Brève description de la meilleure pratique
Assisting the Government of Lebanon in its recovery efforts in the conflict-affected and high-poverty region of Baalbeck-Hermel through land management practices, namely flood risk reduction and improved access to irrigation water and networks to achieve crop diversification and improve productivity|
Site
Baalback-Hermel
Si le lieu a des limites clairement définies, spécifier son extension en hectare:
94000.0
Brève description de l’environnement naturel du site
Semi-arid climate with low rainfall (200-300mmm) frequently occuring in intensive showers causing flooding of rivers and gullies. Dry, hot and long summers.|
friable
Mountainous region overlooking the plain
Conditions socio-économiques dominantes des personnes vivant sur ou à proximité du site
Low income
Private and public (including religious communities and government) with user rights through rent
Agriculture, livestock (range), divers rural jobs|
Sur la base de quel critère/indicateur(s) (sans relation avec la stratégie) la pratique proposée et technologie correspondante ont-elles été considérées comme « meilleures »?
The problem of floods in the target region is severly affecting the livelihoods as it distroys the agricultural lands, the crops, the terraces and the infrastructures. The techniques utilized to control the flood through micro dams were found to be most efficient in such a situation.|