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Arab Region Progress in Sustainable Energy Global Tracking Framework Regional Report E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/2 Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Arab Region Progress in Sustainable Energy Global Tracking Framework Regional Report E/ESCWA/SDPD/2017/2 Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia Arab Region Progress in Sustainable Energy Global Tracking Framework Regional Report UNITED NATIONS Beirut 2 © 2017 United Nations All rights reserved worldwide Photocopies and reproductions of excerpts are allowed with proper credits. All queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), e-mail: [email protected]. The findings, interpretations and conclusions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations or its officials or Member States. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Links contained in this publication are provided for the convenience of the reader and are correct at the time of issue. The United Nations takes no responsibility for the continued accuracy of that information or for the content of any external website. References have, wherever possible, been verified. Mention of commercial names and products does not imply the endorsement of the United Nations. References to dollars ($) are to United States dollars, unless otherwise stated. Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. United Nations publication issued by ESCWA, United Nations House, Riad El Solh Square, P.O. Box: 11-8575, Beirut, Lebanon. Website: www.unescwa.org. Cover photo: © Ekaterina Simonova | Shutterstock.com 3 Acknowledgments This report was developed by the Energy Former Ministers Advisor for Energy Affairs, Section in the Sustainable Development and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources- Policies Division (SDPD) at the United Nations Jordan, Mr. Mustafa Mohammad Mustafa Economic and Social Commission for Western Khatib, Director of Electricity Department, Asia (ESCWA). The main contributing authors Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources- are Ms. Laura El-Katiri, ESCWA Consultant and Jordan, Ms. Aurore Feghaly, General Director of Ms. Radia Sedaoui, Chief Energy Section in Oil, Ministry of Energy and Water-Lebanon, Mr. SDPD with contributions from Mr. Mongi Bida, Hamid H. M. Sherwali, Chairperson of Board First Economic Affairs Officer and Ms. Bothayna of Renewable Energies, Renewable Energy Rashed, Economic Affairs officer at the Energy Authority-Libya, Mr. Mohamed Ould Yarguett, Section, SDPD and support from Ms. Wafa Conseiller Technique du Ministre, Chargé de Aboul Hosn, Chief Economic Statistics at the l’Electricité au Ministère du Pétrole de l’Energie Statistics Division at ESCWA and Ms. Maya et de Mines-Mauritania, Mr. Ali Hamed Abed Antoine Mansour, Research Assistant at the Al-Ghafri, Assistant Chairman for International Energy Section, SDPD. Relations and Conference, Public Authority for Electricity and Water-Oman, Mr. Ayman Fouad The publication was peer reviewed through Ismail, General Manager, Palestinian Energy consultation process and technical workshops and Natural Resources-Palestine, Mr. Salaheldin organized by ESCWA in Baku-Azerbaijan Hassabelgabo Abdelrazig Ibrahim, (CoE) of (October 2016) within the framework of the the 10th Session, Director in the Department Seventh International Forum on Energy for of Nuclear and Renewable Energy, Ministry of Sustainable Development, Beirut-Lebanon Water Resources and Electricity-Sudan, Mr. (January 2017), Cairo-Egypt (May 2017) and Nedal Karmoucheh, Assistant Minister Ministry Astana-Kazakhstan (June 2017) within the of Electricity-Syria, Mr. Abdullah Ahmad Hagar, framework of the Eight International Forum on Executive Managing Director, Ministry of Energy for Sustainable Development, with the Electricity & Energy Public Authority for Rural following participants from ESCWA Member Electrification Sana’a-Yemen. States, and experts from multiple international and regional organizations. Focal Points of Statistics: Ms. Amal Ahmed Hassan Elshaieb, General Members of the ESCWA Committee on Manager for Industrial statistics, Central Energy: Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics- Mr. Hussain Jaffar Abdulla Makki Ali, Advisor, Egypt, Ms. Sona Hilal Lutfi Abuzahra, Head of National Oil and Gas Authority-Bahrain, Mr. Environment Statistics Division, Department Ahmed Mohamed Mohina, Undersecretary for of Statistics-Jordan, Mr. Shaaban Emhemed Authorities’ Follow up, Ministry of Electricity- Zahhaf, Head of Price Statistics, Bureau Egypt, Mr. Abdulbasit Saadoon Hamid, Former