AUB - Research and Outreach

Outreach

In addition to promoting the profession, sustainability and inter-disciplinarity, the service agenda of the Department includes providing professional consultancies as regional/local experts and community services in the following: planning and implementation of community-based initiative in landscape and livelihood, design and construction of school and learning environments, design and implementation of public parks, post conflict assessments, assessments and strategies for biodiversity conservation and the management of protected areas, and wet utility infrastructure designs for public and private sector.

Environment and Sustainable Development Unit

In 2009, ESDU successfully achieved the dissemination of the Communication for Development concept supported by FAO. In addition, ESDU joined another 2 years- project with RUAF aiming at contributing to the recognition and support of Urban Agriculture to alleviate poverty, enhance food security and improve the environment. This project entitled “From Seed to Table” is taking place in Amman-Jordan and Sana’a-Yemen using a value chain approach. ESDU as a regional unit is also planning a 3-years action research proposal with the support of IDRC, aiming at Mainstreaming Evaluation Theory and Practice in the MENA region by emphasizing on Outcome Mapping as an entry point.