This study has been developed under the Regional Initiative on Small-scale Family Farming by Phoebe Lewis (Agronomist) and Mohamed Abdel Monem (Water and Environment Specialist), under the supervision of Alfredo Impiglia, Delivery Manager for the Regional Initiative on Small-scale Family Farming, FAO Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa (RNE). The authors would like to thank colleagues in the various FAO technical divisions, the Regional Office for the Near East and North Africa, as well as those in the region’s country offices for their input and guidance throughout the development of this study. In particular, we would like to thank Pasquale Steduto, Jean-Marc Faurès and Rima Al Azar for their time and input. Special thanks to Dr Mohamed Amin Abdullah who developed the Climate Impacted Farming Systems (CIFS) maps that formed the basis of this analysis. His time, persistence and efforts to amass data, develop the maps and provide continuous editing helped to form the basis of this report and are highly appreciated.