The country is covered by the UNESCO Office in Rabat, Morocco.
Because of its proximity to the Mediterranean, its varied topography, and its vulnerability to earthquakes, the country has a vested interest in the earth sciences. It is also over-dependent on groundwater resources, which account for some 60% of its total water withdrawals.
Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in Algeria within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.
Freshwater
- Water Programme for Africa, Arid and Water Scarce Zones (WPA)
- Alpine and Mediterranean Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data (AMHY FRIEND)
People, Biodiversity and Ecology
- Global change and mountain regions (GLOCHAMORE)
- Biosphere Reserves (WNBRs)
Oceans
- Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS)
- OceanData and Information Network for Africa (ODINAFRICA)
Earth Sciences
- Pan-African Network for a Geoscience Information System (PANGIS)
- The boundaries of the West African craton (IGCP, Project 485)
- Geodynamics of the East African Rift System/Geophysical Characteristics and Evolution of the South-western Branch of the East African Rift System (IGCP, Project 482/489)
- Ordovician palaeogeography and palaeoclimate (International Geosciences Programme (IGCP, Project 503)
- Coastal vulnerability related to sea level change (IGCP, Project 515)
- Black Sea-Mediterranean Corridor during the last 30,000 years: Sea level change and human adaptation (IGCP, Project 521)
Natural Disaster Reduction
- Reducing Earthquake Losses in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (RELEMR) programme
- Programme for the Assessment and Mitigation of Earthquake Risk in the Arab Region (PAMERAR)