Integrated Financing Strategy for Combating Desertification in Lebanon. Country/Territory Lebanon Document type Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Environment gen., Fisheries, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Disasters Desertification Sustainable development Poverty Public participation Public private partnership (PPP) Climate change Allocation/quota Biodiversity Public land Data collection/reporting Financing Special fund Fishery management and conservation Tax/levy Timber extraction/logging Sustainable use Forest management/forest conservation Property rights Water charges Water supply Management/conservation Geographical area Mediterranean, Middle East, NEAR EAST AND NORTH AFRICA, Western Asia Abstract The Integrated Financing Strategy is a guiding framework for locating and developing a mix of financial resources to fund programs and projects related to combating desertification and sustainable land management. These resources can be either (i) available (resources that have been located and are awaiting activation, such as donor funds set aside for a specific priority) or (ii) created (generated by means of specific action steps, such as through a change in legislation or a political lobby). As combating desertification is intricately linked to sustainable land management (SLM) and the improvement of socio-economic conditions (poverty alleviation) in rural areas, the Strategy, therefore, considers SLM and combating desertification within the same scope, and regards poverty alleviation as one tool for combating the proliferation of land degradation leading to desertification. Full text English