After the 2006 war in Lebanon and the ensuing political deadlock and escalation
throughout 2007, FriEnt member organisations expressed the need for a more
thorough understanding of the conflict and peacebuilding context and for reflection
on options for peacebuilding by German development and peace organisations.

As a result, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung (hbs), the German Development Service (DED),
the Forum Civil Peace Service (forumZFD) and the Working Group on Development
and Peace (FriEnt) jointly commissioned a study whose objective is twofold:

To identify relevant fields of activity for peacebuilding by German development
and peace organisations;

To identify potentials, deficits and needs of existing approaches and give recommendations for coordination with Lebanese and international actors in order
to strengthen coherence and relevance of peacebuilding activities.