut, Lebanon
Tel: +961-1-981-301
Fax: +961-1-981-516
E-mail: friji@escwa.org.lb
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