Arab States

Yemen

• © UNESCO/Pierre Schneider
• Cultivated lands, Yemen

The country is covered by the UNESCO Cluster Office Cairo, in Egypt.

Integrated water and environmental resources management and natural disaster reduction are key issues in this country, where there many seismic hazards occur.

Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.

Freshwater

- Water Programme for Africa, Arid and Water Scarce Zones (WPA)  

People, Biodiversity and Ecology

- Biosphere Reserves (WNBRs)

Oceans

- UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission’s Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System programme (IOTWS)

Natural Disaster Reduction

- Reducing Earthquake Losses in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (RELEMR) programme