Successful Partnership Restores Drylands in Tunisia

 

Catching the Rain

A successful partnership restores drylands in Tunisia

 

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The Water and Soil Conservation Programme at a glance

Guiding principles

  • Integrated rural development
  • People’s participation
  • Strong people’s organizations
  • Compatibility with local strategies
  • Reinforcement of traditional knowledge
  • Sustainability

Programme coverage

Kairouan, Siliana and Zaghouan provinces,

Tunisia

National management of the programme

Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and

Water Resources

Directorate General for the Conservation and

Management of Agricultural Lands

Donors

  • Directorate General for Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy
  • Government of Tunisia
  • Local populations

Executing agency

Food and Agriculture Organization of the

United Nations

Duration

September 2000 - August 2005

Programme symbol

GCP/TUN/028/ITA

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Map of the world's drylands

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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Success of an approach

CHAPTER 2: People of the drylands

CHAPTER 3: How bilateral and international assistance supports a national strategy

Acknowledgements

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