Ziad Khayat

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Mr. Ziad Khayat, Coordinator, IWRM for Improved Water Security in the Arab Region Climate Change and Natural Resources Sustainability Cluster

Ziad Khayat is Economic Affairs Officer and Coordinator of IWRM for Improved Water Security at the Climate Change and Natural Resources Sustainability Cluster of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Wester Asia (ESCWA).  Mr. Khayat joined ESCWA in 2015 focusing on water related sustainable development issues within the context of a nexus approach and on transboundary water resources opportunities and challenges in the Arab region. He has also been involved in the United Nations-League of Arab States Regional Initiative for the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Vulnerability in the Arab Region (RICCAR) exploring climate change effects on water resources and in particular groundwater.



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