Lebanon

A compilation of abstracts of new research presented at the International conference on Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas addressing the following themes:
 - Current status of climate change in the dry areas: simulations and scenarios

The purpose of this study is to facilitate the identification of priority mitigation and adaptation measures by the participating countries, in line with their national sustainable development strategies, and to see how these measures can be effectively

Workshop report, Lisbon, Portugal, 26–29 October 2009:

This document reports on the programme Reduction of Earthquake Losses in the Extended (formerly Eastern) Mediterranean Region (RELEMR), which responds to the need of mobilizing scientific knowledge

This document offers a general overview of the 'natural' sudden climate disasters status in the Arab region (with case studies from several countries under consideration), and provides linkage between disaster reduction and natural resources management

This comprehensive report addresses risk assessment and management capabilities of a policy that seeks to link socio-economic societal needs and qualified human resources available in Lebanon on identified priorities (chapter one).  The environment and

This report provides baseline data about disaster risk reduction in Lebanon regarding the progress done towards achieving the priorities of the Hyogo Framework for Action.

The uniqueness of this assessment is that it conveys the local opinions from

Submitted in preparation for the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, 2005, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan.