ARDA

Association for Rural Development in Arsaal

AUB

American University of Beirut

ESDU

Environment and Sustainable Development Unit

FAFS

Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization

GDI

Global Drylands Imperative

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GIS

Geographic Information System

GTZ

German Agency for Technical Cooperation

ICARDA

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

IDRC

International Development Research Centre

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

LARI

Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute

LUN

Local Users Network

MENA

Middle East and North Africa

NGO

Non-Governmental Organization

PGIS

Participatory Geographic Information System

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme