HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN ARAB COUNTRIES 13th Annual Conference Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) CHAPTER 3: WATER AND SANITATION IN THE ARAB REGION Mey Jurdi, Joumana Nasr and Rola Ajib Presenter: Dr. Mey Jurdi Professor of Environmental Health‐ Environmental Health Deptartment American University of Beirut 11/11/2020 1 HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN ARAB COUNTRIES Presentati. [...] B of GDP (WHO, 2016) Kuwait Saudi Arabia 6 13th Annual Report of Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN ARAB COUNTRIES A Basic Human Right to Health and Dignity Group 2 Libya, Egypt Syria, Annual Iraq Jordan, Environmental Algeria Burden of Disease: 39.3 DALYs/ 1000 population ‐ Yearly cost of US$ 60.5B of GDP (WHO, 2016) Morocco, Tunisia Pale. [...] Arab Ministerial Water Council. Arab Strategy for Water Security in the Arab Region to Meet the Challenges and Future Needs for Sustainable Development 2010‐2030 2012. Available from: ‐english_translation‐ 2012_0.pdf. [...] ESCWA (2015a). Water and Sanitation in the Arab Region. Division, Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA); Water Resources Section, Sustainable Development Policies Division. Available from: ESCWA (2015b). Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab region: Progress achieved in implementing the Regional Initiative for Establishing . [...] 23 13th Annual Report of Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED) HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN ARAB COUNTRIES Selected References Pruss‐Ustun, A., Bartram, J., Clasen, T., Colford, J. M., Jr., Cumming, O., Curtis, V., et al. (2014). Burden of disease from inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene in low‐ and middle‐ income settings: a retrospective analysis of data from 145 countries. .
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