In 2001, the Government of the Dominican Republic and the Global Mechanism, in collaboration with FAO's Investment Centre, initiated the process leading to the Action Programme for the Border Area between the Dominican Republic and Haiti (PAN-FRO), which will also serve as input for the NAP elaboration in the two countries The PAN-FRO seeks to address problems related to land degradation and drought and their linkages with poverty and sustainable rural development, based on a bottom-up approach considering local realities
En 2001, le Gouvernement de la République dominicaine et le Mécanisme mondial agissant en collaboration avec le Centre des investissements de la FAO ont entamé la procédure qui doit conduire au Programme d'action relatif à la zone frontière entre la République dominicaine et Haïti (PAN-FRO), lequel servira de point de départ à l'élaboration des PAN des deux pays.