PEER Evidence to Action Supplement for the project “Towards a better assessment and management of Wildfire Risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface in Lebanon: gaining from the US experience”



Overall Objective
Increase daily preparedness against fire danger in forest sensitive areas in Lebanon by increasing the capacity of the Firelab tool.

Specific Objectives
To develop a we-application tool (called Firelab) for daily fire danger forecasts.

Expected Outputs
Fire danger forecast tool.

Beneficiaires
National and local authorities, forest managers, decision-makers, policy developers, practitioners, students.

Total Eligible Cost
29,869 USD





PROJECT CONTACT:
George H. Mitri, PhD
George.mitri@balamand.edu.lb


FUNDING AGENCY:
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) – National Academies of Sciences (NAS) - PEER


INTERVENTION AREA:
All Lebanon


DURATION:
2016