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  Regional workshop to support drought management policies in NENA With a population  of nearly 400 million people, the Near East and North Africa (NENA) is significantly dependent on agriculture for its food security and is, at the same time, one of the most water-scarce regions in the world. Added to this,...

The recent escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip has affected nearly 1.8 million people. The livelihoods of farmers, herders and fishers were devastated by the seven-week conflict and thousands of families lost their daily sources of income and nutrition. Many of them are now unable to access or afford...

Although Lebanon is well known for its rich marine resources, the fisheries sub-sector is facing severe threats due to coastal pollution and indiscriminate fishing. Annual domestic fisheries production does not exceed five thousand tons, while Lebanon imports about twenty thousand tons of fish per year. Fishing activities are predominantly conducted using...

  The protracted crisis in Syria is having tremendous repercussions on the livelihoods of Lebanese communities living on the borders.  To date over 1.3 million people have crossed the borders between Lebanon and Syria, increasing the economic pressure on local vulnerable communities, which rely mostly on agriculture, livestock and poultry...

Acknowledging the vital role the highly nutritious grain called quinoa can play in eradicating malnutrition and hunger, the governments of Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Mauritania, Sudan and Yemen have requested FAO’s support to introduce this “golden grain” in to their farming systems and to institutionalize its production. In response, FAO has developed...