Arab States

Bahrain

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The country is covered by the UNESCO Office in Doha, Qatar.

UNESCO is assisting the country in developping a science and technology policy entitled A new vision for Bahrain.

Bahrain and the UNESCO programme for Environment and development in coastal regions and small islands (CSI) agreed on a Development Plan for a Coastal/Marine Environmental Database for Bahrain in 2001. The aim is to produce a digital marine atlas that will serve as the basis for a science-based environmental management system. This activity was extended to Coastal Resources Assessments and Oil Spill Sensitivity Mapping of the Gulf in collaboration with other Gulf countries.

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

Basic Sciences 

- International Centre for Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME) in Allan, Jordan

- UNESCO Chair in Energy, established in 1994 at the University of Bahrain More

Science Policy and Sustainable Development  

- Arab Network for Women in Science and Technology (ANWST)

- UNESCO-Cousteau Ecotechnie Chair in Environment and Sustainable Development, established in 2001 at the University of Bahrain, Environmental Research Centre (ERC) More

Coasts and Small Islands 

- Tasks for coastal resources assessments and oil spill sensitivity mapping in the Arab States of the Gulf More