Western and Central Africa Regional Meeting Report in situ Conservation and Development: 18. Developing monitoring and early warning systems for loss of Plant      Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Country Actions taken since mid-1995/Sources of founding Constrains/Needs Opportunities Support required from regional & international organizations East & South Mediterranean Algeria   Information not available Cyprus   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Egypt   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Jordan   Information not available Lebanon   Information not available Libya   Information not available Malta   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Morocco   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Palestine   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Syria   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Tunisia   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Turkey   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned West Asia Afghanistan   No action taken   Need to set up early warning criteria for losses of biodiversity in the country   Not mentioned   Not mentioned   Bahrain   Information not available Iran   Information not available Iraq   Information not available Kuwait   Information not available Oman   No substantial work has been done due to financial limitations   · Funds are needed to develop monitoring and early warning system. · Technical consultancy   Not in immediate future · Financial support.   Pakistan   Activities very limited   Need further attention for promoting PGRFA   Not mentioned   Financial and technical support   Qatar   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Saudi Arabia   Information not available United Arab Emirates   Information not available Yemen   Information not available   Central Asia Armenia   Information not available Azerbaijan   Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Not mentioned Kazakhstan   Information not available Kyrgyz Republic   Information not available Tajikstan   Information not available Uzbekistan   Red book published Not mentioned   Not mentioned   Not mentioned   TOC