GDP/Capital/Year(US $)
Chapter 1: Regional Context and Priorities
Figure 1.1.3: West Asia, gross domestic product per person, per year, USD, 2015
10 000 20 000 30 000 40 000 50 000 60 000 70 000 80 000 90 000
84 011
48 618 41 782 25 000 24 158
20 475 6 484
Source: World Bank 2015 0
Qatar Kuwait UAE KSA Bahrain Oman Iraq 6 303 Lebanon 4 572 Jordan
2 545 OPT
1 700 Syria
1 393 Yemen
1.1 Regional priorities
The inaugural meeting of the West Asia (WA) Regional Environmental Information Network (REIN) conference was held on 10-14 May 2015 in Amman, hosted by UNEP. The 53 participants included representatives of governments (Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), Saudi Arabia and UAE); regional partners, including the Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), the Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI), the Center for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE), the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA), and the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME), the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), UNEP; and GEO experts.
Key outcomes
• The WA REIN Plenary discussed and reaffirmed the mandate and guidance given by the High Level Intergovernmental and Stakeholder Advisory Panel for GEO 6 (UNEP/GEO-6/HLG/1.4) regarding the generic structure and timing of the GEO-6 Regional Assessment.
• The Plenary elected two Co-Chairs for the duration of the first cycle of the REIN regular assessment process: Mr Fahad Hareb (UAE) and Eng. Samir Al-Kilani (Jordan).
• The Plenary recognized High Level Group members Mr Nasser Al-Amri and Mr Najib Saab, and Mrs Suzan Mohammed AlAjjawi, the WA Assessment Communities of Practice (CoP) Moderator.
• The Plenary confirmed that the GEO-6 WA regional assessment was to be submitted to United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) and its regional preparatory meetings as appropriate, in 2016.
• The Plenary acknowledged that this inaugural WA REIN meeting was being organized as the start of a regular GEO regional and global assessment and the 2030 Agenda on
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