ACSAD-GTZ partnership

Launched in the early 90s, the partnership has succeeded to establish competent institutional structures and to ensure adequate national conditions for the implementation of the United Nations Convention for Combating Desertification. The partnership has upgraded ACSAD functions and operations while establishing strategic alliances and allowing wide international and regional exposure. The cooperation has improved environmental and social conditions in various regions in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. 

The partnership has seeded efforts in order to achieve many goals:

1. Development of National Action Programs [NAPs]
2. Implementation of NAPs through Local Action Plans [LAPs]
3. Management and restoration of natural resources in degraded lands and their production function in agricultural practices
4. Assessment and monitoring of desertification processes 

The tools developed by ACSAD provided services to member countries.  They targeted the improvement of planning procedures, implementation of sustainable land management measures and the appropriate use of available funds.