Ecosystem-Based Agriculture Resilience in the Levant through Agroforestry – Implemented by Friends of Nature
Project Information
Climate change has modified the typical Mediterranean climate of Levantine countries to dominant cycles of increased drought and seasonal inconsistency. Agriculture is suffering heavily, with decreased productivity, inconsistency of productions, and increased vulnerability to diseases and loss; this obliges increased use of agro-chemicals thus augmenting expenditure and ecological footprint. Agroecology and agroforestry techniques and practices present effective ecosystem-based adaptation modules that increase resilience of agriculture to climate change; they enhance crop productivity in quality and quantity, and support livelihood. Since small/medium-scale farmers are the most severely impacted of the farming system, our project will build their capacity to apply agroforestry in order to increase their resilience, promote climate justice and combinedly support nature protection. The project will mark a regional collaboration in West Asia joining Lebanon, Jordan and Syria on EbA-Agroecology practices.
Project start date: December 2023
Duration: 24 months
Cohort: 4th (July 2022 cutoff)
Award: US$249,990
Key Metrics
Implemented By:
Friends of Nature
