Life-Saving Food Assistance and Climate-Smart Water Access for Vulnerable Smallholder Farmers in Baalbek Zahle

About this project

ltpgtLebanon’s Bekaa region, particularly the districts of Baalbek and Zahle, faces alarming levels of food insecurity and agricultural decline due to consecutive droughts, rising input costs, and continued displacement. According to the 2025 Water Scarcity and Drought Paper and FSA Sector Drought Vulnerability Index (DVI_2025), these districts—including Temnine Et-Tahta, Chmistar, Deir El-Ghazal, Saadnayel, Taalbaya, Qabb Elias, Jdita, Aali En-Nahri, and Raait—are among the most drought-affected in Lebanon. In coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA), municipalities, and the FSA Sector, the project was designed to combine food assistance, cash transfers, and agricultural recovery, an integrated, inclusive life-saving response to food insecurity and drought. It will help newly displaced households regain food security, enable smallholder farmers to restore production, and strengthen MoA-led coordination for a more resilient, sustainable recovery in the Bekaa region.ltbrgtThe project aligns with the 2nd SA Strategy, and the sector prioritized activities contributing to SO1 of the Lebanon Humanitarian Response Plan 2025, ensuring that vulnerable populations receive immediate food assistance while safeguarding their capacity to produce food amid worsening droughts. The approach integrates food relief, cash transfers, and livelihood recovery to achieve sustainable impact in a cost-efficient approach. The project will reach 2244 direct HHs (around 5976 individuals) ove…

Published by

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs · National NGO

Countries

Lebanon

Sectors

Multisector aid

Funded by

Lebanon Humanitarian Fund

Implemented by

Association Nabad for Development

Accountable

Association Nabad for Development

Published by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 31 Dec 2025 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-OCHA-CBPF-CBPF-LEB-25-S-NGO-37992.

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