Arab States

Syrian Arab Republic

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The country is covered by the UNESCO Office Beirut, Lebanon.

The country has relatively few major wetlands, but they are all important for globally threatened bird species. Of greatest value is the Euphrates valley, where a number of endangered species migrate, and may breed.

There is a UNESCO Chair in environmental protection at Al-Bath University, and the country is involved in a project aiming to enhance sustainable management of marginal drylands.

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

People, Biodiversity and Ecology

- The Sustainable Management of Marginal Drylands project (SUMAMAD) 

- UNESCO Chair in Environmental Protection, established in 1995 at Al-Baath University More
  

Earth Sciences

- Coastal vulnerability related to sea level change
(IGCP; Project 515)

- Karst Aquifers and Water Resources (IGCP; Project 513)

Sciences Policy and Sustainable Development

- Avicenna Virtual Campus (AVICENNA)

Natural Disaster Reduction

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