of Statistics and Census-Libya, Ms. Hanan ESCWA Committee on Energy (CoE) 11th Raheem Aneed Al-Maliki, Senior Researcher, session, Chief Engineer Assistant, Ministry of Ministry of Planning- Iraq, Mr. Elalim Electricity-Iraq, Mr. Mohammed AbdelFattah Abdelghani Mohamed Hassan, Director of Mofleh Al-Dabbas, (CoE) of the 10th Session, Economic Statistics Directorate, Central Arab Region Progress in Sustainable Energy - GTF Regional Report Acknowledgements Bureau of Statistics-Sudan, Ms. Ahlem Bent Energy Authority, Ministry of Electricity and Chedli Jelassi, Manager, National Insitute of Renewable Energy-Egypt, Ms. Anhar Hegazi, Statistics-Tunisia. Director, Energy and Green Development- Egypt, Mr. Maged Safwat Sadek Morcos, International and Regional Organizations: Senior Engineer, Technology Follow-up Ms. Jamila Youssef Matar, Head of Energy Department, Ministry of Electricity and Department, League of Arab States-Egypt, Renewable Energy-Egypt, Mr. Hashim Ms. Vivien Foster, Global Lead, (Energy Al- Shididi, Ministry Officer Manager, Ministry Economics, Markets & Institutions) and of Electricity-Iraq, Ms. Fariba Hosseini, Practice Manager, Energy & Extractives, Energy Expert-Jordan, Mr. Joseph El Assad, World-Bank-USA, Ms. Niki Angelou, Energy Energy Advisor, Ministry of Energy and economist, World Bank-USA, Mr. Ralf Water-Lebanon, Mr. Sidi Mohamed Maadh, Becker, Chief Industrial and Energy Statistics General Manager, Agency for the Promotion Section, UN Statistics Division-USA, Ms. of Universal Access to Basic Services- Céline Rouquette, Head of Non-Member Mauritania, Mr. Mohamed EL Haouari, Director Countries Section, Energy Data Centre, of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency International Energy Agency-France, Department, National Agency for Renewable Ms. Laila El-Ashmawy, Energy Data Officer, Energy and Energy Efficiency-Morocco, International Energy Agency-France, Mr. Atef Mr. Taoufik Laabi, Energy Expert-Morocco, Marzouk, Interim Executive Director, African Mr. Wafa Qutaina, Electrical Engineer, Energy Commission-Algeria, Mr. Gurbuz Hebron Electric Power Company-Palestine, Gonul, Senior Programme Officer-Region, Ms. Alanoud Al-Meghaisib, Economist Expert, International Renewable Energy Agency- Ministry of Energy and Industry-Qatar, UAE, Mr. Tobias Rinke, Associate Programme Mr. Nicholas Howarth, Research Fellow, Officer- Statistics and Investments, Energy Productivity Project Leader, King International Renewable Energy Agency-UAE, Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Ms. Lara Younes, Associate Professional, Center-KSA, Ms. Kankana Dubey, Senior International Renewable Energy Agency- Research Associate, Energy productivity UAE, Mr. Eltaher Elzitoni, Energy Analyst, Project, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting and Research Center-KSA, Ms. Hazir Farouk Countries. El Haj, Assistant Professor, University of Science and Technology-Sudan, Ms. Muna Experts and Participants at the Expert Ahmed, Manager Agricultural Technology Group Meetings: Transfer Society-Sudan, Ms. Kawther Lihidheb, Mr. Doug Koplow, Founder Earth Track, Inc.- Senior International Specialist, ECONOLER- USA, Mr. Malek Kabariti, Former Minister, Tunis, Mr. Dhamir Mannai, Director Africa and Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources- Middle East, Climate Parliament-Tunis, Toufic Jordan, Mr. Mohammed Mostafa El-Khayat, Mezher, Professor, Engineering Systems and Vice Chairman for Studies, Research and Management, Khalifa University of Science Technical Affairs, New and Renewable and Technology-UAE. 5 Executive Summary This report provides an overview of the no longer be seen as separate from, and progress made by the Arab region in recent conditions progress in, other socioeconomic years and decades in the area of sustainable development goals in the Arab region. The energy management and universal energy fragile natural resource balance in many access. As the Arab region depletes its parts of the region, coupled with rapid energy savings and water resources and and rising economic expectations by the pollutes its air faster than any other region region’s young and increasingly educated in the world, this report urges policymakers populations, means that managing the to draw lessons early enough to manage natural assets of Arab countries takes centre the resources the region has carefully and stage in ensuring that future generations can sustainably nurtured. The report focuses lead stable and successful lives. Energy is on three key pillars that underlie both crucially interconnected with a whole range the Sustainable Energy
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