Changing eating habits in rural Lebanese schools In recent years, the traditional Lebanese diet has been fading in favour of processed food choices that are often high in fat, sugar, and sodium. At the same time, deteriorating rural ecosystems...

The Mediterranean is a global climate-change hotspot. Morocco's Mediterranean coast is particularly vulnerable due to the low-lying deltaic plain of the Moulouya River. Here, climate impacts could be disastrous given the river’s ecological and...

These case studies illustrate some of the work IDRC's Rural Poverty and Environment program has supported in Africa and the Middle East. Topics covered include the African Highland Initiative; transboundary water research in the Middle East; Isang...