Arab States

Saudi Arabia

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

The country is involved in several projects that aim to improve management and planning on a regional scale, such as the Reducing Earthquake Losses in the Eastern Mediterranean Region (RELEMR) programme. The purpose of this programme is assessing, evaluating and reducing expected earthquake losses in the region.

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

Earth Sciences

- Ordovician palaeogeography and palaeoclimate (IGCP, Project 503) 

- Marine and Non-marine Jurassic: Global correlation and major geological events (IGCP, Project 506)

Science Policy and Sustainable Development

- Establishing Science and Technology Parks More

Coasts and Small Islands

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

Natural Disaster Reduction

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