TY - JOUR
T1 - Connecting various investments plans to address new challenges in the current water management structure of Lebanon
AU - Gharios, G.
AU - Farajalla, N.
N1 - This research paper was commissioned by Oxfam GB for the second edition of the Lebanon Water Forum (2019), with assistance of the European Union Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syria Crisis, The Madad Fund. It has also been issued in partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Water and the collaboration of the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI) at the American University of Beirut (AUB), under ‘Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programme for Syrian refugees and the Lebanese host communities’ programme. The paper has the support of the H2All consortium between Oxfam, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), World Vision International (WVI), and the Gruppo di Volontario Civile (GVC).
© 2020 E.W. Publications
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - Despite an abundance of annual precipitation and the investment of several billions US dollars in Lebanon’s water sector since 1990, water resources throughout the country are limited in terms of both quantity and quality due to mismanagement, ageing infrastructure and inadequate investment. A vast investment program of dams and WWTP construction was initiated in 2012, in the light of the adoption of the NWSS. Investments in Lebanon’s water sector are, to a large extent, financed by external grants and loans, and the 2018 CEDRE donor conference was no exception. There, Lebanon pledged an investment of $11.5 billion, of which one-third is to be dedicated to the development of water-related projects. The various investment plans will be reviewed and assessed by region and by sub-sector to analyze their effectiveness in meeting the needs of users and addressing the challenges and priorities of the RWEs.
AB - Despite an abundance of annual precipitation and the investment of several billions US dollars in Lebanon’s water sector since 1990, water resources throughout the country are limited in terms of both quantity and quality due to mismanagement, ageing infrastructure and inadequate investment. A vast investment program of dams and WWTP construction was initiated in 2012, in the light of the adoption of the NWSS. Investments in Lebanon’s water sector are, to a large extent, financed by external grants and loans, and the 2018 CEDRE donor conference was no exception. There, Lebanon pledged an investment of $11.5 billion, of which one-third is to be dedicated to the development of water-related projects. The various investment plans will be reviewed and assessed by region and by sub-sector to analyze their effectiveness in meeting the needs of users and addressing the challenges and priorities of the RWEs.
KW - Investment and financing
KW - Water management
KW - Regional Water Establishments (RWEs)
KW - Lebanon
M3 - Article
VL - 24
SP - 49
EP - 61
JO - Water Utility Journal
JF - Water Utility Journal
ER -