This Expert Group Meeting (EGM) is organized by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). It aims to take stock and exchange experiences of Arab countries, as well as that of regional and international organizations, on climate change modeling methodologies, tools, model projections, downscaling techniques and knowledge gaps, as well as ways in which vulnerability can be assessed in view of better understanding the effects of climate change on sustainable development in the Arab region.  

dates: 8-10 November 2010  
location: Beirut, Lebanon  
phone: +961-1-981301  
fax: +961-1-981510  
www: http://www.escwa.un.org/information/meetingdetails.asp?referenceNum=1338E