Launching of SuNaR "the sustainable natural resources management and early warning platform"
30 September,2014
Establishment of Natural Resources Management Platform and Early Warning System under the Patronage of His Excellency Mr. Akram Chehayeb, Minister of Agriculture
Beirut, Grand Serail, September 30, 2014
In 2012, the World Bank (WB) and the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) launched a program that meets the priorities set by Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia in order to improve the sustainable water resources management and achieve water and food security through a project on available water resources, drought, crop yield prediction, floods and forest fires (CAPWATER Project). The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Arab Water Council (AWC) are contributing to this project.