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Syria - Planting trees

About 400 Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers were involved in the tree planting project. (p-SYR0022)Photo: Hosam Faysal/IFRC

About 400 Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers were involved in the tree planting project. (p-SYR0022)Photo: Hosam Faysal/IFRC

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The Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers and the local communities planted 37.500 trees on two deserted areas, Alhasakka and Alshoola. Youth volunteers from Alhasakka branch are playing a leading role in climate change adaption through implementing and advocating mitigation activities. (p-SYR0016)Photo: Hosam Faysal/IFRC
Alshoola site is one of the local communities where Red Crescent volunteers have conducted vulnerability and capacity assesment. (p-SYR0017)Photo: Hosam Faysal/IFRC
Participation of the community is a core element in the tree planting project. (p-SYR0018)Photo: Hosam Faysal/IFRC
The trees can be used by the local community after one year as a food source for cattle. The use is protected by governmental guards and local community members. (p-SYR0019)Photo: Hosam Faysal/IFRC
Disaster risk reduction is a volunteer based program. It started in 2007, and since then more than 500 volunteers have been trained. (p-SYR0010)Photo: Hosam Faysal/IFRC
The first tree was planted by the Syrian Arab Red Crescent in cooperation with Badia development and administration agency, which is a governmental agency mandated to develop communities in rural areas of Badia in Syria. (p-SYR0020) Photo: Syrian Arabic Red Crescent
A national intervention team carries out many activities on community level, for example disaster preparedness. (p-SYR0021) Photo: Hosam Faysal/IFRC
About 400 Syrian Arab Red Crescent volunteers were involved in the tree planting project. (p-SYR0022)Photo: Hosam Faysal/IFRC

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