The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU)

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The Environment and Sustainable Development Unit (ESDU)

Director

Hamadeh, Shady

ESDU is an interdisciplinary research and development unit specializing in sustainable rural livelihoods. It was established at the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences to promote collaboration on sustainable development initiatives among departments at AUB and with a variety of other institutions and organizations undertaking related activities.

ESDU activities, including research, capacity building, and outreach, aim at the following:

Providing opportunities for faculty and students to work on real-life rural development projects.
Fostering partnerships between research, private and public sectors, and local communities in order to develop community-based solutions.
Networking with national, regional, and international centers and institutes in the areas of integrated natural resource management and sustainable development.

For more information, refer to: www.aub.edu.lb/fafs/esdu.

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