RT Report
T1 Trends and Outlook of Natural Resource Use in West Asia
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A1 International Resource Panel, 
K1 natural resource
K1 sustainable development
K1 greenhouse gas emission
K1 biodiversity loss
K1 biomass
K1 population
K1 economic growth
K1 urban planning
K1 infrastructure
K1 nature conservation
K1 Bahrain
K1 Jordan
K1 Kuwait
K1 Lebanon
K1 State of Palestine
K1 Qatar
K1 Saudi Arabia
K1 Syrian Arab Republic
K1 United Arab Emirates
K1 Yemen
K1 environmental impact
K1 water stress
K1 resource use
K1 economic policy
K1 social policy
K1 Southwest Asia
K1 development policy
K1 environmental policy
SN 978-92-807-4014-1
YR 2023
FD 2023-06
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42812
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/42812
NO This piece of work is framed by the set of initiatives rolled out by the Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs) in West Asia to enhance the knowledge and capacity of policymakers. It is the first attempt at a regional level to translate the “Global Resources Outlook 2019” (GRO 2019) approach and to test the potential of this analytical capability to inform regional and country consultations.The aim of the report is therefore to:•	provide information on the regional environmental impacts of natural resource use;•	set out the potential outlook for natural resource use and GHG emissions from 2015 to 2060, which includes a “Historical Trends” and a “Towards Sustainability” pathway for using natural resources and the prospects of future use; and therefore•	supply the background information for undertaking regional consultations to shape relevant and targeted policies in the region aimed at the sustainable use of resources.This report marks also the first attempt of translating at regional level the methodology underlying the ‘Global Resources Outlook 2019’ (GRO 2019), to amplify the regional perspectives from the insights of the global projections. In order to do that, the study covers the 12 countries served by the UNEP Regional Office for West Asia: Kingdom of Bahrain, Republic of Iraq, The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, State of Kuwait, Republic of Lebanon, State of Palestine, State of Qatar, Sultanate of Oman, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Yemen.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 16, 2026