Coping with Water Scarcity: The Role of Agriculture. Lebanon

Salman, M.

Coping with Water Scarcity: The Role of Agriculture. Lebanon

Phase III: Strengthening national capacities

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 30 p.

Author Salman, M.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

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Synopsis (short abstract) This publication summarized the activities of the project (Coping with water scarcity – the role of agriculture- Phase III: Strengthening national capacities in Lebanon). The project has helped improve the national, regional and local capacity to cope with water scarcity, as a result of an improved knowledge on how water is being used in the agricultural sector. The ultimate beneficiaries of the project were the communities of the Bekaa area, who benefited from development programme, the pilot p roject and interventions utilizing water for agriculture and more efficiently. Other direct beneficiaries were the government and water management institutions who benefited, through capacity strengthening, of an improved capacity to manage available water resources and wastewater.

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