Sharing the land, shaping the future : in Lebanon, social consensus and institutional revival were key ingredients in the search for a sustainable land use strategy
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2002
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Evaluation Unit, IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
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A major accomplishment of the “Sustainable Improvement of Marginal Lands in Lebanon” project was to help communities in Lebanon’s poor Arsaal district overcome social strife and chart a new course toward the sustainable use of overstretched resources. But in the process, it had unexpected impacts: contributing to the revival of a moribund municipal government and prompting Lebanese researchers and international donors to adopt a new approach to environmental research.
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This brief was prepared by Stephen Dale based on a case study written by David Brooks.
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Partager les terres, façonner l'avenir : au Liban, le consensus social et la renaissance des institutions ont constitué l'assise de la recherche d'une stratégie durable d'utilisation des terres
French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Partager les terres, façonner l'avenir : au Liban, le consensus social et la renaissance des institutions ont constitué l'assise de la recherche d'une stratégie durable d'utilisation des terres
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LAND USE, SOIL DEGRADATION, SOIL FERTILITY, DESERTIFICATION, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, WATER MANAGEMENT, QUARRYING, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, DECISION MAKING, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, GOVERNANCE, RESEARCH TO POLICY, INSTITUTION BUILDING, LEBANON, MIDDLE EAST